'I was only after watching Borat' - Ireland's forgotten boxer on his journey from Kazakhstan to an unlikely pro career
25 February 2017; Eric Donovan, right, in action against Stefan Nicolae during their bout in the National Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
Fair or not, there's a perception that Athy is a place plenty rough around the edges.
Rightly or wrongly, within that bubble there's long been a sense that Clonmullion on its Dublin Road is the sort of tough joint you'd be best steering clear of. It's the embodiment of overlooked Ireland, of irrelevant Ireland, of the ignorance of many within Ireland. But just try being that afterthought.
