A local man has won a gold medal for boxing at the World Police and Fire Games in the Netherlands.
Last night in Rotterdam Paddy Clavin, who is a member of the Tipperary Fire and Rescue Service and is also head coach with Templemore Boxing Club, came away with the win.
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Competing in the 86 kilo division he had already recorded a unanimous points win over his opponent Peter van der Louw to make it to the final.
Last night he took on Saken Kussainov of Kazakhstan winning every round.
In a post on Facebook his boxing club said they were proud of their coach hailing him as an inspiration to the younger boys and girls at the club.