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Press Release
Tuesday 7th January 2020
Pictured are Kellie Maloney and Cathy McAleer with Kerry Beckett from its4women.
Date Set for Cathy McAleers First Boxing Bout of 2020
NIs only professional female boxer begins journey towards world boxing title, having conquered combat sports at world level
Northern Irelands only female professional boxer Cathy McAleer has announced her first bout of 2020. Details of the boxing match which will take place on Saturday 22nd February 2020 in the Aston Villa Football Club, Holte Suite, Birmingham were announced today at a press conference in The Merchant Hotel, Belfast.
The team will be led by Kellie Maloney, former manager and promoter of a number of world champions. The first step is for Cathy to enter the ring at Aston Villa Football Club. This is the first bout in a very busy fight schedule that will see Cathy fighting back in Belfast for a major title.
Cathy is a former world karate and kick-boxing champion, who won three world titles in karate and full contact kickboxing and drew a fourth in K1, before making her debut in boxing in November 2018. In 2019, Cathy signed a two-year sponsorship deal with online car insurance brand its4women and secured a new manager, Kellie Maloney, to help on her journey to a world title.