Keelan Sexton (born 1997) is a boxer and a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kilmurry Ibrickane club and at senior level for the Clare county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | 1997 (age 26–27) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
|
Kilmurry Ibrickane Donegal Boston |
2019– | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2016– | Clare | ||
He did his Leaving Cert at Ennistymon CBS in 2016. He turned 19 in July 2016 and was already in his second season on the senior panel.[1]
He played county minor, under-21 and senior in the same season.[2]
Keelan grew up in Quilty in West Clare. He was a student at the University of Limerick. His grandfather Martin Burke was a boxer in London during the 1960s and 1970s and Keelan took after him first before turning to the Gaelic football, winning three national titles representing the West Clare boxing club and two national titles afterwards when he represented the Ennis boxing club, representing Ireland in the Schoolboy Championships and getting a bronze medal there and a gold medal at the North European Championships.[3]
He was a Sigerson Cup player when in Limerick.[4]
As of 2022, he was studying for a master's degree in law at Trinity College Dublin.[5]
He was top scorer in a single game in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[citation needed]
He first played for Donegal Boston in 2019.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Clare's Keelan Sexton brings winning mentality". 22 July 2016.
- ^ Devlin, Michael (12 December 2018). "Keelan Sexton enjoying UL stint".
- ^ Crowe, Marie (2 June 2018). "Boxing on hold for Sexton as he chases glory with Clare". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "Clare star Keelan Sexton lands 1-10 as UL shock DIT". Irish Independent. 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Good vibes only for Keelan Sexton". 28 January 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Eoin (4 September 2022). "Split season makes American Dream a reality for players and clubs". RTÉ.
External links
edit- Parsons, David (13 January 2019). "Keelan Sexton delivers for Clare". The Times.
- "Keelan Sexton kicks the key scores as Clare beat Kildare". The Irish Times. 2 February 2020.