Killarney

<p>By Sean Moriarty</p>
<h3>A Killarney girl took one step closer to her dream of becoming the next Katie Taylor after winning a national fight in Dublin over the weekend.</h3>
<p>Alana O&#8217;Brien (13) from Hazelwood Drive in Ballyspillane, took up boxing just three years ago, after seeing Taylor fight in Tralee.<br />Alana is daughter of Daniel and Michelle O&#8217;Brien and the family is currently based in Kildare but have not forgotten their Killarney roots.<br />Saturday&rsquo;s fight in Dublin was the equivalent of an All-Ireland for her age group.<br />Her victory over Molly Joyce from Dublin means she will now join the Irish team&nbsp;for the European championships in Sweden in February.<br />&ldquo;She dominated the fight,&rdquo; her father Daniel told the Killarney Advertiser.<br />&ldquo;Molly tried her best.&nbsp;Alana was just a class above. Alana&nbsp;was waiting two years for this and nothing was going to stop her. She put her heart and soul into it she is now an Irish Champion but it&rsquo;s only the start as she is going to Sweden in February.&rdquo;</p>


Alana is a knock-out as she qualifies for the European championships

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