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Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tracy Kelly hosted a reception for local boxing star Lewis Crocker<\/p>\nBELFAST boxing star Lewis Crocker has been honoured with a civic reception in his home city.<\/p>\n
The sports icon became the IBF World Welterweight Champion last month after defeating rival Paddy Donovan in a sellout bout at Windsor Park.<\/p>\n
Newly crowned Crocker was welcomed to City Hall this week by Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tracy Kelly, who hosted the special event to mark his achievement, which saw coaches, volunteers and young boxers from clubs across the city in attendance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so pleased to host this special event for Lewis and give his achievements the recognition they deserve,\u201d Cllr Kelly said.<\/p>\n
Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tracy Kelly hosted a reception for local boxing star Lewis Crocker<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve known the Crocker family for many years, and they epitomise everything that\u2019s great about sport in our city \u2013 the hard work and selflessness of parents, volunteers and coaches to lift young people up and help them achieve their dreams,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\u201cLewis is such a positive role model, particularly for young boys living in working class communities where barriers to education, sport and wellbeing can still be a real issue. \u201cHe shows that, if you work hard enough at something, you really can make your dreams come true.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis words to boxers from clubs city-wide tonight have been inspirational \u2013 let\u2019s hope this is the first of many more sporting victories for our young athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the event Crocker, who hails from Sandy Row, told presenter Ruth Gorman about his journey to the ring as a young fighter and how his life has changed since becoming a World Champion.<\/p>\n
They were joined by Crocker\u2019s manager, Jamie Conlan, to talk about what\u2019s next for the boxer.<\/p>\n
Both Crocker and Conlan also took questions from the audience, which included young male and female boxers from Sandy Row and Holy Trinity Amateur Boxing Clubs, where Crocker trained as an amateur.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always special to be at events like this,\u201d Crocker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up in Sandy Row, you don\u2019t think you\u2019re going to be coming to City Hall to speak to young kids and other boxers about your journey, so I\u2019m thankful and grateful to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cIt\u2019s been a long journey to become world champion, a lot of sacrifices have been made to make it to this point, and I\u2019m already starting to focus on what I need to do to make it to the next stage of my career.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning the world title in Windsor Park was a dream come true, and I truly believe everything happens for a reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat night confirmed it for me \u2013 how the first fight played out, then the size of the rematch, and the world title being on the line\u2026 it all just worked out perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n
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