The basic requirements for applicants are as follows:

• The person selected needs to be reasonably fit & healthy and a non smoker
• They must be aged between 18 and 35 and willing to do a medical
• The person will need to be available for approx 8-10 weeks training and ready to fully participate in a boxing contest thereafter
• Finally they will need to raise a minimum of €500

To Register please sign up here (http://www.irishheart.ie/iopen24/heart-fight-nights-t-999.html)

The event will be held under the auspices of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association. The contestants will work with Dan Lane & his experienced team of boxing coaches, Dan has over 35 years of coaching experience and has coached at a National and international level for over 20 years. 

Training will take place over an 8-week period, starting week commencing 6th January 2012.  Boxers will train weekly and prepare for their bout consisting of 3 x 1 minute round.

We are organising the inaugural ‘Big Heart Fight Night’ to raise much needed funds for the continuous roll-out of the Heart Attack Awareness Campaign in the South of Ireland which was launched early last year.

As a result of this campaign we have received great feedback from hospitals and the general public, we know 170,000 more people say they will call 999 if they think they are having a heart attack.  We want to sustain this campaign and continue to promote heart attack awareness.  We need your help, together we can save lives in the Cork region. 

If you need more information please contact Anne Riordan Irish Heart Foundation 42 Penrose Wharf Cork M: 086 8520199 e: ariordan@irishheart.ie