10 Medals | European U17 Championship | Irish Athletic Boxing Association

Team Ireland will return from Gemany and the European U17 Championship with 10 medals, following the completion of two days of quarter finals at the Olympic Training Centre in Kienbaum.

369 boxers are contesting the tournament from Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, England, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine

Lucie Prentice has secured at least 50kg bronze following her 5-0 win over Romania’s Iasmina-Georgiana Moraru. Judges scored the bout 28:29; 27:30; 27:30; 28:29; 28:29. Lucie is back in action on Monday, boxing for a medal up-grade against Anya New of England

52kg Sean Kelly has won, at minimum,bronze, following his 5-0 quarter final win over Tamás Ónodi of Hungary. The final scores: 30:27; 30:25; 30:25; 30:27; 30:27. Sean boxes his semi-final on Monday, against Ukraine’s Oleksii Kolbaia

57kg Kalib Walshe is assured of at least a bronze medal after his 5-0 quarter final win over France’s Djibril Bouaoun. Judges scored the bout 29:28; 29:28; 30:27; 29:8; 29:28. Kalib is back between the ropes on Monday, boxing his semi final against Maxim Kovalski of Germany.

Jason Donoghue has won at least 60kg bronze with a 5-0 quarter final win over Raul Barone of Italy, scored 30:37; 30:37, 29:28, 29:28, 29:28. Jason boxes for a medal up-grade in Monday’s semi finals against Shahin Aslanov of Azerbaijan.

Not to be for 66kg Alesha Mullis Boyle of Dungloe BC, Donegal in her quarter final. Despite a valiant performance, the contest ended in an RSC1 in favour of her opponent, Ukraine’s Kateryna Moroz.

Kai Dynes Murphy of Immaculata BC Belfast bows out at 66kg quarter final stage, following a high-tempo bout against t Bohdan Kozak of Ukraine. The 5-0 decision went to his opponent and judges scored the bout 26:30; 27:29; 26:30; 27:29; 26:30 – reflecting a point deduction for the Team Ireland boxer. Kai’s championship journey has included a Last 16 win over Romania’s Eduard-Marian Tangerica. Abby Murray of Muskerry BC, Cork has exited at 48kg quarter final stage with an RSC2 decision in favour of her opponent Serena Mali of England. Not to be for Claire Crowley in her 63kg quarter final agatins Zoë Vogels of Netherlands. The RSC2 decision was in favour of her opponent.

Michael McDonagh bows out on the narrowest of margins, a 3-2 split decision in favour of his opponent, Italy’s Francesco Zonile in their 54kg quarter final. Reflecting a second round point deduction for the Italian boxers, both were level on three out of five score cards at the end of the bout. The French, Swedish and Slovakian judges preferred Zonile. Michael’s championships journey has included a Last 16 win over Ibrahim Badalli of Azerbaijan

Team Ireland is led and managed by Anna Moore of St. Francis BC, Limerick and Joey Simpson, Saviours Crystal BC, Waterford. The team is coached by Valerie Hamilton of St. Francis BC, Limerick, Liam Cunningham of Saints BC, Antrim, Linda Morgan of Arklow BC, Wicklow and John Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry. Joe Lowe of St. Paul’s ABC Belfast has been nominated as an R&J.

Day Six | Semi Finals

10 Team Ireland boxers vie for medal up-grades in Monday’s semi-finals.

50kg Lucie Prentice is first in action, taking on Anya New of England in Bout 2 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session. Kalib Walshe boxes his 57kg semi in Bout 9 of the same ring and session, against Maxim Kovalski of Germany.

Isabelle Hawkins contests her 75kg semi-final in Bout 5 of Ring B’s Afternoon Session, against Vasylyna Olasiuk of Ukraine. 52kg Sean Kelly is in action in Bout 8, also against Ukrainian opposition – Oleksii Kolbaia

In Ring B’s Evening Session, 54kg Paige Nickels is in action against Kesia Reale of Italy in Bout 5. Three contests later, in Bout 6, Team Co-Captain 70kg Cassie Henderson also faces Italian opposition, in the form of Denise Marcellino. 46kg Pat Stokes steps between the ropes in Bout 8, against Birham-Pasa Iuseim of Romania. 50kg Kristian Jubani is next up in Bout 9, taking on Nikola Raičević of Montenegro. 60kg Jason Donoghue is in action in Bout 11, against Shahin Aslanov of Azerbaijan and 80+kg William Heaphy boxes in the last contest of the night, Bout 14. He meets Hakan Deniz Coşkun of Turkey

Schedule | Ring A, Afternoon Session

Schedule | Ring B, Afternoon Session

Schedule | Ring A, Evening Session

Schedule | Ring B, Evening Session