Two emphatic wins for Ireland at the 2024 World Youth Championships in Budva today.
This tournament is the pinnacle of competition for boxers of this age group. 660 boxers from 88 national federations will represent their countries at the championship, which is being hosted by the Montenegro Boxing Federation from October 20th to November 6th. November 1st will be a rest day at the tournament, and all finals will be boxed on November 2nd and 3rd. The competition schedule is available here
63.5kg Ryan Jenkins and 92+kg Adam Olanyian were both boxing their opening bout of the championship today, against Estonia’s I. Markarov and Mexico’s E. Ramirez Contreras, respectively. Neither bout went the distance. Ryan forced numerous standing counts throughout his bout, which was stopped in his favour in the second round. Adam’s, meanwhile, lasted just 58 seconds – his opponent having sustained a nasal injury. Ryan next meets Israel’s A Rahal, and Adam will contest against Hungary’s Brendon Nemeth.
This is a biannual tournament and was last contested by Ireland in La Nucia, Spain, in November 2022. Ireland returned with 6 medals: Gold for 81kg Cliona D’Arcy and light heavy, Team Co-Captain Dearbhla Tinnelly, Lightweight Lee McEvoy, light middle Laura Moran and Team Co-Captain, welter Jim Donovan all came home with bronze medals.
All draw sheets, results and tournament schedules are available here
Day Four
Five Team Ireland boxers are in action in Budva on Saturday.
71kg Tadhg O’Donnell returns for his second bout of the tournament, taking on Colombia’s Juan Pablo Franco in Bout 5 of Ring A’s Morning Session.
60kg Kayleigh Whelan, had a bye and begins her tournament against China’s Yuting Wu in the first bout of Ring B’s Morning Session.
In the Afternoon Session of Ring A, World Junior Champion, 63kg Siofra Lawless takes on Morocco’s Safae Zoubaa. That’s Bout 3. Over in Ring B, 60kg Martin McDonagh, makes his debut at last stage against China’s Yuheng Wang in Bout 11.
While in Bout 4 of Ring B’s Evening Session, 57kg Jamie Graham opens his account on the World stage at Last 32 stage, against Mexico’s H. Mendoza Carbajal.
Watch
Boxing in the Morning Session begins at 10am; the Afternoon session at 2.30pm and the Evening Session at 5pm.
Ring A
Ring B
Team Ireland
60kg Kayleigh Whelan, Avona BC, Dublin
63kg Siofra Lawless, Four Kings BC, Wicklow
66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne, Whitechurch BC Dublin
57kg Jamie Graham, Clonard BC, Belfast
60kg Martin McDonagh, Avona BC, Dublin
63.5kg Ryan Jenkins, Olympic BC Mullingar
71kg Tadhg O’Donnell, Four Kings BC, Wicklow
92+kg Adam Olaniyan, Jobstown BC, Dublin
Team Manager: Anna Moore
Coach Liam Cunningham
Coach Garry Kehoe
Coach Ralph McKay