Two more Team Ireland boxers have wone through to the quarter finals of the World Youth Championships.
Reigning European Youth champion, 66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne made very short work of her debut today at Last 16 stage, against Mexico’s Ximena Valencia Hernadaz. It was all over in one, in her favour, with an RSC after numerous standing counts. Kyla will contest for her second benchmark medal of the year against Uzbekistan’s Rayhona Kurbonboeva.
Two bouts later, 57kg Jamie Graham boxed his Last 16 bout against Hyok Ri of Korea. Jamie was elusive and high-tempo throughout the bout, and came away with an assured 5-0 win. Judges scored the bout 28:29; 28:29; 28:29; 27:30; 27: 30. He meets Uzbekistan’s Samandar Olimov his his QF.
In Ring B’s Evening Session, 60kg Martin McDonagh took on Russia’s Platon Kozlov – a tough and experienced opponent. Martin battled bravely throughout, but the decision went to Kozlov.
Kyla and Jamie join 63kg Siofra Lawless and 92+kg Team Captain Adam Olaniyan in the Quarter Finals, which begin on Tuesday and will be boxed across two days, concluding on Wednesday evening.
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
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 Seven
63kg Siofra Lawless is the only Team Ireland boxer in action on Tuesday. She contests her quarter final against Uzbekistan’s Odinakhon Ismoilova. Both boxers are fresh from RSC2 wins in their last 16.
They meet in Bout 6 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session.
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The Afternoon session begins at 1pm Irish time, and the Evening Session starts 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