Reigning European U22 champion, Dean Clancy will the the first Irish boxer between the ropes at the 73rd International Strandja Tournament.
He’ll take on Abdal Serik of Kazakhstan in Bout 6, afternoon session, Ring B. Action begins at 12pm, Irish time.
Next on day one is welterweight, Eugene McKeever, who takes on French opposition in the form of Hugo Grau in Bout 3 – evening session, Ring B.
Superheavy, Thomas Maughan, is the final Irish boxer in the ring tomorrow – he meets Jonas Jazevicius in the final bout of the evening session in Ring B.
M57kg Adam Hession, M60kg JP Hale, M71kg Luke Maguire and M80kg Kelyn Cassidy all have byes. All but Luke Maguire box on Tuesday. Maguire is in action on Wednesday.
Half of Team Ireland’s women begin their campaigns on Monday – W48kg Shannon Sweeney, W50kg Caitlyn Fryers, W52kg Carly McNaul and Olympian, W57kg Michaela Walsh, get in to the ring in the afternoon session.
Reigning W60kg Olympic Champion, Kellie Harrington, is in action on Tuesday, as are W70kg Christina Desmond and W75kg Aoife O’Rourke.
World governing body, the IBA, will stream the tournament on its YouTube Channel, here. Additional live-stream links are expected to be published here, on the 73rd International Strandja Tournament website.
The competition schedule, programme of boxing for the opening day’s bouts, and draw sheets for each member of Team Ireland are attached.
Team Ireland Squad:
F48kg Shannon Sweeney
F50kg Caitlin Fryers
F52kg Carly McNaul
F57kg Michaela Walsh
F60kg Kellie Harrington
F70kg Christina Desmond
F75kg Aoife O’Rourke
57kg Adam Hession
60kg JP Hale
63.5kg Dean Clancy
67kg Eugene McKeever
71kg Luke Maguire
80kg Kelyn Cassidy
92kg+ Thomas Maughan
Competition schedule:
Schedule of Boxing: Sunday, February 20th
W48kg: Shannon Sweeney
W50kg: Caitlyn Fryers
W52kg: Carly McNaul
W57kg: Michaela Walsh
W60kg Kellie Harrington
W70kg: Christina Desmond
W75kg: Aoife O’Rourke
M57kg: Adam Hession
M60kg: JP Hale
M63.5: Dean Clancy
M67kg: Eugene McKeever
M71kg: Luke Maguire
M80kg: Kelyn Cassidy
M92+kg: Thomas Maughan