39 NATIONS ENTERED FOR EUROPEAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS

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Thirty nine nations represented by 233 male and 59 female boxers will compete at the European Olympic qualifiers in Samsun, Turkey.

Ireland will send a nine-strong team to Samsun. Boxing begins Saturday at the Mustafa Dagıstanlı kapalı spor salonu, pictured above.

Click here and here for schedule and list of countries entered.

Team Ireland are currently in training camp in Assis, Italy ahead of the qualifiers.

 

Irish squad European Olympic qualifiers Samsun, Turkey April 7/17

Female

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

60kg Katie Taylor (Bray)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

Male

52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls)

60kg David Oliver Joyce (AIBA Pro Boxing)

64kg Dean Walsh (St Joesphs/St Ibars)

75kg Michael O’Reilly (Portlaoise)

91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)

91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

Team manager: Joe Hennigan

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, John Conlan

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(Also in training camp in Assisi)

49kg Paddy Barnes (Holy Family)

56kg Michael Conlan (Clonard)

81kg Joe Ward (AIBA Pro Boxing)