Four Irish boxers – Lauren Kelly, Shannon Reilly, Niamh Fay and Evelyn Igharo – will be in action on the opening day of the European Women’s Youth and Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria today.
Fay and Igharo are in action in the afternoon session which begins at 1pm (Irish time) and Kelly and Reilly box on the evening session which begins at 5pm (Irish time)
237 boxers from 29 nations have entered the tournament.
European Women’s Youth & Junior Championships Sofia, Bulgaria July 2nd/10th
Youths
Q/Finals
July 3rd
75kg Lauren Kelly (Ireland) v Gabriella Petrovics (Hungary)
Last 16
69kg Shannon Reilly (Ireland) v Natalia Melesha (Ukraine)
July 4th
Last 16
48kg Caitlin Fryers (Ireland) v Eliana Pileggi (Switzerland)
51kg Shauna Blaney (Ireland) v Goryana Stovea (Bulgaria)
54kg Mary Geraghty (Ireland) v Anahit Aroyan (Armenia)
57kg Labhaoise Clarke (Ireland) Ulyana Yesipena (Belarus)
63kg Katelynn Phelan (Ireland) v Vyataute upciunaite (Lithuania)
July 5th
Q/Finals
60kg Marguerita Nevin (Ireland) v Poland or Bulgaria
Juniors
July 3rd
Last 16
57kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) v Vilma Triebelova (Finland)
63kg Evelyn Igharo (Ireland) v Diana Rys (Russia)
July 5th
Q/Final
75kg Aoibhe Carabine (Ireland) v Wiktoria Kluska (Poland)
Last 16
52kg Mary Kate Nevin (Ireland) v Giorgia Rossi (Italy)
July 6th
Q/Finals
46kg Ciara Brien (Ireland) v Lidia Monostory (Hungary)
48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) v Viktoria Fabuliak (Ukraine)
50kg Catherine Blaney (Ireland) v Lenka Bernardou (Czech Rep)
54kg Chloes McDaid (Ireland) Jekaterina Marchenko (Latvia
Irish Squad
Youth
48kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata)
51kg Shauna Blaney (Navan)
54kg Mary Geraghty (Baldoyle)
57kg Labhaoise Clarke (Carndonagh)
60kg Marguerita Nevin (St.Brigid’s, Kildare)
63kg Katelynn Phelan (St.Brigid’s, Kildare)
69kg Shannon Reilly (Bray)
75kg Lauren Kelly (St.Brigid’s, Edenderry)
Junior
46kg Ciara Brien (St David’s, Naas)
48kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
50kg Catherine Blaney (Navan)
52kg Mary Kate Nevin (Elite, Mullingar)
54kg Chloe McDaid (Illies, Golden Gloves)
57kg Niamh Fay (Bracken)
63kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
75kg Aoibhe Carabine (Geesala)
Team Manager: Bernie Harold
Coaches: Jimmy Payne Ger McDaid, Antoinette Faye-McClean, Liam Brereton
R & J: John Casey