Team Ireland recorded 5 wins from 5 bouts on Day Two of the World Youth Championships in La Nucia, Spain.
57kg Roy Farrelly took on Chen-Hsueh Lee of Taipei in bout 10 of Ring A’s morning session, and came away with a 5-0 win – 26:30, 27:30, 28:29, 27:30. His Avona BC clubmate, 60kg Lee McEvoy, opened his account in bout 9 of Ring A’s afternoon session, against Turkey’s Muhammed Bursa. Lee progresses following a unanimous decision, scored 30:25, 30:27, 30:27, 30:25.
Featherweight, Rebecca Kavanagh, met Italy’s Luisa Acconcia in Bout 1 of Ring B’s afternoon session. She has won through to the next round following a 3-2 split decision. The Judges scored the bout 30:25, 30:27
30:27, 30:25. In bout 5 of the same ring and session, light middleweight Laura Moran also met an Italian opponent, in Gloria Marelli. Laura progesses following a 4-1 split, 29:28, 28:29, 28:29, 27:29, 27:30.
And in Ring B’s evening session, bantamweight Gavin Ryan contested against Belgium’s Adam Bensaddoun in bout 6. Gavin has won through to fight again following a 5-0 decision.
In all, 650 boxers from 89 federations are contesting the tournament – 2 rings and six sessions will be in operation throughout the preliminaries.
Day Three
Four Team Ireland boxers make their tournament debut on Thursday.
In bout 3 of Ring B’s afternoon session, Team Co-Captain, 67kg Jim Donovan meets Korea’s Hoon Lee. In bout 9 of the same ring and session, 80kg Ryan Murphy takes on Uzbekistan’s Rakhmatullo Boymatov.
In Ring B’s evening session, 63.5kg Conor McCrory meets England’s Osama Muhamed in bout 3, while in bout 11, superheavy Bernie Cawley Inho Choin of Korea
Session 7 programme:
Session 8 programme
Session 9 programe
Watch sessions 7A, 8A and 9A
Watch session 7B, 8B and 9B
Bout Review Process:
The IBA, on November 11th, announced the return of the bout review system, which had been suspended. It says “The full digital ecosystem is to be implemented by January 2023.” and it outlines the operation of the system at the World Youth Championships:
“A hand will be raised by the Observer to activate the review process so that the respective coaches and boxers are fully aware that a review has been initiated. Immediately upon the conclusion of the bout, and within 5 minutes, the review must be done and concluded.
The Bout Review will be automatically activated if there is a discrepancy between the results of the 5 Judges and both the Observer and Evaluator; the review will be activated in the result of an inconsistency with the following points decisions (3:2). The review will also be considered if the actions of the Referee have contravened the Technical and Competition Rules, which have impacted on the overall result of the bout. This must be agreed upon by both the Observer and Evaluator in the first instance.
The scores will be compared between the respective Judges and those of the Observer and Judge Evaluator. If the Observer and Judge Evaluator agree that the decision of the Judges is correct, then there will be no change in the result.
If the Observer and Judge Evaluator disagree with the results of the Judges, for example, the overall result after three rounds is 3:2 to red, however, both the Judge Evaluator and Observer have scored the bout to blue, the adjusted result in this instance would be 3:4 to blue. This is when the bout result would be announced a blue win, based on the evaluations by both the Observer and the Judge Evaluator.
In the event of a Bout Review, the Observer and Evaluator will determine the winner of the bout using all three scoring criteria:
- Number of quality blows on the target;
- Domination of the bout by technical and tactical superiority;
- Competitiveness.
In the case of a Bout Review claiming that an IBA Technical and Competition Rule was violated by the Referee, the Observer and Referee Evaluator will determine the winner of the protested bout by reviewing the detail and finding:
- A clear violation of a rule that warrants the reversal of the decision.
The review should clearly indicate which IBA rule(s) has/have been breached, in which round(s) the breach is alleged to have taken place and how the breach(es) affected the final result.”
Team Ireland Squad
Men:
48kg Thady Patsy Joyce, Olympic L, Westmeath
51kg Jack Harkin, Oakleaf BC, Derry
54kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath
57kg Roy Farrelly, Avona BC, Dublin
60kg Lee McEvoy, Avona BC, Dublin
63.5kg Conor McCrory, Townland ABC.
67kg James Donovan, OLOL, Limerick
71kg Bobbi Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin
75kg TJ King, Phoenix of Ballyboughal, Dublin
80kg Ryan Murphy, Neilstown, Dublin
86kg Nathan Ojo, Esker, Dublin
92kg David McDonagh, Olympic BC, Galway
92+ Bernard Cawley, St. David’s BC, Naas
Women:
48kg Georgia McGovern, Setanta L, Kildare
50kg Caoimhe Kinsella, St Anthony’s/Pats, Wexford
52kg Esther Lambe, Setanta L, Kildare
54kg Shakira Donoghue, Templemore, Tipperary
57kg Rebecca Kavanagh, Mulhuddart,
60kg Yasmin Meredith, Corinthians BC, Dublin
63kg Rebecca Collins, Baldoyle, Dublin
66kg Gabrielle Mongan, Whitechurch, Dublin
70kg Laura Moran, St Anne’s, Mayo
81kg Dearbhla Tinnelly, Clann Naofa, Louth
81+kg Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair, Galway
Team Manager: Francis Keeling
Team Manager: Bernadette Lannon
Coach: Lynne McEnery
Coach: Michael Mongan
Coach: Liam Cunningham
Draw sheets are available here
Day One results are available here
Session 4A results
Session 4B results
Session 5A results
Session 5B results