Shauna O’Keeffe progressed to the last-eight of the European Elite Women’s Championships after producing a massive performance in Sofia, Bulgaria today.

The Clonmel BC southpaw posted a unanimous decision over Poland’s Aneta Rygielska after a lightweight slug fest at the Sport Hall in the Bulgarian capital.

O’Keeffe joins Grainne Walsh and Christina Desmond in the last-eight. All three Irish boxers will meet Russian opponents with at least bronze up from grabs this weekend.

Rygielska, working fluently behind a raking jap, found the target with solid right hooks throughout today’s contest, but her work grew more noticeably ragged in the third and fourth, as O’Keeffe, constantly walking down her opponent, detonated some big shots going down the final stretch on her European Elite debut.

O’Keeffe, a replacement for Katie Taylor who has turned pro, was the only Irish boxer in action today.

World Elite silver medallist Kellie Harrington and Moira McElligott are between the ropes tomorrow,

 

 

 

European Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

(Last 16 bouts unless stated)

November 15th

54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Lacramiora Perijoc (Romania) 0-3

November 16th

48kg Lauren Hogan (Ireland) lost to Ekaterina Pinigiana (Russia) 0-3

69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Marija Petovic (Serbia) TKO3

November 17th

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland) beat Aneta Rygielska (Poland) 3-0

November 18th

57kg Moira McElligott (Ireland) v Sara Beram (Croatia)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Aleksandra Ordina (Russia)

November 19th

Q/Finals

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland v Daria Abramova (Russia)

November 20th

Q/Finals

69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) v Saadat Abdulaeva (Russia)

75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) v Oksana Trofimova (Russia)

Irish Squad

48kg Lauren Hogan (St.Brigids Edenderry)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElliggot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

Team manager: Noreen Glendening

Physio: Caoimhe Gilmore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Dmitri Dimitruc

R&J: Sadie Duffy

 

 

Shauna O’Keeffe progressed to the last-eight of the European Elite Women’s Championships after producing a massive performance in Sofia, Bulgaria today.

 

The Clonmel BC southpaw posted a unanimous decision over Poland’s Aneta Rygielska after a lightweight slug fest at the Sport Hall in the Bulgarian capital.

 

O’Keeffe joins Grainne Walsh and Christina Desmond in the last-eight. All three Irish boxers will meet Russian opponents with at least bronze up from grabs this weekend.

 

Rygielska, working fluently behind a raking jap, found the target with solid rights hooks throughout today’s contest, but her work grew more noticeably ragged in the third and fourth, as O’Keeffe,

constantly walking down her opponent, detonated some big shots going down the final stretch on her European Elite debut.

 

O’Keeffe, a replacement for Katie Taylor who has turned pro, was the only Irish boxer in action today.

 

World Elite silver medallist Kellie Harrington and Moira McElligott are between the ropes tomorrow,

 

 

 

European Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

(Last 16 bouts unless stated)

November 15th

54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Lacramiora Perijoc (Romania) 0-3

November 16th

48kg Lauren Hogan (Ireland) lost to Ekaterina Pinigiana (Russia) 0-3

69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Marija Petovic (Serbia) TKO3

November 17th

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland) beat Aneta Rygielska (Poland) 3-0

November 18th

57kg Moira McElligott (Ireland) v Sara Beram (Croatia)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Aleksandra Ordina (Russia)

November 19th

Q/Finals

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland v Daria Abramova (Russia)

November 20th

Q/Final

75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) v Oksana Trofimova (Russia)

Irish Squad

48kg Lauren Hogan (St.Brigids Edenderry)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElliggot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

Team manager: Noreen Glendening

Physio: Caoimhe Gilmore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Dmitri Dimitruc

R&J: Sadie Duffy

 

The National Senior Championships, formerly the National Intermediate Championships, resume Friday evening at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Fourteen quarter-finals will be resolved on the night.

Friday weigh-ins – 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm.

The semi-finals will be decided Saturday beginning at 11am. Weigh-ins 8am to 9am at the National Stadium.

 

 

 

National Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships 2016

 

November 18th

Q/Finals (7pm)

56kg Shane Flavin (Paulstown) V Shane White (St Pauls Waterford)
56kg Terry McEntee (Old  School) V Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise)
69kg Orin McDermott (Raphoe) V Conor Ivors (Thurles)
69kg John Maughan St Marys D) V Darren Timlin (Geesala)
69kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) V Nathan Watson (Saints)
69kg Dan Houlihan (Kilcullen)  V Owen Bergin (Portlaoise)
75kg Paul Kelly (Twin Towns) v Tony McGlynn (Crumlin)
75kg Chris McClean (Two Castles) V Ryan Cleary (Cookstown)
75kg Conal Deeny (Carrickmore) V James Daly (St Annes)
75kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) V Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)
81kg Ryan Donnelly (Two Castles) V Garbhan Friel (Illies GG)
81kg David McDonnell (Crumlin) V Karol Delugosz (Scorpion)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) V Philip Hickey (Paulstown)
81kg Michael Frayne (St Marys Dublin) V John McDonagh (Letterkenny)

November 19th

S/Finals (11am)

52kg Jason Smith (Blessington) V Dean McCormack (Kilnamanagh)
56kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) V Tommy Casey (St Francis)
56kg Winner V Winner
60kg Ciara Dowling (Carrickmacross) V Rivers McCormack (St Saviours OBA)
60kg Gary McDonald (Corrib) V Dylan Duffy (Pegasus)
60kg Frankie Cleary (Olympic) V Stephen Lockhart (Baldoyle)
64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) V Jade Gibbons (Crumlin)
64kg Nicole Moorehouse (Clonard) V Siobhan O’Leary (Corpus Christi)
64kg Joseph Kelly (St Canices) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D)
64kg Vinny Esler (All Saints) V Teo Alin (Cookstown)
69kg Winner V Winner
69kg Winner V Winner
75kg Winner V Winner
75kg Winner V Winner
81kg Winner V Winner
81kg Winner V Winner
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) V Patrick Reilly (Crumlin)
91kg Davit Tsotoria (Illies GG) V Marcin Skalski (Leos)
91+kg Mick McKeever (Crumlin) V Eamon Tighe (Ballinacarrow)
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) V Damien Sullivan (Emerald U)

November 25th

Finals (7pm)

48kg Chloe Fleck (Canal) V Carol Coughlan (Monkstown)
49kg Conor Kearney (Holy Family GG) W/O
51kg Emma Flannery (Baldoyle) V Nadine Maguire (Mulhuddart)
52kg Thomas Carthy (Douglas) V Winner
54kg Shakira Coonghe (Douglas) V Ashley Browne (Corpus Christi)
56kg Winner V Winner
57kg Emma O’Neill (St Nicholas) V Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown)
60kg Saidhbh Greene (St Brigets ) V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
64kg Winner V Winner
64kg Winner V Winner
69kg Gillian Duffy (Bray) V Connie Vaughan (Duhallow)
69kg Winner V Winner
75kg Winner V Winner
81kg Leona Houlihan (Crumlin) W/O
81kg Winner V Winner
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner

 

Results so far

November 12th

Prelims

60kg Gary McDonald (Corrib) beat  Jason Scully (Portlaoise) 2-1
60kg Dylan Duffy (Pegasus) beat Finbar Thompson (Southside) 3-0
60kg Frankie Cleary (Olympic) beat Piaras Casey (St Johns Derry) TKO1
60kg Stephen Lockhart (Baldoyle) beat Christopher Riggs(Mulhuddart) 2-1
64kg Jade Gibbons (Crumlin) W/O
64kg Joseph Kelly (St Canices) beat  Niall O’Connor (Monkstown) 3-0
64kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat  Martin McDonagh (Olympic) 2-1
64kg Vinny Esler (All Saints) beat  Thomas Myers (Sligo City) 3-0
64kg Teo Alin (Cookstown) beat Casey Berry (Bray) 2-1
69kg Orin McDermott (Raphoe) beat James Cahill (St Teresas) 3-0
69kg Conor Ivors (Thurles) beat Sean Hunt (Palmerstown) 2-1
69kg John Maughan (St Mary’s Dublin) beat Foad Baghban (Dunboyne) 3-0
69kg Darren Timlin (Geesala) beat Craig Bonney (Trinity Boys) 2-1
69kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) beat Karl Kinga (Maynooth) 3-0
69kg Nathan Watson (Saints) beat Dylan Barnes (Saviours Crystal) 3-0
69kg Dan Houlihan (Kilcullen) beat Peter Fabian (St Marys Dublin) 3-0
69kg Owen Bergin (Portlaoise) beat Eoin Duffy (Crumlin) 2-1
75kg Paul Kelly (Twin Towns) beat Niall McDermott (Ballinacarrow) TKO3
75kg Tony McGlynn (Crumlin) beat  Jason Clancy (Ballinacarrow) 2-1
75kg Chris McClean (Two Castles) beat Michael McDonagh (Kilnamanagh) 2-1
75kg Ryan Cleary (Cookstown) beat  Stephen Chambers (Castlebar) 2-1
75kg Conal Deeny (Carrickmore) beat Martin Lynch (Illies GG) 2-1
75kg James Daly (St Annes) beat Adam Keenan (Gorey) 2-1
75kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) beat Barry Kennedy (Ballincarrow) 3-0
75kg Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) beat David Bicevas (St Saviours OBA) 3-0
81kg Garbhan Friel (Illes GG) beat Shane O’Brien (Corpus Christi) TKO2
81kg David McDonnell (Crumlin) beat Pierce Sherry (Johnstown) 3-0
81kg Karol Delugosz (Scorpion) beat Andrei Moranu (Dunboyne)  TKOI1
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat  Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 3-0
81kg Philip Hickey (Paulstown) beat  Dylan Devine (St Davids) 2-1
81kg Michael Frayne (St Marys Dublin) beat Graham O’Shea (Corpus Christi) TKO1
81kg John McDonagh (Letterkenny) beat Brian Ward (Olympic) KO2
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dublin) 3-0
91+kg Damien Sullivan (Emerald U) beat Aidan O’Neill (Paulstown) 3-0
91+kg Eamon Tighe (Ballinacarrow) beat  Thomas Conroy (Celtic Eagles) 3-0

November 11th

Prelims

64kg Joseph Kelly (St Canices) beat Ben Teeling (Bracken) 3-0
64kg Niall O’Connor (Monkstown) beat  Erik Batuk (Ballina) 3-0
64kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat Levani Antia (St Teresas) 3-0
64kg Martin McDonagh (Olympic) beat Colm Quinn (Castebar) 3-0
64kg Vinny Esler (All Saints) beat Michael O’Domhnaill (Conamara) 3-0
64kg Thomas Myers (Sligo City) beat  Aidan Metcalfe (Crumlin) TKO3
64kg Casey Berry (Bray) beat Jamie Long (Muskerry) 2-1
64kg Teo Alin (Cookstown) beat Matthew Murnion (St Bronaghs) 3-0
69kg Dan Houlihan (Kilcullen) beat Senan Dwyer (Kilnamanagh) 2-1
69kg Owen Bergin (Portlaoise) beat James Lynch (Ballinacarrow) 2-1
69kg Eoin Duffy (Crumlin) beat  Dylan Philips (Glasnevin) 3-0
75kg Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) beat Darragh Finn (Claremorris) TKO3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Hogan and Grainne Walsh will be in action at the European Women’s Elite Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria today.

 

The Irish light-fly and welter are out in the 3rd and 11th bouts on today’s program at the Sport Hall in the Bulgarian capital versus Russia and Serbia.

 

Boxing begins at 1pm (Irish time).

 

World Elite silver medallist Kellie Harrington will be keeping an eye on this afternoon’s clash between Aleksandra Ordina (Russia) and Lina Skoghgen (Sweden). The winner will face the Dubliner on Friday.

 

Elsewhere today, the nine-strong Irish team go into the hat for the draw for the AIBA World Youths Championships in St Petersburg, Russia.

 

All today’s results and draws will be published here on www.iaba.ie

 

 

European Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

(Last 16 bouts unless stated)

November 15th

54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Lacramiora Perijoc (Romania) 0-3

November 16th

48kg Lauren Hogan (Ireland) v Ekaterina Pinigiana (Russia)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) v Marija Petovic (Serbia)

November 17th

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland) v Aneta Rygielska (Poland)

November 18th

57kg Moira McElliggot (Ireland) v Sara Beram (Croatia)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Aleksandra Ordina (Russia) or Lina Skoghgen (Sweden)

November 20th

Q/Final

75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) v Oksana Trofimova (Russia)

Irish Squad

48kg Lauren Hogan (St.Brigids Edenderry)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElliggot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

Team manager: Noreen Glendening

Physio: Caoimhe Gilmore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Dmitri Dimitruc

R&J: Sadie Duffy