NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAWS

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Please scroll down for Friday’s draw at the National Novice Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Boxing begins at 6 30pm.

 

 

National Novice Championships

Friday February 23rd

S/Finals and Final (6.30pm)

57kg Bobby Doolin (Dimnagh) W/O
57kg Erikas Skadas (Crumlin) V Jamie Troy (Hyland Academy)
60kg Andrew Ryan (Loughshore) V Luke Rice (Hyland Academy)
60kg Cormac Leonard (South Meath) V Sammy Lechea (Dublin Docklands)
64kg Brooklyn O’Connell (Togher) V Shay Quinn (Loughshore)
64kg John Corrigan (Dublin Docklands) V Michael Duggan (Dungarvan)
66kg Melanie Barras (Lumpini) W/O
67kg Jack Matthews (Monkstown Dub) V Alberto Conte (Crumlin)
67kg Tim Burns (Canal) V Patrick O’Neill (Mark Heagney)
F70kg Karolina Jaglowska (Celtic Eagles) V Laura Smith (Lisburn)
71kg Declan Duffy (Twin Towns) V Daniel McCarthy (Mount Tallant)
71kg Killian Freehill (Drimnagh) V Kyle Morgan (Rathfirland)
75kg Bob Hull (Crumlin) V Marc Craig (Four Kings)
81kg John McCann (St Bronaghs) V Frank van Esbeck (Angels)
81kg Paul O’Brien (Drimnagh) V Cathal Carey (Celtic Eagles)
85kg Ross Murphy (South Side) V Niall McKenna (Ballinacarrow)
85kg Brian Mowlds ( Drimnagh) V Lawrence Fair (Comber)
91kg Paul O’Neill (Westside) V Eamon Gilligan (Dunboyne)
91kg Robert Scott (St Annes) V Darren Corcoran (South Meath)
91+kg Robert Lupu (St Michaels Dublin) V Alan Love (Ballinacarrow)
91+kg Philip Brophy (Angels) V Gatis Jansevskis (Tullow)

February 10th

Q/Finals

67kg Patrick O’Neill (Mark Heagney) beat Joe Stubbings (Angels) RSC2
81kg John McCann (St Bronaghs) beat Jason Heffernan (Angels) RSC3
81kg Frank van Esbeck (Angels) beat Gary Owens (Grangecon) 3-2
81kg Paul O’Brien (Drimnagh) beat Darren Cole (Ballinacarrow) RSC2
81kg Cathal Carey (Celtic Eagles) beat Martin Quinn (Celtic Eagles) 5-0
85kg Ross Murphy (Southside) beat James O’Shea (Tullow) 5-0
85kg Niall McKenna (Ballinacarrow) beat David O’Reilly (Ballinacarrow) 3-2
85kg Brian Mowlds (Drimnagh) W/O
85kg Lawrence Fair (Comber) W/O
91kg Paul O’Neill (Westside) beat Damien Murphy (Midleton) RSC3
91kg Eamon Gilligan (Dunboyne) beat Anthony Freeman (Angels) 5-0
91kg Robert Scott (St Annes) beat Ciaran Donnelly (Mark Heagney) 4-1
91kg Darren Corcoran (South Meath) beat Clyde Brennan (Ballinacarrow)  5-0
91+kg Gatis Jansevskis (Tullow) beat  Tommy Lysaght (St Francis) 5-0

February 3rd

Q/Finals

60kg Sammy Lechea (Dublin Docklands) beat Oisin Oliver (Aglish) 5-0
64kg Brooklynn O’Connell (Togher) beat Cian Murphy (St Michaels Dublin) 4-1
64kg Shay Quinn (Loughshore) W/O
64kg John Corrigan (Dublin Docklands) beat Danny Ryan (Tipperary Town) 4-1
64kg Michael Duggan (Dungarvan) beat Tiernan O’Kane (St Caices) 5-0
67kg Jack Matthews (Monkstown Dublin) beat Kyle Carey (Carrickmacross) 4-1
67kg Alberto Conte (Crumlin) beat David Zukrowski (Bray) 4-1
67kg Patrick O’Neill (Mark Heagney) beat David Sharp (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
67kg Tim Burns (Canal) beat Scott Byrne (Dunboyne) 3-2
71kg Declan Duffy (Twin Towns) beat Joe Minnock (St Carthages) 3-2
71kg Daniel McCarthy (Mount Tallant) beat Adam O’Malley (Esker) 5-0
71kg Killian Freehill (Drimnagh) beat Kevin Murphy (Esker) 5-0
71kg Kyle Morgan (Rathfirland) beat Sam Malone (Drimnagh) 5-0
75kg Bob Hull (Crumlin) beat Danny Boyle (Dungloe) 4-1
75kg Marc Craig (Four Kings) beat Dillon Foster (Bracken) 5-0
75kg Conor McGinn (D.C.U.) beat Glen McMenany (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
75kg Conor Bolger (Smithfield) beat Jack Clerkin (St Patricks Dromahaire) 5-0

 

February 2nd

Prelims

71kg Kevin Murphy (Esker) W/O
71kg Killian Freehill (Drimnagh) beat  Shane Morrow (St Teresa’s) 5-0
71kg Kyle Morgan (Rathfirland) beat Gary Conlan (St Pats Dromahaire) 5-0
71kg Sam Malone (Drimnagh) beat  Patrick Coyle (Ballinacarrow) 5-0
75kg Conor Bolger (Smithfield) beat  Jack Brady (Crumlin) 3-2
75kg Jack Clerkin (St Patricks Dromahaire) W/O
81kg Frank van Esbeck (Angels) beat Simon Costello (Angels) 5-0
81kg Paul O’Brien (Drimnagh) W/O
81kg Darren Cole (Ballinacarrow) W/O
81kg Cathal Carey (Celtic Eagles) beat Alan Muldoon (Ballinacarrow) KO2
81kg Martin Quinn (Celtic Eagles) beat Eoghan Hurley (Saviours Crystal) 5-0
91kg Darren Corcoran (South Meath) W/O

Final

February 17th

52kg Anita Larkin (Baldoyle) beat Kinga Krzak (Celtic Eagles) RSC3

March 2nd

Finals (7pm)

57kg Winner V Winner
60kg Danielle Keaney (Ballinacarrow) W/O
60kg Winner V Winner
63kg Grainne Kilker (Geesala) W/O
64kg Winner V Winner
66kg Sibheal Greene (Drumsna) V Winner
67kg Winner V Winner
71kg Winner V Winner
75kg Nicole O’Brien (Glen) W/O
75kg Winner V Winner
81kg Winner V Winner
85kg Winner V Winner
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner

 

 

OUGHTERARD BC TARGET THE BIG ONE

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Kieran Molloy, pictured with Andy Lee, will be aiming to end over half a century of waiting when he meets talented Holy Family BC (Drogheda) welter Eugene McKeever for the vacant Elite welter title at the National Stadium on Saturday night.

The World Junior bronze medallist who boxes out of the Oughterard BC in Galway beat Wexford’s defending champion Dean Walsh in the last-four and is one in away from one of the ultimate belts in Irish boxing.

McKeever scored an impressive win over Tony McGlynn in the semi-finals.

Kiernan Molloy and Irish coach Dimitry Dimitruc

The Oughterard BC, since its foundation 56 years ago, have yet to claim an Elite title, but there have been some near misses.

Thomas Lee and Marvin Lee both lost two finals apiece to Paul Hyland and Ken Egan in 2002 and 2003.

Two Irish Elite Championships – as is the case this year – were run twice in 2003 in the build up to the qualifiers for Athens 2004. Andy Lee was Ireland’s only representative at the 28th Olympiad.

Molloy, meanwhile, said he was thrilled with his semi-final win over four-time Elite champion Walsh, but that the job is not done yet.

 

YOU NEED TO BOX SMART AGAINST NEVIN: MCGINTY

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Brett McGinty with former IABA President Pat Ryan, a coach to Michael Nevin

 

 

Brett McGinty reckons you need to be constantly tuned in when you share a ring with Michael Nevin.

The Commonwealth Games Youth finalist meets the Portlaoise BC stylist, a former European Schoolboy, Junior and Youth champion, in an eagerly anticipated  battle for middleweight honours between two of Ireland’s top prospects at the National Elite finals on Saturday night.

Nevin has won two bouts so far on his Elite debut at these Championships, while McGinty, who boxes out of the Oakleaf BC in Derry and who has also on two fights at this year’s Elites, lost the 2017 welter final to Dean Walsh. He’s since moved up to middle.

The Oakleaf BC are also celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2018 and 19-year-old Donegal-born finalist is aiming to become the first boxer from the club to claim an Elite belt in Silver Jubilee year for the top Irish unit.

“You need to be smart with Michael Nevin, McGinty told today’s Irish News.

“If you stand off him, he’ll box the head off you and if you run at him he’ll box the head off you. You need to be composed, use controlled pressure. There’s no point me just running at him because he’ll jab the head off you all night.

“He’s world class, added McGinty who admitted he was weighing up his options in relation to remaining at welter or moving up a notch.

“I could have made it (welter), but you have to think how much of a toll it’s going to take on your body.

“Even in the Ulster seniors, and I’m not making excuses, but I wasn’t at myself. I was beat fair and square on the night but I’ve more gears in me and I didn’t do myself justice.”

Twenty finals will be decided at the the 1st edition of the National Elite Championships of 2018 on Saturday night.

Second editions of the flagship tournament of Irish boxing will be run for women and men in September and November in the build up to the qualifiers for Tokyo 2020.

Tickets for the Liffey Crane Hire Elite finals can be purchased over the phone on 01-4533371 with debit cards. Tickets are priced at €40 Ringside, €30 Angles and €25 Gallery.

2018 National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships National Stadium Dublin

February 24th

Finals
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D)
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Carrickmacross) V Conor Jordan (St Aidans)
51kg Ceire Smith (Virginia/DCU) V Niamh Early (Ryston)
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard Antrim) W/O
54kg Lauren Hogan (St Brigids E) V Amanda Loughlin (St Michaels Dub)
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) V Thomas McCarthy (Setanta)
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A)
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) v Francis Cleary (Ballina)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) V Kellie Harrington (St Marys Dublin)
64kg Joanne Lambe (Carrickmacross) W/O
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V Caoimhin Ferguson (Clonard A)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
75kg Aoife Burke (St Marys Dublin) V Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) V Caomhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)
81+kg Lisa Browne (Aglish) V Nell Fox (Rathkeale)
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) V Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) V Martin Keenan (Rathkeale)

Saturday February 17th (7pm)

S/Finals
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Courtney Daly (Crumlin) 5-0
48kg Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) beat Megan Doyle (Whitechurch) 3-2
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A) W/O
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) beat Ciara Sheedy (Ardnaree) 5-0
69kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Gillian Duffy (Bray) 4-1
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Kelyn Cassidy (Savious.Crystal 4-1
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat Gerard French (Clonard, Antrim) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Karol Blugosz (Scorpion) 4-1
81kg Caomhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) 3-2
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) beat Liam Greene (South Meath) 4-1
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) beat Jason Barron (Holy Trinity) RSC3
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 5-0

U/18 Final
69kg Elice Elliott (South Meath) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 4-1

Novice Final
52kg Anita Larkin (Baldoyle) beat Kinga Krzak (Celtic Eagles) RSC3

February 16th (7pm)
Q/Finals
69kg Ciara Sheedy (Ardnaree) beat Connie Vaughan (Duhallow) 4-1
75kg Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) beat Peter Carr (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Glory Carlos Imuala (Maynooth) 5-0
75kg Gerard French (Clonard Antrim) beat John Maughan (St Marys Dublin) KO2
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat David Biscevas (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 4-1
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Davit Tsotsoria (Illies GG) 5-0
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) W/O

S/Finals
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Ashley McCullough (Albert Foundry) RSC2
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 4-1
56kg Thomas McCarthy (Setanta) beat Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) 3-2
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Patrick Mongan (Olympic) 4-1
60kg Francis Cleary (Ballina) beat Adam Kelly (Portlaoise) 5-0
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Keith Flavin (Paulstown) 5-0
64kg Caoimhin Ferguson (Clonard A) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 5-0
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Dean Walsh (St Ibars) 3-2
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat Tony McGlynn (Crumlin) 5-0
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dub) 5-0

February 9th

Prelims
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) beat Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin) 3-0
56kg Thomas McCarthy (Setanta) W/O
56kg Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) beat Tommy Casey (St Francis) 5-0
60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic Galway) beat Dillon Duffy (Pegasus) 4-1
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Shane Flavin (Paulstown) 5-0
60kg Francis Cleary (Ballina) beat Sean Duffy (Holy Trinity) 5-0
60kg Adam Kelly (Portlaoise) W/O
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat Michael Hennessy (St Monicas) 5-0
69kg Tony McGlynn (Crumlin) beat David Barrett (Rylane) 4-1
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Matthew McCole (Dungloe) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin) 4-1
91+kg John McDonnell (Crumlin) beat Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles) 4-1
91+kg Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dub) beat Konstantin Popovcuic (Crumlin) 4-1
91kg+Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) beat Thomas Carthy (Glasnevin) 5-0

 

NATIONAL ELITE FINALS 2018

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Kellie Harrington (red)

 

Five defending champions will be in action in Saturday’s National Elite finals at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Martin Keenan, Grainne Walsh, Dervla Duffy, Kellie Harrington and Christina Desmond put their belts on the line at super-heavy, welter, feather, light and middle.

Walsh, a European Union Elite bronze medallist, meets former World Junior champion and Olympic Youth finalist Ciara Ginty in the 69kg decider.

Ginty, who scooped the AIBA World Female Junior Boxer of the Year in 2013, claimed an Elite belt at light-welter last year but has moved up a notch.

2016 World Elite light-welter finalist Kellie Harrington has since dropped down to light and faces former European Youth and Junior champion Amy Broadhurst in Saturday’s 60kg decider.

Harrington beat Shauna O’Keeffe, who Olympic and WBA champion Katie Taylor beat in the 2015 final, in the 2017 title match.

Cork’s European Elite bronze medalist Desmond is in against Aoife Burke and Keenan renews acquaintances with ex Elite champion Dean Gardiner in a Limerick versus Tipperary All-Ireland in a repeat of the 2017 box-off for a place on the Irish team for the European Championships which Gardiner won.

Dean Gardiner

Duffy beat Ashley McCullough, a niece of 1992 Olympic finalist and WBC champion Wayne McCullough, in the semi-finals last weekend and goes head-to-head Michaela Walsh for featherweight gold.

Walsh, who lost on a split decision to England’s two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams in the 2014 Commonwealth flyweight final in Glasgow, claimed European Union Elite bantamweight gold in 2017.

Harrington and Grainne Walsh took home silver and bronze from the same tournament, with Harrington losing out to Finland’s Mira Potkonen who beat Katie Taylor at Rio 2016 in Taylor’s last fight in the amateur ranks.

Meanwhile, the middleweight final between Portlaoise BC stylist Michael Nevin, a former European Schoolboy, Junior and Youth champion, and Derry’s Brett McGinty of the Oakleaf BC has to potential to be the final of the night.

The Oakleaf BC are also celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and McGinty, a Youth Commonwealth Games medalist, would, if his hand is raised in victory, become their first Elite champion.

Cork’s Thomas McCarthy, who lost the 2017 flyweight final to Rio Olympian Brendan Irvine is back at the business end of the flagship tournament of Irish boxing versus Dublin bantam Evan Metcalfe.

In form Limerick heavyweight Kevin Sheehy claimed a Senior title (formerly Intermediate) in December and an U/22 belt in January and is aiming for the biggest prize of them all against experienced Dubliner Kiril Afanasev.

The Shannonsider is ahead of target, according to his St Francis BC coach Ken Moore who will be working his corner with his brother Jimmy Moore, a former Elite champion.

“It’s been a big break-through year for Kevin. I sat down with him at the start of the season and set out achievable but tough targets, said Ken.

“One was to win an Irish title, and he’s won two. The other was to make an impact on the Elites, and he’s into the final. One more hurdle. It’s a big hurdle, but you know what, he’s going to give it a good rattle.”

Feather, meantime, could become one of the new Olympic weights from women.

Females currently box in the Olympic in the fly, light and middle classes, but feather  has been included on the program for women for the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires this year which suggests it could be one of the new limits at Tokyo 2020 along with welter.

The International Olympic Committee have requested that AIBA include two new Olympic weights for women for Tokyo 2020. A decision is expected in the coming weeks, but it could mean that men’s Olympic weights drop from ten to eight.

Irish woman’s boxing, courtesy of Katie Taylor, has won Ireland’s only Olympic gold in any sport this century.

Tickets for the Liffey Crane Hire Elite finals can be purchased over the phone on 01-4533371 with debit cards. Tickets are priced at €40 Ringside, €30 Angles and €25 Gallery.

2017 ELITE CHAMPIONS

February 17th

Finals

Best Boxer Award:  Dean Walsh

48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A) beat Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) 5-0
51kg Carly McNaul (Ormeau Road) W/O
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) beat Stephen McKenna (Old School) 5-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) beat Gillian Duffy (Bray) TKO3
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy) 4-1
54kg Terry Mullarney (Ballyhaunis) W/O
81kg Leona Houlihan (Crumlin) beat Caroline Connolly (Mourne GG) TKO2
49kg Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry) beat Darryl Moran (Illies GG) 3-2
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) beat Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) 4-1
60kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin) beat Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel) 4-1
60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic) beat George Bates (St Marys Dublin) 3-2
64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Emma Agnew (Dealgan) 5-0
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) beat Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) 5-0
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) beat Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield) 5-0
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars)beat Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) 5-0
75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) W/O
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan) 4-1`
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) beat Ken Okungbowa (Athlone) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) 4-1
81+kg Maeve McCarron (Carrigart) W/O

 

2018 National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

February 24th

Finals

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D)
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Carrickmacross) V Conor Jordan (St Aidans)
51kg Ceire Smith (Virginia/DCU) V Niamh Early (Ryston)
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard Antrim) W/O
54kg Lauren Hogan (St Brigids E) V Amanda Loughlin (St Michaels Dub)
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) V Thomas McCarthy (Setanta)
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A)
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) v Francis Cleary (Ballina)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) V Kellie Harrington (St Marys Dublin)
64kg Joanne Lambe (Carrickmacross) W/O
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V Caoimhin Ferguson (Clonard A)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
75kg Aoife Burke (St Marys Dublin) V Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) V Caomhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)
81+kg Lisa Browne (Aglish) V Nell Fox (Rathkeale)
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) V Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) V Martin Keenan (Rathkeale)