Kieran Molloy gets Ireland’s campaign at the Eindhoven Box Cup underway against Belgium in Eindhoven, Netherlands today.

The Galway welter meets Ruben Veciuna of the Ligaploeg club in the 69kg quarter-final

Tipperary super-heavy Dean Gardiner has received a bye into Sunday’s finals versus Chezerate Nihell of the British Army.

James McGiven,Michael Nevin and Kiril Afanasev are in action in the semi-finals tomorrow.

Afanasev faces Ken Oghungbowa in a Dublin versus Athlone derby.

Okungbowa is part of an Irish Athletic Third (Level) Boxing Association squad in Eindhoven.

Meantime, Christina Desmond and Tiegan Russell are representing the Fr Horgan’s BC from Cork in the Netherlands.

Boxing begins at 2pm and 6pm today.

Day 1 Eindhoven Box Cup

Draw

 

Eindhoven BoxCup

 

October 20th

Q/Final

69kg Kieran Molloy (Ireland) v Ruben Veciuna (Belgium)

October 21st

S/Finals

60kg James McGivern (Ireland) v Adem Kartal (Baden-Wurttembreg)
75kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) v Vladislav Jaskul (Messa Sport)
91kg Kirill Afanasev (Ireland) v Ken Ogungbowa (IATBA)

October 22nd

Finals

91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Ireland) v Chezerate Nihell (British Army)

 

 

Irish squad

 

60kg James McGivern (St Georges)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard)
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
91kg Kirill Afanasev (Smithfield)
91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

Coaches: Dmitry Dmitruk & Eoin Pluck

Physio: Sé Caffrey

 

 

 

 

Ireland will send a five-strong squad to the Eindhoven Elite Box Cup which begins this weekend in the Netherlands.

The initial weigh-in will be held Thursday with boxing scheduled to begin Friday.

The four-day tournament will be held under the supervision of the Dutch Boxing Association and AIBA.

The Eindhoven Box Cup is The Netherlands’ largest Olympic Boxing event which will be hosted at the Hotel Eindhoven, located strategically only 10 minutes from the Eindhoven International Airport and 10 minutes from the Eindhoven city centre.

Over 200 boxers from throughout Europe will participate in the tournament. The tournament is open to Elite A-class boxers, both Male and Female, in all weight classes.

Please see below attachments for further information.

Boxing2017 – Eindhoven Box Cup Invitation

Boxing2017 – Eindhoven Box Cup Entry List as of October 12

 

Irish squad

 

60kg James McGivern (St Georges)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard)
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
91kg Kirill Afanasev (Smithfield)
91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

Coaches: Dmitry Dmitruk & Eoin Pluck

Physio: Sé Caffrey

 

 

Please note that there has been a change in the training schedule for the Irish Development squad for this weekend.

The squad will train at the Crumlin BC in Dublin this Saturday. Session begins at 10am.

The change of schedule is due to the Multi Nations Tournament at the Ryston BC in Newbridge this weekend.