IRELAND FINISH IN 4TH SPOT IN MEDALS TABLE AT EURO JUNIORS

25/09/2017IABA NewsIABA

Team Ireland finished in 4th spot in the medals table at the European Junior Championships which concluded in Albena, Bulgaria today.

Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Ireland and England, in that order, commanded the top five positions. Ireland also finished in 4th spot in the rankings table.

Cork’s Callum Walsh and Sligo’s Dean Clancy capped magnificent tournaments after winning gold and silver today.

Walsh wasn’t the only man from the Rebel County in the ring today, as Cork’s John Casey, a 2-Star AIBA R&J, refereed the Denmark versus Russia 80+kg final, the final bout of the 21st edition of the tournament.

John Casey officiating at today’s final

Irish boxing – male and female – has now won 25 medals in World and European competition since June of this year.

The Irish squad are due to arrive home from Bulgaria via Dublin Airport via Istanbul at 9.50am tomorrow (September 26th) morning.

European Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria

September 18th

Preliminaries (Last 32)

46kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) beat Paul Cameron (England) 5-0
52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) beat Nazar Fadzeyeu (Belarus) 5-0
54kg Brandon McCarthy (Ireland) beat David Gvasalia (Georgia) 5-0
57kg Mikey Stokes (Ireland) beat Luca Filip (Croatia) TKO1
63kg Peter Vrinceanu (Ireland) beat Luca de Chiava (Italy) 5-0
66kg William Hayden (Ireland) lost to Jaba Tchumbashvili (Georgia) 2-3
70kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) beat Gyula Varga (Hungary) 5-0
80Kg+ Cathal Crowley (Ireland) lost to Aleksei Dronov (Russia) TKO1

September 19th

Last 16

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) beat Owen Paton (Scotland) 5-0
70kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) lost to Ilia Bogaturev (Russia) 1-4

September 20th

Last 16

46kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) beat Maksud Khasmetov (Azerbaijan) 4-1
50kg Myles Casey (Ireland) lost to Madalin Popescu (Romania) 0-5
54kg Brandon McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Harry Kinsella (England) 0-5
57kg Mikey Stokes (Ireland) lost to Bakur Chikovani (Georgia) 0-5
75kg Gavin Rafferty (Ireland) lost to Emir Buyukdas (Turkey) 0-5

September 21st

Q/Final

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Vakhaev Mukhaed (Russia) 0-5

Last 16

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) beat Artur Shahakyan (Armenia) 4-1
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) beat Racz Kristopher (Hungary) 5-0
63kg Peter Vrinceanu (Ireland) lost to Anatalii Fedotkin (Russia) 2-3
80kg Thomas Doherty (Ireland) beat Sahin Ergul (Turkey) 4-1

September 22nd

Q/Final

46kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) lost to Luka Kublashvili (Georgia) 1-4
52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) beat Mizan Aykol (Turkey) 4-1
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) beat Mehmet Sor (Germany) 3-2
80kg Thomas Doherty (Ireland) lost to Ruslan Shapovalov (Ukraine) 1-4

September 24th

S/Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) beat Emanuele Massimo (Italy) 4-1
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) beat Sino Sabivov (Russia) 3-1

September 25th

Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) lost to Boris Kariban (Russia) 1-4
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) beat Stilyan Hristov (Bulgaria) 5-0

Irish squad

46kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles)
48kg Patrick McCarthy (Tralee)
50kg Myles Casey (Rathkeale)
52kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow) (Silver)
54kg Brandon McCarthy (St. Michaels Athy) Cpt
57kg Mikey Stokes (Athlone)
60kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) (Gold)
63kg Peter Vrinceanu (Crumlin)
66kg William Hayden (Crumlin)
70kg Jake Tucker (Holy Trinity) V/Cpt
75kg Gavin Rafferty (St. Cianans)
80kg Thomas Doherty (Baldoyle)
80+kg Cathel Crowley (Spartan)

Team Manager – Peter Brady
Coaches – Billy McClean & Dmitri Dmitruk
R&J – John Casey

GOLD AND SILVER FOR IRELAND AT EUROPEAN JUNIORS

25/09/2017IABA NewsIABA

Callum Walsh stands proudly on top of 60kg podium

Callum Walsh was crowned European Junior lightweight champion in Albena, Bulgaria today

The Cork southpaw beat Stilyan Hristov of Bulgaria to top the 60kg podium at the 21st edition of the tournament.

As predicted by IABA earlier, Ireland finished in 4th spot on the medals table. Russia, Bulgaria, Ukriane, Ireland and England, in that order, commanded the top five positions. Ireland also finished in 4th spot in the rankings table.

A tight and fiery encounter saw Walsh, who boxes out of the Riverstown BC, take all the judges with him en route to gold and his fourth win inside a week.

Walsh’s cleaner shots, particularly in the second and third rounds, secured victory. The Leesider finished out the contest with a sweeping left right on the button to seal a stunning tournament.

Dean Clancy proudly shows off his silver medal today

Earlier, Dean Clancy had to settle for silver.

The Sligo BC flyweight (Ballinacarrow BC) lost on a 4-1 split decision to Boris Kariban.

The Russian southpaw went down under a sweet left in the third but it was ruled a slip. However, the punch clearly contributed to his visit to the canvas.

The first round of an up tempo contest was fairly even, although Kariban’s aggression and accuracy probably edged the opening frame, while Clancy found the target with excellent combinations in the second; Kariban replying in kind in a stanza which could have gone either way.

Clancy had an excellent third, culminating in the left hook that dropped his opponent. Clancy won four out of five fights in seven days in Albena. A magnificent all round tournament for the Sligo prospect.

Ireland, courtesy of Clancy and Walsh, had the highest western European representation in today’s finals.

Billy McClean and Dmitri Dimitruc were working Ireland’s corner in Albena.

The gold and silver medals will see Ireland finish in a top five position, probably 4th, in the medals table (IABA estimate).

The Irish squad are due to arrive home via Dublin Airport via Istanbul at 9.50am tomorrow (September 26th) morning.

European Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria

September 18th

Preliminaries (Last 32)

September 19th

Last 16

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) beat Owen Paton (Scotland) 5-0
70kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) lost to Ilia Bogaturev (Russia) 1-4

September 20th

Last 16

September 21st

Q/Final

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Vakhaev Mukhaed (Russia) 0-5

Last 16

September 22nd

Q/Final

September 24th

S/Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) beat Emanuele Massimo (Italy) 4-1
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) beat Sino Sabivov (Russia) 3-1

September 25th

Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) lost to Boris Kariban (Russia) 1-4
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) beat Stilyan Hristov (Bulgaria) 5-0

Irish squad

Team Manager – Peter Brady
Coaches – Billy McClean & Dmitri Dmitruk
R&J – John Casey

CLANCY AND WALSH INTO EUROPEAN JUNIOR FINALS

24/09/2017IABA NewsIABA

Dean Clancy making his ring entrance today

Dean Clancy and Callum Walsh upgraded their guaranteed bronze medals to at least silver after two magnificent semi-final performances at the European Junior Championships in Albena, Bulgaria today.

Clancy, who boxes out of Ballinacarrow BC, beat Italy’s Emanuele Massimo in a fiery 52kg duel in which neither young man had to go looking for each other and in which both ended up on the floor three times after slips.

Clancy’s skill, he found the target with combinations in all three rounds, fitness and sheer heart secured a deserved victory.

Four judges scored it 30-27 for the Irishman, one scored it 29-28 against. Walsh followed that up with a 3-1 split verdict over Russia’s Sino Sabivov in an all southpaw battle.

Callum Walsh celebrating after today’s win

Sabivov received a public warning for dropping his head in the second and the final scores read 29-27,29-27,29-27 to Walsh, 29-28 to Sabivov and a 28-28 draw – so Walsh, even if his opponent hadn’t received a warning, would still have won.

The Leesider applied himself to his task from the opening bell and kept his rangy jab in his opponent’s face for most of the contest. Sabivov, burrowing inside because of his height and reach deficit, did most of his best work at close quarters, but Walsh matched fire with fire throughout to book his ticket into the 60kg final.

Clancy will meet Russia’s Boris Kariban and Walsh will face Bulgaria’s Stilyan Hristov for gold tomorrow afternoon.

Boxing begins at 2pm (Irish time) on Monday.

European Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria

September 18th

Preliminaries (Last 32)

September 19th

Last 16

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) beat Owen Paton (Scotland) 5-0
70kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) lost to Ilia Bogaturev (Russia) 1-4

September 20th

Last 16

September 21st

Q/Final

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Vakhaev Mukhaed (Russia) 0-5

Last 16

September 22nd

Q/Final

September 24th

S/Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) beat Emanuele Massimo (Italy) 4-1
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) beat Sino Sabivov (Russia) 3-1

September 25th

Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) v Boris Kariban (Russia)
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) v Stilyan Hristov (Bulgaria)

Irish squad

46kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles)
48kg Patrick McCarthy (Tralee)
50kg Myles Casey (Rathkeale)
52kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow) (Silver, at least)
54kg Brandon McCarthy (St. Michaels Athy) Cpt
57kg Mikey Stokes (Athlone)
60kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) (Silver, at least)
63kg Peter Vrinceanu (Crumlin)
66kg William Hayden (Crumlin)
70kg Jake Tucker (Holy Trinity) V/Cpt
75kg Gavin Rafferty (St. Cianans)
80kg Thomas Doherty (Baldoyle)
80+kg Cathel Crowley (Spartan)

Team Manager – Peter Brady
Coaches – Billy McClean & Dmitri Dmitruk
R&J – John Casey

EUROPEAN JUNIOR SEMI-FINALS

23/09/2017IABA NewsIABA

Team Ireland will have a light training session in Bulgaria this afternoon ahead of a key Sunday afternoon at the European Junior Championships.

Sligo’s Dean Clancy and Cork’s Callum Walsh are through to the semi-finals of the tournament and will be looking to upgrade their guaranteed bronze medals to at least silver versus Italy and Russia.

September 24th

S/Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) v Emanuele Massimo (Italy)
52kg Mamuka Abuladze (Georgia) v Brois Kariban (Russia)

60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) v Sino Sabivov (Russia)
60kg Vladislav Gudzi (Moldova) v Stilyan Hristov (Bulgaria)

Clancy is in action in the 4th bout in the 1st session which begins at 1p (Irish tiMe) and Walsh is between the ropes in the 8th bout in the 2nd session which begins at 4pm (Irish time).

The finals will be decided on Monday.

European Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria

September 18th

Preliminaries (Last 32)

September 19th

Last 16

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) beat Owen Paton (Scotland) 5-0
70kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) lost to Ilia Bogaturev (Russia) 1-4

September 20th

Last 16

September 21st

Q/Final

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Vakhaev Mukhaed (Russia) 0-5

Last 16

September 22nd

Q/Final

September 24th

S/Finals

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) v Emanuele Massimo (Italy)
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) v Sino Sabivov (Russia)

Irish squad

46kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles)
48kg Patrick McCarthy (Tralee)
50kg Myles Casey (Rathkeale)
52kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow) (Bronze, at least)
54kg Brandon McCarthy (St. Michaels Athy) Cpt
57kg Mikey Stokes (Athlone)
60kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) (Bronze, at least)
63kg Peter Vrinceanu (Crumlin)
66kg William Hayden (Crumlin)
70kg Jake Tucker (Holy Trinity) V/Cpt
75kg Gavin Rafferty (St. Cianans)
80kg Thomas Doherty (Baldoyle)
80+kg Cathel Crowley (Spartan)

Team Manager – Peter Brady
Coaches – Billy McClean & Dmitri Dmitruk
R&J – John Casey

IRELAND V POLAND RESULTS

22/09/2017IABA NewsIABA

Irish squad in Poland

Poland beat Ireland 6-4 in tonight’s Elite international in Kielce, Poland.

Irish captain Dean Walsh, Gerard Matthews, Michael Nevin and Martin Keenan won on the 10-bout international.

Keenan took the early route to victory with a second round KO of Aleksander Stawirej in the final bout on the card, with Nevin forcing Daniel Adamiec into a standing count with a stunning right hook right.

The Irish squad are due to arrive home tomorrow evening.

Poland v Ireland Kielce, Poland

Elite International Sept 22nd

49kg Daryl Moran (Illies GG) lost to Jakub Słomiński (Poland) Pts
52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield BC) lost to Maciej Jóźwik (Poland) Pts
56kg Tom Casey (St Francis) lost to Tomasz Resól (Poland) Pts
60kg Gerard Matthews (St Paul’s Antrim) beat Adrian Kowal (Poland) Pts
64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) lost to Łukasz Niemczyk (Poland) Pts
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Kamil Holka (Poland) Pts
75kg John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy) lost to Bartosz Gołębiewski (Poland) Pts
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat Daniel Adamiec (Poland) Pts
81kg Tony Brown (St Michael’s,Dublin) lost to Arkadiusz Szwedowicz (Poland) pts
91kg+ Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Aleksander Stawirej (Poland) KO2

(Exact scores to be confirmed)

Team Manager: Tony Davis (Ardagh Cross)
Coaches: Damien McKenna (Holy Family), Eamonn Duffy (Illies GG), Donal Walsh (St Ibars)
R&J: Jimmy Sweeney (Olympic)