POLAND VERSUS IRELAND INTERNATIONAL

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Irish squad in Poland

The Irish team arrived in Poland yesterday ahead of the weekend’s international with Poland.

Both nations meet in Kielce on Friday night.

National Elite champions Dean Walsh and Martin Keenan line out at welter and super-heavy and Michael Nevin and John Joyce double up at middleweight on the ten-strong Irish squad.

Irish squad training in Poland

Irish team manager Tony Davis reports that the team are in top form ahead of the meeting.

Jakub Słomiński, Tomasz Resól, Bartosz Gołębiewski and Arkadiusz Szwedowicz are the current Polish Elite champions on the home team.

Gołębiewski beat Daniel Adamiec in the Polish middleweight final last March.

Joyce meets Gołębiewski on Friday and Nevin faces Adamiec.

Irish Squad v Poland

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

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

GALLAGHER ADVANCES IN BULGARIA

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Jude Gallagher has his hand raised in victory today

Jude Gallagher progressed to the quarter-finals of the European Junior Championships in Albena, Bulgaria today.

The Two Castles BC dynamo beat Azeri pin-weight Maksud Khasmetov en route to the last-eight and his second victory in 48 hours, with Khasmetov taking a standing count in the first round following a relentless period of pressure from the eventual winner.

But there was disappointment for Myles Casey,Irish captain Brandon McCarthy, Mikey Stokes and Gavin Rafferty this afternoon.

Casey can consider himself particularly unlucky.The Limerick flyweight found the target with a barrage of lefts, with a few rights thrown into the bargain, in the second and third rounds, but the judges opted for the busy Romanian.

McCarthy lost the first across the board to English southpaw Harry Kinsella, took one of the judges with him in the second and won the third 3-2 in a bout which could have gone either way, while Stokes was involved in a tight affair with Georgian feather Bakur Chikovani, both young men having their say in all three frames.

Rafferty lost a tactical battle with Turkey’s Emir Buyukdas.The Irish middle clipped home some solid punches throughout, as did his opponent, and finished out the contest with a clean headshot, but the Turk got the decision.

Meanwhile, Patrick McCarthy is in against Russia tomorrow with at least bronze up for grabs in the light-fly class. Dean Clancy, Callum Walsh, Peter Vrinceanu and Thomas Doherty box in the last 16.

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

Last 16

52kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) v Artur Shahakyan (Armenia)
60kg Callum Walsh (Ireland) v Racz Kristopher (Hungary)
63kg Peter Vrinceanu (Ireland) v Anatalii Fedotkin (Russia)
80kg Thomas Doherty (Ireland) v Sahin Ergul (Turkey)

Q/Final

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) v Vakhaev Mukhaed (Russia)

September 22nd

Q/Final

46kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) v Luka Kublashvili (Georgia)

Irish squad

46kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles)
48kg Patrick McCarthy (Tralee)
50kg Myles Casey (Rathkeale)
52kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow)
54kg Brandon McCarthy (St. Michaels Athy) Cpt
57kg Mikey Stokes (Athlone)
60kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown)
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

JIMMY MAGEE SADLY PASSES AWAY

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Jimmy Magee

The Irish Athletic Boxing association (IABA) today express their deepest condolences at the news of the passing of legendary broadcaster Jimmy Magee.

Jimmy has been a remarkable friend of the IABA for many, many years and the entire boxing family in Ireland are heartbroken at today’s very sad news.

We will never forget the outstanding commentary of Jimmy, at our National Senior championships final nights, to the moments at so many Olympic Games, where Jimmy’s fantastic ability to bring an event to life through his unique mixture of commentary, sporting excitement and National pride , brought the endeavours of our boxers to life through the radio waves.

Jimmy’s commentary will forever be a part of some of our most treasured memories within Boxing at National, Olympic Games and Professional level and his kindness year after year hosting our National awards nights and presenting trophy’s to many of our young up and coming fighters and always having a lovely word and time to spare for each and every one.

We will miss you dearly, Jimmy.

DAY 2 RESULTS – EUROPEAN JUNIORS

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Patrick McCarthy has his hand raised in victory today

Ireland’s boxers experienced contrasting fortunes at the European Junior Championships in Albena, Bulgaria today.

Kerry southpaw Patrick McCarthy advanced but Belfast light-middle Jake Tucker bowed out.

Tucker lost to Ilia Bogaturev of Russia after three close rounds. Tucker, meeting fire with fire, consistently worked his way inside the problng jab of his talanted opponent to deliver shots, but took a standing count in the third after a fiery exchange.However, it was Bogaturev’s gum shield that ended up on the floor after that transaction.

Irish squad members in Albena

Earlier today,McCarthy advanced to the quarter-finals of the 32-nation tournament.

The Tralee BC light-fly, regularly scoring with his left, produced an impressive display of counter-punching against the lively Scot to progress to within one win of at least bronze.

Five Irish boxers – Jude Gallagher, Myles Casey, Brandon McCarthy, Mikey Stokes and Gavin Rafferty – are between the ropes tomorrow.

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

46kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) v Maksud Khasmetov (Azerbaijan)
50kg Myles Casey (Ireland) v Madalin Popescu (Romania)
54kg Brandon McCarthy (Ireland) v Harry Kinsella (England)
57kg Mikey Stokes (Ireland) v Bakur Chikovani (Georgia)
75kg Gavin Rafferty (Ireland) v Emir Buyukdas (Turkey)

September 21st

Last 16

Q/Final

48kg Patrick McCarthy (Ireland) v Vakhaev Mukhaed (Russia)

Irish squad

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

BOXING CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have confirmed that boxing will be part of the program for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Ireland first entered the Olympic Games independently at Paris 1924.

The IABA sent an eight-strong boxing team to 8th Olympiad where Paddy “Rocky” Dwyer reached the semi-finals, enough to secure at least bronze under today’s rules.

The Tipperary welter was beaten in the last-four by Argentina’s Hector Eugen Mendez after suffering a facial injury in the third round – most reports claim that injury was because of the illegal use of the head.

Dwyer had to withdraw from the box-off for bronze versus Canada because of the injury, described as a deep gash on his forehead.

A plaque was erected to the first Irish boxer to reach an Olympic semi-final on Limekill Lane, Tipperary in 2002. Dwyer finished in fourth spot in the 69kg class at the 1924 Games.

Helinsink 1952, where Belfast’s John McNally claimed Ireland’s first Olympic boxing medal (silver), marked the first occasion that both losing semi-finalists were awarded bronze, although the medals were not presented until years later.

Seven of the Irish squad for Paris 1924 represented the Army. Robert Hilliard, Ireland’s first Olympic bantam and the only non-army in the squad, died from wounds sustained battling General Franco’s forces in the Spanish Civil War in 1937Kerry-native Hilliard served as an Anglican priest in the Kingdom and who was known as the “boxing parson.” A Trinity Collge graduate, he’s cited in Christy Moore’s “Viva la Quinca Brigade.”“Bob Hilliard was a Church of Ireland pastor; From Killarney cross the Pyrenees he came.”

Cork feather Mossy Doyle lost to Jackie Fields of the USA in his first fight in Paris. Fields, real name Jacob Finkelstein, was advised – not because of anti-Semitism – by his coach to change his name to Jackie Fields because his real name didn’t sound tough enough for a boxer.

The Chicago feather was just 16 when he claimed gold at Paris 1924 and has been confirmed as the youngest Olympic champion of all time.

Scotland-born James ‘Tancy’ Lee, a former British champion, was Irish head coach at the Paris Olympics. An army instructor, Ireland’s chief seconds said his job was to “teach men to fight without bullets.”

All of Ireland’s athletes at the 1924 games received participation medals.

“At Paris 2024, boxing will celebrate 120 years since its first appearance on the Olympic Games programme in St Louis (1904). That in itself is a huge achievement for our sport and highlights boxing’s continuing popularity and relevance around the world,” said CK Wu, President of AIBA, following the recent announcement by the IOC.

Irish Boxing At Paris 1924

Flyweight: Michael “Myles” McDonagh (Army)
Lost to Ruperto Bieta (Spain) Pts

Bantamweight: Robert Hilliard (Trinity College BC)
Lost to Benjamin Pertuzzo (Argentina) Pts

Featherweight: Mossy Doyle (Army)
Lost to eventual gold medallist Jackie Fields (USA) Pts

Lightweight: PJ Kelleher (Army)
Lost to Ben Rothwell (USA) KO2

Welterweight: Paddy Dwyer (Army)
Beat Richard Basham (Britain) Pts
Beat Anton Cornelius (Holland) Pts
Beat Francois Stauffer (Switzerland) KO3
Lost to Hector Eugen Mendez (Argentina) TKOI3

Bronze medal Box-Off between losing semi-finalists
Lost to Douglas Lewis (Canada) W/O

Middleweight: Willie ‘Boy’ Murphy (Army)
Beat Jerzy Nowak (Poland) KO1
Lost to Leslie Black (Canada) Pts

Light-heavyweight: John Kidley (Army)
Lost to eventual bronze medallist Sverre Sorsdal (Norway) TKO1