Team Ireland departed for Bulgaria via Dublin Airport today ahead of the start of the European Junior Championships.

 

The 21st edition of the tournament begins Monday in Albena, Bulgaria.

 

Ireland’s 13-strong are made up of current Irish Senior Cadet champions.

 

The IABA wishes Ireland’s talented young prospects, coaches and staff the very best of luck in Bulgaria.

 

 

 

 

 

European Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria September 18th/25th

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

 

 

 

 

Ireland versus Poland squad training will take place at Saint Catherine’s Boxing Club Marrowbone Lane Dublin 8 on Saturday, September 16th

All boxers to be there for 10am for briefing.

All team members must bring their passports with them for Saturday.

First session starts at 10:30am. Second session starts at 2pm.

Ireland and Poland meet in Kielce on September 22nd.The squad leave for Poland on September 20th.

Please contact Fran Long, Saint Catherine’s Boxing Club, for directions – (087) 990 5453

 

Irish Squad v Poland

49kg Daryl Moran (Illies GG)
52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield BC)
56kg Tom Casey (St Francis)
60kg Gerard McCaffery (St Paul’s Antrim)
64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars)
75kg John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy)
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg Tony Brown (St Michael’s,Dublin)
91kg Ken Ogungbowa (Athlone)
91-kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale)

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

 

 

 

 

Brandon McCarthy has been named Irish captain for the European Junior Championships in Albena, Bulgaria.

 

Irish coach Billy McClean confirmed this morning that the St Michael’s Athy BC bantamweight will skipper the Irish side and Jake Tucker of the Holy Trinity BC in Belfast is Irish vice captain.

 

The squad finished up their training camp in Edenderry, Offaly yesterday ahead of the 21st edition of the European Juniors.

 

The team, who fly out to Albena on Saturday afternoon, are ready to roll, according to McClean

 

“It will be a tough tournament given the amount of nations that have entered, as per usual, he said.

 

“The team are in tip top shape from the training camp and eagerly looking forward to that start of the competition. They’re ready to roll.”

 

The Irish unit are all current Senior Cadet champions. Boxing begins on Monday in Albena.

 

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European Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria September 18th/25th

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