IRELAND V INDIA AT THE STADIUM

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Mary Kom with IABA President Pat Ryan, IABA Registrar Stephen Connolly and Liam Brereton in Edenderry

 

Ireland meet India in a Senior Women’s International at the National Stadium on Saturday night.

Kristina O’Hara lines out at light-flyweight versus London 2012 bronze medallist Mary Kom in Dublin.

Kom has claimed five AIBA World Elite titles and four Asian Elite gold medals in her glittering career.

A silver medallist at the inaugural World Women’s World Championships in 2001 in the USA, she received an International Boxing Association Legend Award in 2016, along with Olympic champions Felix Savon and Wladimir Klitschko and Brahim Asloum. Rome 1960 Olympic champion Muhammad Ali was also honoured.

O’Hara, meanwhile, impressed at the recent EU Women’s Championships in Italy where she was unlucky to go out at the last-eight stage on a split decision to Italy’s eventual silver medallist Roberta Bonatti.

Cork’s European Elite bronze medallist Christina Desmond meets Sonia Lather in the middleweight class, while former World Youth champion and Olympic Youth silver medallist Ciara Ginty faces Sim Ranjit Kaur Baatth over three rounds at light-welter.

Ireland and India and a number of nations have been training at the St Brigid’s BC in Edenderry ahead of Saturday’s meeting.

Over 100 boxers have taken part in the international training camp organised by Liam Brereton.

India return home on September 6th.

Saturday’s international begins at 7pm. Seven sparring/exhibition matches will be held before the main event of the evening.

 

Ireland v India National Stadium, September 2nd (7pm)

 

Open Sparring/Exhibitions (4.30pm)

51kg Labhaoise Clarke (Cardonagh) v Neeraj Phogat (India)

51kg Sionnan McKenna (Holy Family) v Pinki Rani (India)

54kg Margeurita Nevin (St Brigid’s Kildare) v Shiksha Narwal (India)

60kg Shauna O’Callaghan (Clann Naofa) v Sonia Chahal (India)

60kg Kateyln Phelan St Brigid’s Kildare) v Monika Singh (India)

69kg Nadine Dermody (Raging Bull) v Pooja Singh (India)

75kg Aoife Burke St Mary’s) v  Saweety Boora (India)

 

Senior International

Ireland v India (7pm)

48kg Lauren Hogan (St Brigid’s, Edenderry) v Krishna Thapa (India)

48kg Ciara Anderson (Twin Towns)  v Monika Bagri (India)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Anne’s) v Sarjubala Devi Shamjetsabam (India)

48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco) v Mary Kom India)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Ryston)  v Vanlal Duati (India)

57kg Teegan Russell (Fr Horgan’s) v  Sonia Lather (India)

60kg Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown) v Preeti Beniwal (India)

64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) v Sim Ranjit Kaur Baatth (India)

64kg Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone) v Jyoti Grewal (India)

69kg Gillian Duffy (Bray) v  Lovlina Bogohain (India)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s) v Kavita Goyat (India)

81kg Caroline Connolly (Mourne GG) v Bhagyabati Kachari (India)

81kg+ Dianne Campbell (Garda BC, Swords) v Seema Poonia (India)

 

WORLD ELITE SEMI-FINALS

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The first batch of finalists at the 2017 World Elite Championships will be revealed in Hamburg, Germany tonight.

Ten semi-finals are slated for decision, with the remaining semi-finals pencilled in for Friday.

Both session start at 5pm (Irish time).

Joe Ward, pictured above, red, meets Uzbekistan’s Bektimer Melikuziev on Friday and Cuba’s defending champion Julio de la Cruz faces Carlos Mina (Ecuador) in the corresponding last-four match up.

Irish coaches Zaur Antia, John Conlan and Dmitry Dimitruc in Hamburg

 

Cruz (1), Melikuziev (2), Ward (3), and Mina (4) are the top four seeds in the light-heavy class and are, courtesy of Hamburg 2017, the top four in the world this year with the seeding getting it spot on.

Hamburg 2017 marks the fifth successive occasion that Irish (male) boxing has finished amongst the medals – and the 6th time this century – at the World Elite Men’s Championships.

Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin won double bronze at Milan 2009 and Baku 2011 – where Ward, who is appearing in his fourth successive Worlds in Hamburg, debuted aged just 17.

Jason Quigley claimed silver at Almaty 2013 – and also became the first Irish male boxer to reach a World Elite final – and Ward won bronze.

Olympic bronze medallist Michael Conlan secured the one medal that Irish boxing didn’t have at Doha 2015 after winning gold, and Ward and Michael O’Reilly won silver and bronze.

In 2001,James Moore won bronze at the World Elites in Belfast.

Overall, Irish boxing has claimed 20 World Men’s and Women’s World Elite Championship medals since Tommy Corr took home bronze from Munich 1982.

London 2012 bronze medallist Conlan (1) and Olympic champion Katie Taylor (5) are our gold medallists. It’s an exclusive Irish club that three-time European champion Ward will be aiming to join this weekend

The Hamburg 2017 finals will be resolved Saturday.Boxing begins at 5pm (Irish time).

The five strong Irish squad are scheduled to arive home at 1.55pm via Dublin Airport on Sunday afternoon.

World Elite Championships Hamburg, Germany

August 25th

(Last 32)

56kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) lost to Leonel De Los Santos (Dominican Republic) 1-4

64kg Sean McComb (Ireland) beat Joedison De Jesus (Brazil) 4-1

August 26th

(Last 32)

91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Ireland) beat Hyeon Do Kim (Korea) 5-0

August 27th

(Last 16)

64kg Sean McComb (Ireland) lost to Andy Cruz-Gomez (Cuba) 0-5

August 28th

(Last 16)

52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) lost to Inkyu Kim (Korea) 0-5

81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Iago Kizira (Georgia) 5-0

91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Ireland) lost to Cristian Salcedo (Columbia) 2-3

August 29th

Q/Final

81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Mikhail Dauhaliavets (Belarus) 5-0

September 1st

S/Finals

81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) v Bektimer Melikuziev (Uzbekistan)
81kg Julio de la Cruz (Cuba) v Carlos Mina (Ecuador)

 

Irish squad

52kg Brendan Irvine  (St Paul’s)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) cpt (Bronze, at least)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

Team manager/High-Performance Director: Bernard Dunne
Coaches: Zaur Antia, John Conlan and Dmitry Dimitruc
Doctor: Jim Clover
Physio: Seamus Caffrey
Performance Analysis: Alan Swanton

2017 ESKER BC ALL FEMALE BOX CUP

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Now in its 5th year, the Esker All Female BoxCup has grown to become the largest and most prestigious female only boxing tournament in Europe.

Differing with other BoxCup’s in that it is ran solely by a club, Esker ABC, it now encompasses female boxers all the way from juvenile to elite. In 2016, the tournament welcomed 320 boxers from around the world and this year’s edition is predicted to have 400 boxers entered before the tournament takes place from October 13th – 15th 2017.

Entry to the tournament is by online registration at eskerboxingclub.com on the BoxCup page. Registration closes on September 18th and the tournament committee would encourage all club’s to enter their boxers as early as possible.

Current countries registered and pre-registered..

Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Isle of Man
The Netherlands
Italy
Australia
Canada
Sweden
Denmark
Hungary
France

Esker Amateur Boxing Club and the town of Lucan once again look forward to hosting this unique tournament and welcoming female boxers to Ireland from all around the world..!!

 

CLASSY WARD INTO WORLD ELITE SEMI-FINAL

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Joe Ward

 

Joe Ward cruised to his second victory in 24 hours at the World Elite Championships to guarantee Ireland at least bronze at the 19th edition of the tournament in Hamburg, Germany.

The Moate BC southpaw recorded a third successive win over Belarusian light-heavy Mikhail Dauhaliavets  – 30-27-30-27-30-27,30-27,30-26 to book his ticket into Friday’s 81kg semi-final.

A silver and bronze medallist at the 2015 and 2013 Worlds, Ward, who made his debut at this level aged just 17 in Baku in 2011, will now meet Uzbekistan’s Rio 2016 finalist Bektimer Melikuziev in the semi-finals on Friday.

Melikuzieve, the reigning Asian champion, who beat Kazakhstan’s Yerik Alzhanov tonight, has since moved up a notch from middleweight  to light-heavy since Rio.

Ward, except for an overhand left from Dauhaliavets in the second, was rarely troubled and boxed most of the contest behind his ramrod right jab, consistently straightened the aggressive Belarussin with that punch in each frame.

The back hand was also employed, with the Irish captain firing in some rapid combinations in the third against the No. 6 seed, who, to his credit, never stopped coming forward.

Ward is now the first Irish male boxer – Katie Taylor has won six – to claim three World Elite medals. The Moate BC man has also won three European titles since 2011, a haul of six major medals in the last five years.

He’ll be looking to upgrade his guaranteed bronze to at least silver versus the No. 2 seed on Friday evening. The finals will be held Saturday.

Tonight’s win guarantees Irish boxing a second World Elite medal from Germany. Tommy Corr claimed bronze for Ireland, our first podium finish at this level, in Munich in 1982.

Click here for all results so far.

World Elite Championships Hamburg, Germany

August 25th

(Last 32)

56kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) lost to Leonel De Los Santos (Dominican Republic) 1-4

64kg Sean McComb (Ireland) beat Joedison De Jesus (Brazil) 4-1

August 26th

(Last 32)

91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Ireland) beat Hyeon Do Kim (Korea) 5-0

August 27th

(Last 16)

64kg Sean McComb (Ireland) lost to Andy Cruz-Gomez (Cuba) 0-5

August 28th

(Last 16)

52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) lost to Inkyu Kim (Korea) 0-5

81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Iago Kizira (Georgia) 5-0

91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Ireland) lost to Cristian Salcedo (Columbia) 2-3

August 29th

Q/Final

81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Mikhail Dauhaliavets (Belarus) 5-0

September 1st

S/Finals

81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) v Bektimer Melikuziev (Uzbekistan)
81kg Julio de la Cruz (Cuba) v Carlos Mina (Ecuador)

 

Irish squad

52kg Brendan Irvine  (St Paul’s)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) cpt (Bronze, at least)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

Team manager/High-Performance Director: Bernard Dunne
Coaches: Zaur Antia, John Conlan and Dmitry Dimitruc
Doctor: Jim Clover
Physio: Seamus Caffrey
Performance Analysis: Alan Swanton

 

 

 

 

IRELAND TO MEET INDIA IN ELITE WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL AT STADIUM

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Mary Kom with IABA President Pat Ryan, IABA Registrar Stephen Connolly and Liam Brereton in Edenderry

 

Ireland will meet India in an Elite Women’s international at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night, September 2nd.

Five-time AIBA World Elite champion Mary Kom will line out for visitors at the home of Irish boxing versus Belfast’s Kristina O’Hara.

European Elite bronze medallist Christina Desmond and Olympic Youth finalists Ciara Ginty will also box.The full teams will be confIrmed shortly

Kom,full name Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte,claimed bronze at London 2012 and won her five World titles at 45kg,46kg and 48kg.

Also a four-time Asian champion, she secured silver at the inaugural World Women’s Elite Championships in the USA in 2001.

Boxers at the international training camp in Edenderry

Kom and Katie Taylor are the only women to win five World gold medals.

A member the upper house of the Indian Parliament, Kom was appointed  a national observer for boxing by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Indian government in 2017.

The 22-strong Indian squad are in Offaly this week at an international training camp at the St Brigid’s BC in Edenderry with Ireland, England, Scotland, Isle of Man, Norway and Taiwan.

Over 100 boxers have taken part in the international training camp organised by Liam Brereton.

Boxing begins at 7pm at the National Stadium on Saturday.