Irish captain Aaron McKenna and Gabriel Dossen joined Cork’s Eamer Coughlan in Saturday’s Pavlyukov Youth Memorial semi-finals following top drawer performances in Anapa, Russia today.

The Monaghan and Galway duo are now, along with Coughlan, guaranteed at least bronze.

World Youth bronze medallist Dossen beat Armenian welter Toni Galstyan and McKeena followed that with a convincing victory of Tyler Jolly in the light-welter class.

Patrick Donovan, a World Junior silver medallist, was unlucky to out to Russia’s Rashid Yangaziev and Tommy Hyde was beaten by Belarusian champion Aleksei Alferor.

“Gabriel and Aaron were outstanding, and Aaron produced the performance of the day against his talented Scottish opponent, said Irish coach Billy McClean.

“We felt that Patrick was a clear winner but the officials went with the Russian number one. Tommy gave it absolutely everything against the Belarusian champion and we’re very pleased with his performance. No complaints there.

“Saturday is another big day for our boys. We have three in the semi-finals and at least three bronze medals.”

Pavlyukov Youth Memorial Anapa, Russia March 15th/20th

March 15th

Last 16

69kg Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) beat Ivan Stupen (Russia) 3-2

69kg Jason Harty (Ireland) lost to Aldivr Turnsinay (Kazakhstan) 0-5

March 16th

Last 16

64kg: Aaron McKenna (Ireland) beat Pavel Kamgnin (Estonia) 5-0

64kg: Patrick Donovan (Ireland) beat Denik Nikogosyan (Armenia) 5-0

Q/Final

60kg: Eamer Coughlan (Ireland) beat OtarI Naveriani (Georgia) 3-2

March 17th

Q/Finals

69kg: Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) beat Toni Galstyan (Armenia) 5-0

64kg: Aaron McKenna (Ireland) beat Tyler Jolly (Scotland) 5-0

64kg: Patrick Donovan (Ireland) lost to Rashid Yangaziev (Russia) 2-3

75kg: Tommy Hyde (Ireland) lost to Aleksei Alferor (Belarus) 0-5

March 18th

S/Finals
60kg: Eamer Coughlan (Ireland) v Nikita Piskunov (Russia) (9.30am)

64kg: Aaron McKenna (Ireland) v Bilobek Mirzarakhimov (Uzbekistan) (3.30pm)

69kg: Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) v Denis Shapochinkiy (Russia) (10.15am)

Irish Squad

60kg Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown) (Bronze, at least)

64kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL)

64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School) (Bronze, at least)

69kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic) (Bronze, at least)

69kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale)

75kg Tommy Hyde (Setanta)

Team manager: Robbie Redmond
Coaches: Billy McClean and Fergal McKenna
R&J: Martin O’Neill

The Olympic BC held their St Patrick’s show at their clubhouse last night.

A Galway Select team took on a strong Welsh Select squad at Olympic BC Galway with Galway coming away with a 7-6 victory.

6-6 going into the final contest last night before Galway captain Edward Barrett pulled off a 2-1 split decision win over Welsh Champion and Team Captain Jordan Whiters ensuring Galway came away with overall Team Victory and that bout earning Barrett and Whiters best home and away boxers.

Wins also last night for European Schoolboy Champion Jason Myers, National Champions Paddy Cleary, Michael Maughan and Tommy Donovan. Tommy McDonagh and Kevin Fahy.

Boy 2 29kg Paddy Cleary Olympic BC beat Harrison Day Colcot BC/ Wales 3-0

Boy 2 38.5kg Dean Myers Olympic BC lost to Scott Richards Pontypridd Wales 2-1

Boy 3 37kg Michael Maughan Olympic BC beat Callum Coop Premier BC Wales 3-0

Boy 3 40kg Tommy McDonagh Olympic BC beat Owan Allen Pentwyn Wales 3-0

Boy 4 39kg Kevin Fahy Oughterard BC beat Corbin Crocker Premier BC Wales 2-1

Boy 4 44kg Tommy Donovan Olympic BC beat Liam Thomas Premier BC Wales 2-1

B4 60kg John McDonagh Lumpini BC lost to Jamie Janes Splot BC Wales 3-0

B4 63kg Thomas McDonagh St Christopher’s lost to Brooklyn Rafferty Premier BC 2-1

B4 70kg Jason Myers Olympic BC beat Jonty Turnbull Maelor BC Wales 3-0

B4 50kg Edward Corcoran Olympic BC beat Ronan Connelly GBC 2-1

B4 66kg Thomas Donoghue Olympic BC lost to Tom Savage Oughterard BC 3-0

Jun 1 46kg Adam Hession Monivea BC lost to Billy Unsworth Wales 2-1

Jun 1 52kg Bim Conroy Tobar Pheadair BC lost to Ioan Croft Cardigan BC Wales 3-0

Jun 1 54kg Ciaran White Monivea BC lost to Garan Croft Cardigan BC Wales 3-0

Jun 2 70kg Edward Barrett Olympic BC beat Jordan Whiters Wales 2-1
Jun 1 60kg Shay Molloy Oughterard BC lost to Jordan Enofe Olympic BC 3-0
Jun 1 60kg Shay Molloy Oughterard BC lost to Jordan Enofe Olympic BC 3-0

Exhibition bouts

Boy 3 46kg Patrick Sweeney Olympic BC v Jake Turnbull Colcot BC Wales

Girl 3 52kg Candice Travers Olympic BC v Aaliyah Butler Monivea BC

Welsh Coaches: Wayne Gurd & Spud Brophy.

Photos courtesy and rights to Peter Sheppard Photography.

Irish captain Thomas Carthy, Eugene McKeever and Geoffrey Kavanagh bowed out of the European U/22 Championships on unanimous and split decisions in Braila, Romania this afternoon and evening.

Carthy and Kavanagh were aiming to join their Glasnevin BC team-mate Jordan Moore in the last-eight on Saturday, but both had to accept second best against Ukraine’s Vitalii Pakuliak and Hungary’s Adam  Hamari in the super-heavy and heavy classes.

McKeever dropped Vitalii Tereshchuk with a sweet right hook near the end of the second, the Ukrainian taking a count, but the decision went against the Irishman on a split.

Current Elite champion Kurt Walker, Dylan Duffy, Keith Flavin, Keylan Cassidy and Brian Kennedy are in action on St Patrick’s Day.

European U/22 Championships Braila, Romania March 14th/22nd

March 14th

Last 32

75kg: Keylan Cassidy (Ireland) beat Armen Minasyan (Armenia) 5-0

March 15th

Last 16

52kg: Jordan Moore (Ireland) beat Andry Tyshkavenko (Ukraine) 4-1

Last 32

56kg: Kurt Walker (Ireland) beat Adrian Powal (Poland) 4-1

March 16th

Last 16

69kg Eugene McKeever (Ireland) lost to Vitalii Tereshchuk (Ukraine) 2-3

91kg Geoffrey Kavanagh (Ireland) lost to Adam Hamari (Hungary) 0-5

91kg+: Thomas Carty (Ireland) lost to Vitalii Pakuliak (Ukraine) 0-5

March 17th

Last 16

56kg: Kurt Walker (Ireland) v Raffaele di Serio (Italy)

60kg: Dylan Duffy (Ireland) v Romano Marengo (Netherlands)

64kg: Keith Flavin (Ireland) v Mikhail Baisiakov (Belarus)

75kg: Keylan Cassidy (Ireland) v Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy)

81kg: Brian Kennedy (Ireland) v Polneikis Kalamaras (Greece)

March 18th

Q/Final

52kg: Jordan Moore (Ireland) v William Cawley (England)

Irish squad

52kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)

56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)

60kg Dylan Duffy (Pegasus)

64kg Keith Flavin (Paulstown)

69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda)

75kg Keylan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)

81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean)

91kg Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin)

91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) cpt

Team Manager: Paddy Osbourne

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Pat McDonagh

R&J: Philip Rooney