“Everybody can dream, and if you work hard enough and train hard enough, it may come true.” (Martin Keenan)

“I’m looking forward (after her final) to a big juicy burger and a milkshake.” (Kellie Harrington)

“I gave it my heart, gave it everything. He’s an Olympian. I’ll be back bigger and better.” (Thomas McCarthy)

“That means I’m the best in Ireland no matter what. Last year I beat the flyweight champion, now I beat the light-flyweight champion so I’ve beaten two champions in the finals.” (Kurt Walker)

“I’ll be going for my third European title in the Ukraine, that’s a fact.” (Joe Ward)

“Has Kellie (Harrington) won seven titles also? I must have a word with her about that!” (Darren O’Neill’ after winning his 7th Elite belt. Harrington has also won seven titles)

“Tommy is a very clever boxer, I had to keep my focus. I’m absolutely delighted to retain my title.” (Brendan Irvine).

“When it ended I didn’t actually know what happened, it all happened so fast.” (Leona Houlihan)

“This is a very proud moment for our club.” (Olympic BC coach Michael Mongan after Patrick Mongan won the lightweight title)

“I’m absolutely thrilled to win my first Elite title and I would like to thank my coaches and everyone at the club for their support.” (Ciara Ginty)

“I really wanted it so bad this year.” (Dervla Duffy)

“I feel I could come back next year and beat him,” “unbeaten RTE southpaw” Jimmy Magee to a jubilant Dean Walsh, who claimed his fourth successive title and his second Best Boxer Award.

National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

February 17th

Finals

Please see below attachment for national results so far in 2017.

Two tournaments have been completed at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Please scroll down for all results from the National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium.

The All-Ireland champions of 2017 emerged last evening after 16 pulsating bouts at the home of Irish boxing.

London 2012 Olympian Darren O’Neill and World Elite finalist Kellie Harrington improved to seven titles apiece, and Rio Olympians Brendan Irvine and Joe Ward accepted their third and fifth belts.

European Elite bronze medallist Dean Walsh was celebrating on the double after claiming gold at the first time of asking at welterweight and also scooping the Best Boxer Award.

Ex AIBA World Junior champion and current Youth Olympics silver medallist Ciara Ginty ensured that the Geesala BC were celebrating and Patrick Mongan sealed another proud night for the Olympic Boxing Club.

The Rathkeale BC in Limerick had to wait until the very last bout of the 2017 Championships to finally lay claim to an Elite crown, Martin Keenan doing the honours following an edge-of-the-seat super-heavy showdown with Thomas Carty.

February 17th

Finals

52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield) beat Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin) 3-2
56kg Stephen McKenna (Old School) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 3-2
60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel) beat Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) 5-0
60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic) beat Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) 4-1
64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Cheyanne O’Neill (Ahtlone) 4-1
64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) beat Benaldo Marime (Holy Trinity) 5-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) beat Tina Donnelly (Corinthians) 5-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Peter Carr (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan) beat Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) 3-2
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Sean Allen (Arklow) 5-0
91kg Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) beat Cormac Long (Rathkeale) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) beat Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 4-1

February 10th
S/Finals

48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 5-0
49kg Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry) beat Connor Jordan (St Aidans) 3-2
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls Antrim) beat TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) 5-0
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans) 4-1
57kg Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy) beat Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown) 5-0
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) beat Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) 5-0
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Gary McKenna (Old School) 5-0
64kg Emma Agnew (Delagan) beat Sidhbh Greene (St Brigids Eden) 5-0
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) beat Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) 5-0
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) 3-2
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) beat Michael Frayne (St Marys) 4-0
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) beat John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Damien Sullivan (Emerald Antrim) 3-2

February 4th
Q/Finals

60kg Gary McKenna (Old School) beat Alan O’Connor (Bawnogue) 5-0
64kg Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 4-1
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Mark McCole (Dungloe) 5-0
69kg Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) beat Gerard French (Clonard U) 4-1
69kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) beat Nathan Watson (Saints) 5-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Ross Boyle (Mourne GG) 3-2
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
91+kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) beat James Clarke (Kilnamanagh) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 4-1

February 3rd
Q/Finals

52kg TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) beat Tommy Casey (St Francis) 5-0
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) beat Frankie Cleary (Ballina) 5-0
56kg Myles Casey (St Francis) beat Eamon McNally (St Michaels Antrim) 5-0
69kg Mark McCole (Dungloe) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat John Joyce (St Michaels Athy) 5-0
75kg Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) beat Glory Carlos Lumuala (Maynooth) 5-0
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Delagan) beat David Bicevas (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
75kg Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Conor Doherty (Emerald Antrim) 5-0
81kg Michael Frayne (St Marys Dublin) beat Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 5-0
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Sean Conroy (Ballina) 3-2
91kg John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) beat Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) 3-2
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) beat Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin) 4-1