John Joyce advanced at the European Youth Championships in Kolbrzeg, Poland this afternoon after beating Anton Stselmakhau of Belarus in the 75kg class.

But Cormac Long bowed out despite a big performance.

Joyce dominated in terms of cleaner punches landed, the Irish champion sending his durable opponent back into the ropes at the end of the first with a sweeping right.

The right hook proved to be one of Joyce’s best punches today, although the St Michael’s Athy BC middle also worked well to the body both hands in each of the three rounds en route to his second win in 24 hours.

Long was in against Stselmakhau’s compatriot Aleksandr Khalayeu but lost on a unanimous.

Irish coach John Conlan hailed the performances of Joyce and Willie Donoghue today, adding that Long performed excellently and they believed he did enough to get the verdict.

Earlier, Donoghue booked his ticket into the quarter-finals.

The ex AIBA World Junior champion, convincingly beat Bulgaria’s Kiril Rusinov on a unanimous decision (30-26,30-27,30-27).

“It was a masterclass in counter-punching from Willie,” said Irish team manager Brian Wallace.

Irish captain Frankie Cleary and Michael Nevin are in action tomorrow.

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European Youth Championships, Kolobrzeg, Poland

November 21st

75kg John Joyce (Ireland) beat Andreas Kayzourakis (Greece) 3-0

November 22nd (Last 16)
52kg Willie Donoghue (Ireland) beat Kiril Rusinov (Bulgaria) 3-0
75kg John Joyce (Ireland) beat Anton Stselmakhau (Belarus) 3-0
81kg Cormac Long (Ireland) lost to Aleksandr Khalayeu (Belarus) 0-3

November 23rd
56kg Frankie Cleary (Ireland) v Sandor Tar (Hungary) (Last 16)
69kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) v Heorhi Varashylau (Belarus) (Last 32)

November 24th (Last 16)
60kg James Mc Givern (Ireland) v Rasmus Bergman (Finland)
64kg Adam Kelly (Ireland) v Artur Prygoga (Ukraine)

November 25th
49kg Stephen McKenna (Ireland) v Deiv Puodziunas (Lithuania) (Last 8)
52kg Willie Donoghue (Ireland) v Adniry Tyshkovets (Ukraine) (Last 8)
60kg James McGivern (Ireland) v Rasmus Bergman (Finland) (Last 16)
75kg John Joyce (Ireland) v Ben Whittaker (England) (Last 8)

 

Dublin claimed a stunning 14 medals at the Golden Girl Championships in Borashallen, Sweden over the weekend.

The squad also won the Best Team Award and Carment Mavrodin of the Bay City BC scooped the Best Youth Award.

Please scroll down for medals winners.

Dent Pro generously sponsored the Team Dublin with T-Shirts for the tournament.

Click here for Dubs FaceBook page and photographs from Sweden.

 

 
Golden Girl Champions 2015
Chantelle Spencer – Jobstown Boxing Club
Megan Flynn – Cherry Orchard Boxing Club
Jessica Farrell – Baldoyle Boxing Club
Mary Geraghty – Phibsborough Boxing Club
Carmen Mavrodin – Bay City Boxing Club
Rebecca Toohey – Esker Boxing Club
Silver Medallists
Emma Flannery – Baldoyle Boxing Club
Amy Harrington – Esker Boxing Club
Linda McDonald – Jobstown Boxing Club
Chelsea Curley – Jobstown Boxing Club
Rivie McCormack – St Saviours Boxing Club
Megan Cushen – Baldoyle
Sarah McDonnell – Baldoyle
Megan Comiskey – Baldoyle

 

 

 

Willie Donoghue booked his ticket into the quarter-finals of the European Youth Championships in Kolobrzeg, Poland this afternoon.

The St Michael’s Athy flyweight, an ex AIBA World Junior champion, convincingly beat Bulgaria’s Kiril Rusinov on a unanimous decision.

“It was a masterclass in counter-punching from Willie,” said Irish team manager Brian Wallace.

Donoghue’s St Michael’s Athy team-mate John Joyce, who won yesterday, and Limerick’s Cormac Long will be in action later this afternoon.

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European Youth Championships, Kolobrzeg, Poland

November 21st

75kg John Joyce (Ireland) beat Andreas Kayzourakis (Greece) 3-0

November 22nd (Last 16)

1pm session (Irish time)

52kg Willie Donoghue (Ireland) beat Kiril Rusinov (Bulgaria) 3-0

4pm session (Irish time)

75kg John Joyce (Ireland) v Anton Stselmakhau (Belarus)
81kg Cormac Long (Ireland) v Aleksandr Khalayeu (Belarus)

November 23rd
56kg Frankie Cleary (Ireland) v Sandor Tar (Hungary) (Last 16)
69kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) v Heorhi Varashylau (Belarus) (Last 32)

November 24th (Last 16)
60kg James Mc Givern (Ireland) v Rasmus Bergman (Finland)
64kg Adam Kelly (Ireland) v Artur Prygoga (Ukraine)

November 25th
49kg Stephen McKenna (Ireland) v Deiv Puodziunas (Lithuania) (Last 8)
52kg Willie Donoghue (Ireland) v Adniry Tyshkovets (Ukraine) or Adam Pluskowski (Poland) (Last 8)
60kg James Mc Givern (Ireland) v Rasmus Bergman (Finland) (Last 16)

 

 

Irish Squad

49kg Stephen McKenna (Old School)
52kg Willie Donoghue (St Michael’s Athy)
56kg Frankie Cleary (Olympic) cpt
60kg James McGivern (St Georges)
64kg Adam Kelly (Ballynacargy)
69kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
75kg John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy)
81kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale)

Team Manager: Brian Wallace
Coaches: John Conlan, Dmitry Dmitruk, Michael Mongan
R&J: Sadie Duffy

 

 

 

Defending lightweight and light-welterweight champions Sean McComb and Dean Walsh advanced on Day 1 of the Men’s National Elite Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Three-time European Union Elite gold medallist David Oliver Joyce also made a winning return to the home of Irish boxing, along with former European Elite and World Youth champion Ray Moylette.

McComb, a bronze medal winner at this year’s European Games, and Walsh, a bronze medallist at this year’s European Championships, beat Tiernan Bradley and Benaldo Marime.

Joyce edged ex European Youth champion Gary Cully on a split decision in the contest of the night. The rangy Cully shaded the first round, but Joyce came storming back to take the final two frames of a cracking three-rounder.

Hughie Joyce forced Anthony O’Rawe into a standing county in the third and will now meet his elder brother, David Oliver, who is signed with AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), in the semi-finals.

“He’s (Hughie) my younger brother. He’s raring to go after that win. I’m delighted with my victory. It was a very close in the first round,I drove on after that,” said David Oliver, a multiple Elite champion who, because of APB fights, was appearing at the National Stadium for the first time in almost two years tonight.

George Bates, James Cleary, Wayne Kelly, Michael Bustard and Caoimhin Hynes also had their hand raised in victory this evening.

The Elite Championships resume next Friday night with the Elite women’s finals. Olympic champion Katie Taylor and Shauna O’Keeffe will go head-to-head for the vacant lightweight belt.

The men’s tournament resumes next Saturday.

 

 

National Elite Championships

Men

November 21st

Q/Finals (7pm)

60kg David Oliver Joyce (St Michael’s Athy) beat Gary Cully (St Davids) 2-1
60kg Hughie Joyce (St Michael’s Athy) beat Anthony O’Rawe (Braid) 3-0
60kg George Bates (St Marys) beat Gary McKenna (Old School) 3-0
60kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) beat Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart) 3-0
64kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Benaldo Marime (Holy Trinity) 3-0
64kg James Cleary (Olympic) beat Keith Flavin (Paulstown) 2-1
64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) beat Gerard Matthews (St Pauls) 3-0
64kg Ray Moylette (St Annes) beat Patrick Lenihan (St Marys) 3-0
69kg Michael Bustard (Monkstown) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) TKOI3
69kg Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Conor Doherty (Holy Trinity) 3-0

Women

November 20th

S/Finals (7.30pm)
48kg Donna Barr (Twin Towns) beat Alexandra Kornaga (Carrickmacross) 3-0
54kg Elaine Harrison (Ardnaree) beat Jade Corcoran (Crumlin) 3-0
60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel) beat Kayleigh Murrihy-McCormack (Kilfenora) 3-0
64kg Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone) beat Shanice Just (Arklow) 3-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) W/O

November 27th

Finals (7.30pm)
48kg Lauren Hogan (St Brigids Edenderry) V Donna Barr (Twin Towns)
51kg Michaela Walsh (Holy Family GG) V Ceire Smith (Cavan)
54kg Dervla Duffy (St Brigids Kildare) V Elaine Harrison (Ardnaree)
57kg Joanne Lambe (Carrickmacross) V Moira McElligott)
60kg Katie Taylor (Bray) V Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)
64kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin) V Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone)
69kg Clare Grace (Callan) V Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)
75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) W/O
81+kg Diana Cambell (Garda) V Maeve McCarron (Carrigart)

Willie Donoghue, Cormac Long and John Joyce will be in last 16 action at the European Youth Championships in Kolobrzeg, Poland tomorrow.

Joyce got Ireland off to a winning start at the 38-nation tournament yesterday.

The St Michael’s Athy middleweight beat Greece’s Andreas Kayzourakis on a unanimous decision.

“A very controlled and focused performance,” said Irish team manager Brian Wallace from ringside at the Millenium Arena in Kolobrzeg.

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European Youth Championships, Kolobrzeg, Poland

November 21st

75kg John Joyce (Ireland) beat Andreas Kayzourakis (Greece) 3-0

November 22nd (Last 16)

1pm session (Irish time)

52kg Willie Donoghue (Ireland) v Kiril Rusinov (Bulgaria)

4pm session (Irish time)

75kg John Joyce (Ireland) v Anton Stselmakhau (Belarus)
81kg Cormac Long (Ireland) v Aleksandr Khalayeu (Belarus)

 

(Below dates to be confirmed. Organisers have yet to put draws online)
56kg Frankie Cleary (Ireland) v Sandor Tar (Hungary)
60kg James Mc Givern (Ireland) v Rasmus Bergman (Finland) Last 16
64kg Adam Kelly (Ireland) v Artur Prygoga (Ukraine) Last 16
69kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) v Heorhi Varashylau (Belarus) Last 32
49kg Stephen McKenna (Ireland) v Deiv Puodziunas (Lithuania) Last 8

 

 

Irish Squad

49kg Stephen McKenna (Old School)
52kg Willie Donoghue (St Michael’s Athy)
56kg Frankie Cleary (Olympic) cpt
60kg James McGivern (St Georges)
64kg Adam Kelly (Ballynacargy)
69kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
75kg John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy)
81kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale)

Team Manager: Brian Wallace
Coaches: John Conlan, Dmitry Dmitruk, Michael Mongan
R&J: Sadie Duffy