Gabriel Dossen
Gabriel Dossen will be aiming to get amongst the medals and Amy Broadhurst and Aoife O’Rourke will be planning to upgrade their guaranteed bronze medals in the last-eight and last-four of the European U/22 Championships in Tagru Jiu, Romania tomorrow.
Broadhurst scored an impressive unanimous decision over Turkey’s European Elite bronze medallist Esra Yaldiz today and meets France’s Belinda Limuka for a place in the lightweight final.
O’Rourke is in against Italy’s Carlotta Paoletti in the middleweight class.
Dossen is the first Irish boxer in action Thursday in the male middleweight division versus Georgia’s Giorge Kharabadze.
The Irish female duo are between the ropes in the evening session which begins at 4pm (Irish time). Click here for program.
Dundalk medal-magnet Broadhurst was delighted to post today’s decision over an AIBA World Elite ranked opponent.
“I just wanted to get that win today as she would have been the toughest, if not one of the toughest, in my weight, she said.
“So to beat her was a big relief and am delighted! I’ve never boxed this French girl before but I know her from over the years.
“She is a good boxer, so I have another tough one on my hands tomorrow.”
Shannon Sweeney produced a massive performance earlier today but lost out at the last-eight stage.
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European U/22 Men’s and Women’s Championships Targu Jiu, Romania March 24/April 2
March 25th
Last 16
51kg Niamh Earley (Ireland) lost to Aikaterini Koutsogeorgo (Greece) 0-5
57kg Shauna Blaney (Ireland) lost to Nedkova Ivanova (Bulgaria) 1-4
March 26th
Last 16
52kg Conor Quinn (Ireland) lost to Maksim Stakheev (Russia) 1-4
Last 32
91kg Kevin Sheehy (Ireland) lost to Felix Kuhne (Germany) 0-5
March 27th
Last 16
75kg Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) beat Hambardum Hakobya (Armenia) 4-1
56kg Jordan Moore (Ireland) lost to Eusebi Jitaru (Romania) 0-5
Q/Finals
March 28th
Q/Finals
48kg Shannon Sweeney (Ireland) lost to Mari-Emi Todorova (Bulgaria) 0-5
60kg Amy Boadhurst (Ireland) beat Esra Yildiz (Turkey) 5-0
March 29th
Q/Finalss
75kg Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) v Giorge Kharabadze (Georgia)
S/Finals
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Ieland) V Belinda Limuka (France)
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Ireland) v Carlotta Paoletti (Italy)
Irish squad
Female
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) (Bronze, at least)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) (Bronze, at least)
57kg Shauna Blaney (Navan)
51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston)
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes)
Male
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard)
56kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)
75kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic)
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis)
IABA President: Dominic O’Rourke
Team manager: Anna Moore & Paddy Osborne
Head coach: Dmitry Dmitruk
Coaches: Eoin Pluck, Thomas Murray, Valerie Hamilton
R&J: Philip Rooney