The draw has taken place in Kienbaum, Germany, for the European U17 Championship, setting the path to the podium for Team Ireland’s 23 competitors.
46kg Louise Joyce of Olympic BC, Westmeath is in a category of 15 boxers. She opens her account at the tournament on Wednesday, against Italy’s Michela Guglielmon
There are 12 boxers in the men’s 46kg category, and Team Ireland’s Pat Stokes of Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath benefits from a bye to the Quarter Finals. He begins his campaign one win away from a medal in Saturday’s Evening Session, against the winner of the prelim between Czech Republic and Italy.
There’s a bye to the Quarter Finals for Abby Murray of Muskerry BC, Cork. The 48kg athlete boxes for a medal on Sunday, against the winner of the preliminary bout between England and Germany.
There are 18 boxers in the 48kg category, including Emmet Shields of Glasnevin BC, Dublin. He opens his account at the tournament in Wednesday’s Afternoon Session, contesting at Last 32 stage against Germany’s Aaron Rakk.
Lucie Prentice of Banbridge BC, Antrim is among 14 boxers contesting at 50kg – and she benefits from a bye to the quarter finals. She’s boxing for a podium place in Sunday’s Afternoon Session, against the winner of the preliminaries stage bout between Romania and Greece.
There are 15 boxers in the Men’s 50kg category, including Crumlin BC’s Kristian Jubani. Kristian begins his tournament at Last 16 stage, against Ukraine’s Kostiantyn Hubenko. That bout takes place in Thursday’s Evening Session.
Aleigha Murphy of Ballybrack BC, Dublin is among 15 boxers contesting at 52kg. She begins her tournament on Friday at Last 16 stage, taking on Lithuania’s Milana Nikova in the Afternoon Session.
There are 20 boxers, including Sean Kelly of St Abbans/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford, contesting at 52kg. He has been given a bye to the Last 16, and opens his account in Thursday’s Afternoon Session against the winner of the Last 32 bout between Poland and France.
54kg Paige Nickels of Banbridge BC, Antrim is among 15 boxers contesting the weight. She makes her tournament debut on Wednesday, at Last 16 stage, against Lithuania’s Akvilė Siupieniute. That’s an Afternoon Session bout.
There are 17 boxers in the Men’s 54kg, including Michael McDonagh of Avona BC, Dublin. Michael has received a bye to the Last 16, and will take on Azerbaijan’s Ibrahim Badalli in Thursday’s Evening Session.
14 boxers, including Ella Archbold of Ballybrack BC, Dublin, are contesting at 57kg. Ella begins her campaign at Last 16 stage on Thursday, against Germany’s Lorin Sayim – that’s in the Evening Session.
Kalib Walshe of Wexford CBS, Wexford is one of 15 boxers in the Men’s 57kg weight category. He makes his debut at Last 16 stage on Friday against Raul Heydarli of Azerbaijan. That’s in the Evening Session.
60kg Ruth Dossen of Olympic BC, Galway is one of 14 boxers in her weight category. She begins her campaign in Wednesday’s Evening Session against Lithuania’s Miglė Griskonyte.
Jason Donoghue of Olympic BC, Westmeath is contesting one of the largest weighs by number in the tournament – Men’s 60kg with 22 boxers. He makes his tournament debut in Wednesday’s Afternoon Session, against France’s David Harutyunyan.
Claire Crowley of St Martha’s BC, Cork begins her tournament one win away from a medal. She is among 13 boxers contesting at Women’s 63kg. Claire boxers her quarter final on Sunday, against the winner of the Last 16 bout between Netherlands and Lithuania.
Team Co-Captain Padraig Walsh of Immaculata BC, Antrim is among 21 boxers contesting at Men’s 63kg – he has been accorded a bye to the Last 16. He’ll begin his tournament on Friday against the winner of the Last 32 bout between Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
Women’s 66kg is among the smallest weights-by-entrant in the championship, and includes Alesha Mullis Boyle of Dungloe BC, Donegal. She has a bye to the quarter finals, and boxes for a medal on Sunday against Ukraine’s Kateryna Moroz.
There are 20 boxers in Men’s 66kg, including Kai Dynes Murphy of Immaculata BC, Antrim. He has a bye to the Last 16, and opens his account on Friday against Roman’s Eduard-Marian Tangerica – that’s in the Evening Session.
Team Co-Captain Cassie Henderson of Phoenix ABC, Antrim is joined by 8 other boxers in Women’s 70kg. She has a bye to the quarter finals, and first boxes on Saturday. She’ll take on Poland’s Magdalena Lewkowicz
70kg Conor Dowds of Immaculata BC, Antrim is among 20 boxers contesting the weight – he begins his tournament in Wednesday’s Evening Session against Germany’s Alberto Antochi.
6 boxers join Isabelle Hawkins of St Nicholas BC, Tipperary in Women’s 75kg. Isabelle makes her tournament debut on Saturday at quarter final stage. She takes on Italy’s Marisol Rivetti.
John Ward of Monivea BC, Galway is among 18 boxers contesting at Men’s 75kg. He’s been accorded a bye to the Last 16, and opens his account on Thursday against the winner of the Last 32 bout between Turkey and Italy.
William Heaphy of Golden Gloves BC, Cork is among 17 boxers contesting at Men’s 80+kg. He has a bye, and begins his campaign on Thursday at Last 16 stage, taking on Finland’s Ekoevi Tomety
Team Ireland is led and managed by Anna Moore of St. Francis BC, Limerick and Joey Simpson, Saviours Crystal BC, Waterford. The team is coached by Valerie Hamilton of St. Francis BC, Limerick, Liam Cunningham of Saints BC, Antrim, Linda Morgan of Arklow BC, Wicklow and John Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry. Joe Lowe of St. Paul’s ABC Belfast has been nominated as an R&J.
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, England, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine are the 29 registered nations in the competition. Around 300 boxers are expected to contest the championships.
The competition schedule is available here
Girls Draws
46kg | Louise Joyce | Olympic BC, Westmeath || 48kg | Abby Murray |Muskerry BC, Cork
50kg | Lucie Prentice, Banbridge BC, Antrim || 52kg | Aleigha Murphy | Ballybrack BC, Dublin
54kg | Paige Nickels | Banbridge BC, Antrim || 57kg | Ella Archbold |Ballybrack BC, Dublin
60kg | Ruth Dossen | Olympic BC, Galway || 63kg | Claire Crowley | St Martha’s BC, Cork
66kg |Alesha Mullis Boyle | Dungloe BC, Donegal || 70kg | Cassie Henderson | Phoenix ABC, Antrim
75kg |Isabelle Hawkins | St Nicholas BC, Tipperary
Boys Draws
46kg | Pat Stokes | Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath || 48kg | Emmet Shields | Glasnevin BC, Dublin
50kg | Kristian Jubani | Crumlin BC, Dublin || 52kg | Sean Kelly | St Abbans/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford
54kg | Michael McDonagh | Avona BC, Dublin || 57kg | Kalib Walshe | Wexford CBS, Wexford
60kg | Jason Donoghue | Olympic BC, Westmeath || 63kg | Padraig Walsh | Immaculata BC, Antrim
66kg | Kai Dynes Murphy | Immaculata BC, Antrim || 70kg |Conor Dowds | Immaculata BC, Antrim
75kg |John Ward | Monivea BC, Galway || 80+kg |William Heaphy, Golden Gloves BC, Cork
Day One
6 Team Ireland boxers are in action on the opening day of competition.
54kg Paige Nickels takes on Lithuania’s Akvilė Siupieniute in Bout 2 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session. Three bouts later, in Bout 5, 48kg mmet Shields steps between the ropes against home boxer Aaron Rakk and in Bout 9 of the same ring and session, 60kg Jason Donoghue makes his tournament debut against France’s David Harutyunyan.
70kg Conor Dowds contests against Germany’s Alberto Antochi in Bout 13 of Ring A’s Evening Session.
In Ring B’s Evening Session 46kg Louise Joyce is in action against Italy’s Michela Guglielmon in Bout 2. Six contests later, in Bout 8, 60kg Ruth Dossen boxes Lithuania’s Miglė Griskonyte.
Schedule | Ring A, Afternoon Session
Schedule | Ring B, Afternoon Session
Schedule | Ring A, Evening Session
Schedule | Ring B, Evening Session
Watch
Afternoon Session, beginning at 10am
Evening Session, beginning at 2:30pm
Team Ireland
46kg | Louise Joyce | Olympic BC, Westmeath
46kg | Pat Stokes | Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath
48kg | Abby Murray |Muskerry BC, Cork
48kg | Emmet Shields | Glasnevin BC, Dublin
50kg | Lucie Prentice, Banbridge BC, Antrim
50kg | Kristian Jubani | Crumlin BC, Dublin
52kg | Aleigha Murphy | Ballybrack BC, Dublin
52kg | Sean Kelly | St Abbans/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford
54kg | Paige Nickels | Banbridge BC, Antrim
54kg | Michael McDonagh | Avona BC, Dublin
57kg | Ella Archbold |Ballybrack BC, Dublin
57kg | Kalib Walshe | Wexford CBS, Wexford
60kg | Ruth Dossen | Olympic BC, Galway
60kg | Jason Donoghue | Olympic BC, Westmeath
63kg | Claire Crowley | St Martha’s BC, Cork
63kg | Padraig Walsh | Immaculata BC, Antrim
66kg |Alesha Mullis Boyle | Dungloe BC, Donegal
66kg | Kai Dynes Murphy | Immaculata BC, Antrim
70kg | Cassie Henderson | Phoenix ABC, Antrim
70kg |Conor Dowds | Immaculata BC, Antrim
75kg |Isabelle Hawkins | St Nicholas BC, Tipperary
75kg |John Ward | Monivea BC, Galway
80+kg |William Heaphy, Golden Gloves BC, Cork
Support Staff
Team Managers | Anna Moore, St. Francis BC, Limerick | Joey Simpson, Saviours Crystal BC, Waterford
Coaches | Valerie Hamilton, St. Francis BC, Limerick | Liam Cunningham, Saints BC, Antrim
Linda Morgan, Arklow BC, Wicklow | John Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry
Referee/Judge | Joe Lowe, St. Paul’s ABC, Belfast