ELITE INTERNATIONAL ROUND ROBIN TEAMS

Sean McComb (blue) in action

 

Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Russia clash in an Elite international Round Robin at the National Stadium this weekend.

 

The tournament begins Friday afternoon at the home of Irish boxing and runs through the weekend in Dublin.

 

The full schedule will be confirmed tomorrow.

 

Meanwhile, current European Elite champion Joe Ward is out of the tournament with a hand injury, while Russia has named Rio 2016 gold and bronze medallists Evgeny Tischenko, Vitaly Dunaytsev and Vladimir Nikitin on their panel. Nikitin, who met Michael Conlan in the bantam quarter-final in Rio last August, has moved up to lightweight.

 

Rio 2016 silver medallist Sofiane Oumiha lines out at lightweight for France, and the German team, under former Irish coach Eddie Bolger, includes Rio 2016 bronze medallist  Arten Harutyunyan.

 

Russian lightweight Vladimir Nikitin

 

The French and Italian sides include women in the Olympic weights for females, with World and European Elite medallists Kellie Harrington and Christina Desmond and Carly McNaul and Grainne Walsh named on two Irish squads.

 

 

 

International Round Robin National Stadium Dublin April 28th/29th/30th

 

Ireland 1

 

Men

49kg Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs, Derry)

52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls)

56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)

60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic)

64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)

69kg Dean Walsh (St Josephs/St Ibars)

75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin)

81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels, Dublin)

91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)

91kg+ Martin Keenan (Rathkeale)

 

Women

51kg Carly McNaul (Ormeau Road)

60kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

 

Ireland 2

 

Men

49kg Connor Jordan (St Aidans)

52kg Thomas McCarthy (Brian Dillons)

56kg Stephen McKenna (Old School)

60kg George Bates (St Marys)

64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)

69kg Stephen Donnelly (All Sainst)

75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)

81kg Michael Frayne (St Marys)

91kg Ken Ogunkbowa (Athlone)

91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

 

Women

51kg —

60kg —

75kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

 

France

Men

49kg None

52kg None

56kg Jordan Rodriquez

60kg Sofiane Oumiha

64kg Wahid Hambli

69kg None

75kg Bengoro Bamba

81kg Diabira Mamadou or Leonardo Mosquea Jimenez

91kg Djamili Dini Aboudou Moindze

 

Women

51kg Houria Djalout

60kg Flora Pili

75kg None

 

Germany

 

49kg Salah Ibrahim

52kg None

56kg Dominik Hirsch

60kg Artut Bril

60kg Robert Harutyunyan

64kg Arten Harutyunyan

69kg Christian Dezel

75kg Artur Beck

75kg Brian Hellwig

81kg Ibragim Bazuev

91kg Nikolas Weizmann

91kg+ None

 

Women: None

 

Italy

 

Men

49kg Serra Fedrico

52kg Cappai Manuel

56kg Di Serio Raffaele

60kg Iozia Francesco (reserve Canonico Giuseppe)

64kg Di Learnia Paolo

69kg Arecchia Vincenzo

75kg Cavallaro Salvatore

81kg Antonaci Fedrico

91kg Fiori Simone

91kg+ Vianello Guido

 

Women

51kg Mostarda Roberta

60kg Testa Irma

75kg Canfora Assunta

 

Russia

 

Men

49kg Vassili Egorov

52kg Vadim Kudriakov

56kg Bakhtovar Nazirov

60kg Vladimir Nikitin

60kg Gabil Mamedov

64kg Vitaly Dunaytsev

69kg Sergei Sobylinski

75kg Petr Khamuko

81kg None

91kg Evgeny Tischenko

91kg Ivan Veriasov

 

Women: None

 

Russia 2

 

Men

49kg Tamir Galanov

52kg Viachelslav Tashkarakov

56kg Nazir Balaev

64kg Aital Doakonov

64kg Dmitrii Polianskii

69kg Arten Zaitsev

75kg Dmitrii Nesterov

81kg Georgii Kushitashvili

91kg Ilia Kvasnikov

91kg+ Arten Suslenkov

 

Women: None