Tournament venue
Brendan Irvine, Kurt Walker and Joe Ward and opponents all weighed-in his morning ahead of today’s European Elite semi-finals in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Walker is in action in the 4th fight on the afternoon program which begins at 12.30pm (Irish time) and Irvine and Ward box in the 1st and 7th bouts on the evening program which begins at 4pm (Irish time)
Please click here for today’s schedule.
All three Irish boxers are guaranteed at least bronze in Kharkiv.
June 23rd
S/Finals
52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) v Dean Farrell (England)
52kg Dmytro Zamatev (Ukraine) v Panev Asenov (Bulgaria)
56kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) v Mykola Butsenko (Ukraine)
56kg Peter McGrail (England) v Jose Quilles (Spain)
81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) v Valentino Manfredonia (Italy)
81kg Damir Plantic (Croatia) v Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia)
European Elite Men’s Championships Kharkiv, Ukraine June 14th/25th
June 16th
(Last 32)
64kg Sean McComb (Ireland) beat Erik Agateljan (Czech Republic) 5-0
June 17th
Last 32
56kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) beat SeverianeChildaze (Georgia) 5-0
69kg Steven Donnelly (Ireland) lost to Sergei Sobylinski (Russia) 0-5
June 18th
Last 32
60kg Pat Mongan (Ireland) lost to Artur Bril (Germany) 0-5
75kg Emmet Brennan (Ireland) beat Bartosz Golebiewski (Poland) 3-2
June 19th
Last 16
52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) beat Bathuhan Citfci (Turkey) 5-0
60kg Sean McComb (Ireland) beat Vitaly Dunaystev (Russia) 3-2
91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Ireland) lost to Viktor Vykhryst (Ukraine) TKO2
June 20th
Last 16
56kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) beat Tayfur Aliyev (Azerbaijan) 4-1
75kg Emmet Brennan (Ireland) lost to Kamran Shakhsuvarly (Azerbaijan) 0-5
81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Matus Strnisko (Slovakia) 5-0
91kg Darren O’Neill (Ireland) lost to Ramazazaqn Musilimov (Ukraine) 1-4
June 21st
Q/Finals
52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) beat Gabriel Escobar (Spain) 5-0
56kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) beat Raffaele Di Serio (Italy) 3-1
64kg Sean McComb (Ireland) lost to Luke McCormack (England) 2-3
81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Sean Lazzerini (Scotland) 5-0
June 23rd
S/Finals
52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) v Dean Farrell (England)
52kg Dmytro Zamatev (Ukraine) v Panev Asenov (Bulgaria)
56kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) v Mykola Butsenko (Ukraine)
56kg Peter McGrail (England) v Jose Quilles (Spain)
81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) v Valentino Manfredonia (Italy)
81kg Damir Plantic (Croatia) v Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia)
Irish squad
52kg – Flyweight – Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) (Bronze, at least)
56kg – Bantamweight – Kurt Walker (Canal) (Bronze, at least)
60kg – Lightweight – Patrick Mongan (Olympic)
64kg – Light-welter – Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
69kg – Welterweight – Steven Donnelly (All Saints)
75kg – Middleweight – Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin)
81kg – Light-heavy – Joe Ward (Moate) (Bronze, at least)
91kg – Heavyweight – Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)
91+kg – Super-heavy – Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)
High-Performance Director/Head of Delegation: Bernard Dunne
Head Coach: Zaur Antia
Coaches: Dmitry Dimitruc, Jimmy Payne, Eoin Pluck
Physio: Seamus Caffrey
Doctor: Jim Clover
Strength & Conditioning: John Cleary
Performance Analysis: Alan Swanton