EUROPEAN SCHOOLBOY SEMI-FINALS

 

 

 

Ten Irish boxers will be aiming to upgrade their guaranteed bronze medals to at least silver at Monday’s European Schoolboy semi-finals in Valcea, Romania.

 

The semi-finals will be decided over two sessions beginning at 1pm and 4.30pm (Irish times) Monday.

 

The finals will be decided on Tuesday.

 


Irish coach Stephen McElhinney with four of Monday’s semi-finalists at the European Schoolboys Championships in Romania: Patrick Sweeney, Sean Walsh, Stephen McElhinney, Jordan Ward and Cahir Gormley

 

Team Ireland had a light training session in Valcea today ahead of a busy schedule for team manager Peter O’Donnell and coaches Stephen McElhinney, Paddy Gallagher and Liam Brereton.

 

Ireland are due to arrive home on Wednesday morning at 11.45am via Dublin Airport

 

Top Picture:  Jake Charles, Cain Lewis, John Ward, Eoghan Lavin, Brooklyn Saunders and Patrick Donovan and team manager Peter O’Donnell – in the shades!

 

Pictures courtesy of Paddy Gallagher.

 

 

European Schoolboys Championships 2017, Valcea, Romania July 17th/26th

July 18th (Last 16)

65kg Aaron McElligott (Ireland) beat Samuel Florin-Cimpoesu (Romania) 5-0

July 19th (Last 16)
46kg Patrick Sweeney (Ireland) beat Einoras Sinkevicus (Lithuania) TKO2
48kg Sheamie McDonagh (Ireland) beat Beka Tserediani (Georgia) 5-0
56kg James Whelan (Ireland) beat Barga Entika (Hungary) 5-0
62kg Danny McHugh (Ireland) lost to Marcus Ellis (England) 2-3

July 20th (Last 16)
38.5kg Michael Donoghue (Ireland) beat Jack Dryden (England) 4-1
41.5kg Jack Charles (Ireland) beat Vadim Ystonov (Moldova) TKO3
50kg Patrick Donovan (Ireland) beat Pavel Bozovic (Montenegro) 5-0
52kg Cain Lewis (Ireland) beat Jure Bratovich (Croatia) TKO1

July 21st (Last 16)
44.5kg Cahir Gormley (Ireland) beat Gabriel Paynarov (Bulgaria) 4-1
54kg Sean Roche (Ireland) lost to Ersungur Goktur (Turkey) 1-4
59kg Eoghan Lavin (Ireland) beat Kamil Urbaniak (Poland) 5-0

July 22nd (Q/Finals)
38.5kg Michael Donoghue (Ireland) lost to Radoslav Rosenov (Bulgaria) 0-5
40kg Brooklyn Saunders (Ireland) beat Yaslin Farell (Germany) 5-0
41.5kg Jack Charles (Ireland) beat Zgajner Jure (Slovakia) TKO2
43kg Cory Byrne-Dunbar (Ireland) lost to Abdullah Karpuz (Turkey) 2-3
44.5kg Cahir Gormley (Ireland) beat Octo Ibrahim (Turkey) 5-0
46kg Patrick Sweeney (Ireland) beat Vlad Vaskovskyii (Ukraine) 5-0
48kg Shamie McDonagh (Ireland) lost to Alexandr Zyrianov (Russia) 0-5
50kg Patrick Donovan (Ireland) beat Yunis Guliiev (Ukraine) 4-1
52kg Cain Lewis (Ireland) beat Lukasz Perkoski (Poland) 5-0
56kg James Whelan (Ireland) lost to Kosta Simeno (Bulgaria) 2-3
59kg Eoghan Lavin (Ireland) beat Danil Tsitko (Belarus) 5-0
65kg Aaron McElligott (Ireland) lost Yahor Simakov (Belarus) 0-5
68kg John Ward (Ireland) beat Szyman Szyma (Poland) 5-0
72kg Sean Walsh (Ireland) beat Alam Kudic (Croatia) TKO1
76kg Darragh Farrell (Ireland) lost to Borna Loncaric (Croatia) 0-5
80kg Jordan Ward (Ireland) beat Arten Buiru (Ukraine) 3-2
90kg Thomas McDonnell (Ireland) lost to Hovhan Papazyan (Armenia) 0-5

July 24th

S/Finals

41.5kg Jack Charles (Ireland) v Krasmir Dzhurav (Bulgaria)
40kg Brooklyn Saunders (Ballybough) v Tommy Cole (England)
44.5kg Cahir Gormley (Ireland) v Ivan Kobzev (Russia)
46kg Patrick Sweeney (Ireland) v Danil Kirilov (Bulgaria)
50kg Patrick Donovan (Ireland) v Anton Kirilov (Bulgaria)
59kg Eoghan Lavin (Ireland) v Gelik Burkcan (Turkey)
52kg Cain Lewis (Ireland) v Gor Mkhitaryan (Georgia)
68kg John Ward (Ireland) v Antionio Grabic (Croatia)
72kg Sean Walsh (Ireland) v Parr Kyle (England)
80kg Jordan Ward (Ireland) v Andrija Badza (Croatia)

Irish squad

38.5kg Michael Donoghue (St Michaels Athy)
40kg Brooklyn Saunders (Ballybough) (Bronze, at least)
41.5kg Jake Charles (Mullingar Elite) (Bronze, at least)
43kg Cory Byrne-Dunbar (St Aidans)
44.5kg Cahir Gormley (Maydown Olympic) (Bronze, at least)
46kg Patrick Sweeney (Olympic) (Bronze, at least)
48kg Shamie McDonagh (St Pauls Wat)
50kg Patrick Donovan (Olympic) (Bronze, at least)
52kg Cain Lewis (Ballymun) (Bronze, at least)
54kg Sean Roche (Donore)
56kg James Whelan (Dublin Docklands)
59kg Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) (Bronze, at least)
62kg Danny McHugh (Two Castles)
65kg Aaron McElligott (Cashen Vale)
68kg John Ward (Brosna) cpt (Bronze, at least)
72kg Sean Walsh (Trojan) (Bronze, at least)
76kg Darragh Farrell (St Josephs Edenderry)
80kg Jordan Ward (Bay City) (Bronze, at least)
90kg Thomas McDonnell (Crumlin)

Team Manager – Peter O’Donnell
Coaches – Stephen McElhinney, Paddy Gallagher and Liam Brereton
R&J – Larry Durand