Team Ireland’s Natalia Fasciszewska will contest for European U23 Championship gold in tomorrow’s final in Budapest, Hungary – and she’ll take on Paris Olympics silver medalist, Poland’s Julia Szeremeta.
Natalia, who boxes out of Castlebar BC, Mayo, has won her way to the final with victories Azerbaijan’s Aynur Mikayilova at Last 16, Gabriella Weerheim of the Netherlands. Gabriella Weerheim of the Netherlands at QF stage, and today’s semi-final second round stoppage win over Georgia’s Khuraman Kausumov.
Speaking after her bout the Mayo woman said “I had a team meeting with my coaches and we analysed everything about this girl. I knew what to expect coming in to this fight. I knew what to expect coming in to this fight so I stuck to the game plan and I gave it to her!”
Natalia is expected in the ring at around 10:30am, Irish time, on Saturday morning. The finals programme is here
50kg Louis Rooney comes home from Budapest with a bronze following his semi-final against Azerbaijan’s Subah Mamedov. Louis had a point deducted and a standing count in the third round. A minute later, he was referred for ringside medical attention for a facial cut, and the contest was ended in an RSCi, and awarding of the bout to the Azerbaijan boxer.
Medal ceremonies will also take place on Saturday. 48kg Tiffany Spencer of Jobstown BC Dublin, Natalia and 60kg Rebecca Kavanagh of Mulhuddart BC, Dublin are scheduled to receive their medals in a ceremony due to begin at around 11:30am.
Medal Ceremonies for 65kg Ava Henry of Dublin Docklands and 80+kg Cliona D’arcy are slated to begin at 1.30pm, while Louis Rooney will receive his medal at around 3.30pm
The competition schedule is available here
271 boxers from 32 federatons are contesting this inaugural confederation level World Boxing U23 championships. Competing federations are: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales.
Congratulations to IABA R&J, Garry McGillion of Bishop Kelly BC was appointed to referee two semi finals – one women’s, and one men’s:
Standings
Ahead of the release of the final medals table tomorrow evening, Ireland is in joint third in terms of the number of medals.
- Turkey: 9 medals
- Poland, Ukraine: 8 medals
- England, Ireland: 6 medals
- Italy: 5 medals
- Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania: 3 medals
- Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia: 2 medals
- Albania, Croatia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Wales: 1 medal
Watch
One ring will be in operation in Saturday’s finals. Boxing in the Afternoon Session begins at 10am, and the Evening Session gets underway at 2pm.
Team Ireland
48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin
51kg Rachel Lawless, St. Brigid’s BC, Offaly
54kg Robyn Kelly, Ballynacargy Boxing Club, Westmeath
57kg Natalia Fascizewska, Castlebar BC, Mayo
60kg Rebecca Kavanagh, Mulhuddart BC, Dublin
65kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC
80+kg Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair BC, Galway
50kg Louis Rooney, Star ABC, Belfast
55kg Pasty Joyce, Olympic BC, Westmeath
60kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath
65kg Roy Colgan, Avona BC, Dublin
70kg Ryan Jenkins, Jobstown BC, Dublin
75kg Tadgh O’Donnell, Jobstown BC, Dublin
80kg James Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC
85kg Sean Mackay Trant, Monkstown BC, Dublin
90kg Garyn McAllister, North Down BC, Down
Support Staff
Team Manager: High Peformance Director, Jon Mackey
Coaches: James Doyle, Lynne McEnery, Jay Delaney, Ross Hickey (Grangecon BC, Wicklow/Defence Forces) and Paul Simpson (Saviours Crystal, Waterford)
Physio: Paddy O’Donnell and Rian Furley
Athlete Support: Aidan Walsh
R&J: Garry McGillion (Bishop Kelly BC, Tyrone)