IRELAND ARRIVE HOME FROM SOFIA

The eagles have landed.

Ireland’s medal-laden team arrived home from the European Youth and Junior Women’s Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria this afternoon via Dublin Airport.

The squad claimed six medals, two gold, one silver and three bronze, at the 29-nation tournament in the Bulgarian capital.

IABA President Pat Ryan, IABA CEO Fergal Carruth, IABA High-Performance Director Bernard Dunne and IABA Head Coach Zaur Antia were at Dublin Airport this afternoon to welome the team home.

The next European stop for Irish boxing is the European Schoolboy Championships in Valcea, Romania (July 17th/26th).

Ireland will also send an Elite squad to the European Union Women’s Championships in Cascia, Italy (August 4th/13th).

Youths

Q/Finals

July 3rd

75kg Lauren Kelly (Ireland) beat Gabriella Petrovics (Hungary) 4-1

Last 16

69kg Shannon Reilly (Ireland) beat Natalia Melesha (Ukraine) 5-0

July 4th

Last 16

48kg Caitlin Fryers (Ireland) beat Eliana Pileggi (Switzerland) 5-0

51kg Shauna Blaney (Ireland) lost to Goryana Stovea (Bulgaria) 0-5

54kg Mary Geraghty (Ireland) beat Anahit Aroyan (Armenia) 4-1

57kg Labhaoise Clarke (Ireland) lost to Ulyana Yesipena (Belarus) 0-5
63kg Katelynn Phelan (Ireland) beat Vyataute Kupciunaite (Lithuania) 5-0

Q/Finals

69kg Shannon Reilly (Ireland) lost to Olivia Hussey (England) 2-3

July 5th

Q/Finals

48kg Caitlin Fryers (Ireland) beat Christina Madalina (Romania) 4-1

54kg Mary Geraghty (Ireland) lost to Exaterina Molchanova (Russia) 0-5

60kg Marguerita Nevin (Ireland) lost to Patrycja Borys (Poland) 1-4

63kg Katelynn Phelan (Ireland) lost to Aaslahan Mehmedova (Bulgaria) 0-5

July 6th

S/Finals

48kg Caitlin Fryers (Ireland) beat Maxi Klitzer (Germany) 5-0

75kg Lauren Kelly (Ireland) lost to Anastasia Shamonova (Russia) RSCI3

July 8th

Finals

48kg Caitlin Fryers (Ireland) lost to Mari Todrova (Bulgaria) 0-5

Juniors

July 3rd

Last 16

57kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) lost to Vilma Viitanen (Finland) 0-5

63kg Evelyn Igharo (Ireland) beat Diana Rys (Russia) 3-2

July 5th

Q/Finals

63kg Evelyn Egharo (Ireland) lost to Gulca Arga (Turkey) 0-5

75kg Aoibhe Carabine (Ireland) beat Wiktoria Kluska (Poland) 5-0

Last 16

52kg Mary Kate Nevin (Ireland) lost to Giorgia Rossi (Italy) 0-5

July 6th

Q/Finals

46kg Ciara Brien (Ireland) beat Lidia Monostory (Hungary) 5-0

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) beat Viktoria Fabuliak (Ukraine) 5-0

50kg Catherine Blaney (Ireland) beat Lenka Bernardou (Czech Rep) 4-1

54kg Chloe McDaid (Ireland) lost to Jekaterina Marchenko (Latvia) 0-5

July 8th

S/Finals

46kg Ciara Brien (Ireland) lost to Melek Zakivova (Bulgaria) 0-5

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) beat Diana Ermakova (Russia) 5-0

50kg Catherine Blaney (Ireland) lost to Martina La Piana (Italy) 0-5

75kg Aoibhe Carabine (Ireland) beat Angelina Tsaturian (Russia) 5-0

July 9th

Finals

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) beat Simran Kaur (England) 5-0

75kg Aoibhe Carabine (Ireland) beat Dziyans Novikava (Belarus) TKO1

Irish Squad

Youth

48kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) (Silver)

51kg Shauna Blaney (Navan)

54kg Mary Geraghty (Baldoyle)

57kg Labhaoise Clarke (Carndonagh)

60kg Marguerita Nevin (St.Brigid’s, Kildare)

63kg Katelynn Phelan (St.Brigid’s, Kildare)

69kg Shannon Reilly (Bray)

75kg Lauren Kelly (St.Brigid’s, Edenderry) (Bronze)

Junior

46kg Ciara Brien (St David’s, Naas) (Bronze)

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) (Gold)

50kg Catherine Blaney (Navan) (Bronze)

52kg Mary Kate Nevin (Elite, Mullingar)

54kg Chloe McDaid (Illies, Golden Gloves)

57kg Niamh Fay (Bracken)

63kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)

75kg Aoibhe Carabine (Geesala) (Gold)

Team Manager: Bernie Harold

Head coach: Jimmy Payne

Coaches: Ger McDaid, Antoinette Faye-McClean, Liam Brereton

R & J: John Casey