IRELAND V ENGLAND SOUTHERN COUNTIES SELECTION IN WOKING

Martin Keenan (red)

Martin Keenan (red)

 

 

 

Ireland meet an England Boxing Southern Counties selection in Woking on the outskirts of London on Friday night.

 

Recently crowned Irish Elite champion Martin Keenan is in against Tommy Walsh at the Hilton Hotel.

 

Cheyanne O’Neill faces an opponent, Alanna Audley-Murphy, that helped create a piece of Irish boxing history.

 

Audley-Murphy, who has claimed a European Union medal for Ireland, met Katie Taylor in the first officially sanctioned IABA women’s bout at Dublin’s National Stadium in 2001.

 

The Irish squad leave for England tomorrow afternoon and return Saturday. Boxing begins at 7.30pm on Friday.

 

 

Ireland v England Southern Counties

 

56kg Tommy Casey v Sammy Khan

60kg Frankie Cleary  v Brandon Davis

69kg Peter Carr  v Alfie Winters

72kg Thomas O’Toole  v Ben Hall

75kg Rhys Moran  v  Liam Forest

91kg Martin Keenan  v Tommy Walsh

54kg Tiegan Russell  v Ebony Jones

75kg Caoimhin Agyarko  v Eugene Kingsley

91+kg Cian O’Shaunnessy  v Paul Oswood

64kg Cheyanne O’Neill  v Alanna Audley-Murphy

 

 

Irish squad

 

56kg Thomas Casey (St Francis)

57kg Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans)

60kg Francis Cleary (Ballina)

64kg Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone)

69kg Peter Carr (Crumlin)

71kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles)

75kg Rhys Moran (St Pauls)

75kg Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)

91kg+ Martin Keenan (Rathkeale)

91kg+ Cian O’Shaughnessy (Rathkeale)

 

Team manager/coach: John Paul Kinsella (Monkstown)

Coach: Philip Roche (Avona)

R&J: Edward Cummins