Team Ireland 63.5kg Ryan Jenkins put in a courageous performance in a tumultuous World Youth Championship Last 16 bout in Budva today.
He was contesting against Abdullah Rafal of Israel in a testy and high tempo contest in which Ryan received a count. Ryan exits the championship following a 4-1 decision in his opponent’s favour.
Ryan was the only Team Ireland boxer in action today.
This tournament is the pinnacle of competition for boxers of this age group. 660 boxers from 88 national federations will represent their countries at the championship, which is being hosted by the Montenegro Boxing Federation from October 20th to November 6th. November 1st will be a rest day at the tournament, and all finals will be boxed on November 2nd and 3rd. The competition schedule is available here
This is a biannual tournament and was last contested by Ireland in La Nucia, Spain, in November 2022. Ireland returned with 6 medals: Gold for 81kg Cliona D’Arcy and light heavy, Team Co-Captain Dearbhla Tinnelly, Lightweight Lee McEvoy, light middle Laura Moran and Team Co-Captain, welter Jim Donovan all came home with bronze medals.
All draw sheets, results and tournament schedules are available here
Day Six
Three Team Ireland boxers are in action on Monday.
Reigning European Youth champion, 66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne makes her debut at Last 16 stage, against Mexico’s Ximena Valencia Hernadaz. That’s in Bout 2 of Ring B’s Afternoon Session. 57kg Jamie Graham boxes his Last 16 bout against Hyok Ri of Korea in Bout 4 of the same ring and session.
In Ring B’s Evening Session, 60kg Martin McDonagh meets Russia’s Platon Kozlov in Bout 9.
Watch
Boxing in the Morning Session begins at 10am; the Afternoon session at 2.30pm and the Evening Session at 5pm.
Ring A
Ring B
Team Ireland
60kg Kayleigh Whelan, Avona BC, Dublin
63kg Siofra Lawless, Four Kings BC, Wicklow
66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne, Whitechurch BC Dublin
57kg Jamie Graham, Clonard BC, Belfast
60kg Martin McDonagh, Avona BC, Dublin
63.5kg Ryan Jenkins, Olympic BC Mullingar
71kg Tadhg O’Donnell, Four Kings BC, Wicklow
92+kg Adam Olaniyan, Jobstown BC, Dublin
Team Manager: Anna Moore
Coach Liam Cunningham
Coach Garry Kehoe
Coach Ralph McKay