Lauren Kelly and Jude Gallagher will captain the Irish female and male squads at the World Youth Championships which begin in Budapest, Hungary next Tuesday.
Team Ireland will be using a four-strong women’s team and a three-strong men’s panel at the 81-nation tournament.
The Irish squad will have their final training session at the High-Performance Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin tomorrow and leave for Budapest early Saturday.
Both Irish skippers are European medallist and Irish champions.
“Jude’s a talent, only 16 years of age,” said Irish head ccach Billy McClean of the Tyrone teenager.
“He’s a youth international boxer with a host of titles behind him so he’s got tremendous potential, especially when you think he will still be a youth boxer next year.”
227 men and 167 women are registered to compete in the Hungarian capital.
Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane.
WORLD MEN’S AND WOMEN’S YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS BUDAPEST, HUNGARY AUGUST 21/30
Irish squad
Female
48kg Daina Moorhouse (Enniskerry)
51kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata)
57kg Dearbhla Rooney (Sean McDermot)
75kg Lauren Kelly (St Brigid’s Edenderry)
Male
49kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles)
52kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow)
56kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michael’s Athy)
Team manager: Stephen Connolly and Tara Mari Robins
Head coach: Billy McClean
Coaches: Michael Carruth, Michael Mongan, Anita Just
Physio: David Cooke