Team Ireland’s Siofra Lawless has today claimed her second World level medal.
The 2023 World Junior champion contested her World Youth Championship quarter final today, against Uzbekistan’s Odinakhon Ismoilova.
Siofra, in her typical fashion, was the dominant boxer throughout the bout, winning on all scorecards in the first, and forcing two standing counts in the second round. In the third round, the contest was stopped and her hand was raised. This is the second bout in this championship that Siofra has won by RSC. She boxes to up-grade her medal in Thursday’s semi finals, against Kazakhstan’s Aruzhan Zhangabayeva.
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 Eight
3 Team Ireland boxers contest quarter finals on Wednesday.
Team Captain, superheavy Adam Olaniyan, is the only Team Ireland boxer in action in the Afternoon Session. He contests for a medal against Hungary’s Brendon Nemeth in Bout 12 of Ring A
66kg Kyla Doyle opens proceedings in Ring B’s Evening Session, boxing Uzbekistan’s Rayhona Kurbonboeva. 8 bouts later, 57kg Jamie Graham seeks a podium place against Uzbekistan’s Samandar Olimov.
Watch
The Afternoon session begins at 1pm Irish time, and the Evening Session starts 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