LIFFEY CRANE NATIONAL ELITES – SEMI-FINAL RESULTS

The line ups are complete for Friday’s Liffey Crane National Elite finals at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Nine boxers emerged victorious this evening to complete the weekend’s card.

Six-time champion Ceire Smith, pictured, beat Cork’s Nycole Hayes on a unanimous decision and former European Youth and World Junior gold medallists Daina Moorhouse and Ciara Ginty
also had their hands raised in victory.

Dundalk light-welter Evelyn Igharo, a European Youth medallist, scored an inside the distance win over Gillian Duffy and Shannon Sweeney outpointed defending light-fly champion Chloe Fleck in the opening bout of the session, while Sarah Haghighat decisioned Gillian Duffy.

Ken Okungbowa, who claimed the heavyweight title in February is one win away from adding the super-heavy crown to his CV after  4-1 split decision over Thomas Carthy.

Antoine Griffin, who beat his Celtic Eagles BC (Galway) team-mate this evening, awaits on Friday.

Twenty finals will be decided on the fifth and final night of competition.

Friday’s weigh-ins – 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm at the National Stadium.

Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane Hire.

 

 

Liffey Crane National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

Wednesday, November 20

S/Finals (7pm)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Chloe Fleck (Lisburn) 5-0
48kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) beat Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) 5-0
51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) W/O
51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan) beat Nycole Hayes (Togher) 5-0
54kg Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry) beat Shauna Blaney (Navan) 5-0
57kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) W/O
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa) beat Gillian Duffy (St Marys Tallaght) RSC1
64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Clodagh Greene (Crumlin) 5-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) W/O
81kg Leona Houlihan (Crumlin) W/O
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) beat Patrick Corcoran (Olympic Galway) AB2
91kg Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces) W/O
91+kg Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles & DF) beat Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) 4-1
91+kg Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) beat Thomas Carthy (Crumlin) 4-1

Friday, November 22

Finals (5.45pm)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes, Mayo) v Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry, Wicklow)
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family Drogheda) v Sean Mari (Monkstown Dublin)
51kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles, Tyrone) V Regan Buckley (St Theresa’s, Bray)
52kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) V Ceire Smith (Cavan)
54kg Zara Breslin (Tramore) V Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Emma Agnew (Dealgan, Dundalk)
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh, Dublin) V Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan, Dundalk) W/O
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity, Belfast) V Brandon McCarthy (St Michael’s Athy, Kildare)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V George Bates (St Mary’s Tallaght)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa, Dundalk) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans, Cork) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus, Offaly)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Callum Walsh (Riverstown,Cork)
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale, Limerick) V John Joe Nevin (Crumlin, Dublin)
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale, Limerick) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin, Dublin)
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles, (Galway) V Emmet Brennan (Dublin Docklands)
81+kg Naoise Finney (Ballybrack, Dublin) W/O
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield, Dublin) V Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces)
91+kg Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles & DF, Galway) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)

RESULTS

Monday,

November 18

Q/Final (7pm)

51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) beat Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) 5-0

S/Finals

49kg Sean Mari (Monkstown D) beat Diarmuid Toland (Holy Family GG) 4-1
52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) beat Adam Hession (Monivea) 5-0
52kg Regan Buckley (St Theresa’s) beat Jack O’Neill (Corpus Christi) 5-0
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) beat Thomas Casey (St Francis) 4-1
57kg Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott) beat Sean Purcell (Enniskerry) 3-2
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 3-2
60kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy) beat Peter Alexandrut (Crumlin) 5-0
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Michael Avetisian (Mulhuddart) 3-2
63kg George Bates (St Mary’s Tallaght) beat Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) beat Ryan O’Rourke (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
69kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) beat Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda) KO2
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) beat Jack Brady (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg John Joe Nevin (Crumlin) beat Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) 4-1
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) beat Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dublin) 4-0
81kg E Brennan (Dublin Docklands) beat  P McCullagh (St John Bosco Belfast) 4-0

Saturday, November 16

Q/Finals (6pm)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 4-1
48kg Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) beat Courtney Daly (Crumlin) 5-0
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) beat Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) 3-2
57kg Thomas Casey (St Francis) beat Connor Kerr (Monkstown Antrim) 5-0
57kg Sean Purcell (Enniskerry) beat Kane Marshall (Emerald Antrim) 5-0
57kg Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott) beat JP Hale (Star) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) beat Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) 4-1
69kg Ryan O’Rourke (St Michaels Dublin) beat Michael Kinsella (St Anthonys/Pats) 3-2
69kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) beat Luke Maguire (Esker) 3-2
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda) beat Michael Bustard (Dockers) 5-0
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) beat Brian Kennedy (St Marys & DF) 4-1
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dublin) beat Peter Nosic (Brian Dillons) 5-0
81kg Paul McCullagh (St John Bosco Belfast) beat Tommy Hyde (St Michaels Athy) 4-1
81kg Emmett Brennan (Dublin Docklands) W/O
91+kg Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) beat Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) 4-0
91+kg Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles & DF) beat Martin Mongan (Corpus Christi) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carthy (Crumlin) beat Stephen McMonagle (Holy Trinity) 5-0
91+kg Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) beat Ciaran Griffin (Celtic Eagles) 5-0

Friday, November 15 (7pm)

Prelims

57kg Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) best Colm Murphy (St Georges) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) beat Terry McEntee (DCU) 4-1
69kg Michael Bustard (Dockers) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys & DF) beat Michael Frane (Clonard Wexford) 5-0
81kg Paul McCullagh (St John Bosco Belfast) beat Sean Crowley (Arklow) 4-1
81kg Kane Tucker (Emerald Antrim) beat David Biscevis (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
91+kg Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 5-0

Q/Finals

52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) beat Sean Kavanagh (Monkstown Dublin) 5-0
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) beat Killian Geraghty (Crumlin) 5-0
63kg Michael Avetisian (Mulhuddart) beat Kenneth Doyle (Monkstown Dublin) 4-1
63kg Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) beat Craig Kavanagh (Crumlin) 4-1
63kg George Bates (St Mary’s Tallaght) beat Yannick Meseke (Olympic Galway) 5-0
75kg Jack Brady (Crumlin) beat Glory Carlos Lmuala (Maynooth) 4-1
75kg John Joe Nevin (Crumlin) beat Keelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) 3-2
91kg Patrick Corcoran (Olympic Galway) beat Jack Clarke (Crumlin) 4-1