MIXED FORTUNES IN EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS

Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh upgraded their guaranteed bronze medals to at least silver at the European qualifiers for Tokyo in Paris today.

But there was last four dissapointment for Aoife O’Rourke and Aidan Walsh who lost out this afternoon.

Harrington had to get off the floor to record her victroy, the Dubliner winning rounds two and threee to book her spot in Tuesday’s lightweight final.

Michaela Walsh also has to come from behind, the Belfast feather beating Stanimira Petrova on a split after three close and technical rounds.

O’Rourke gve it everything against Lauren Price, the top seed in the middleweight class. Likewise with Aidan Walsh against Pat McCormack.

Emmet Brennan will be in action tonight fighting for a place in Tokyo via a box off with Sweden’s Liridon Nuha

European Olympic Qualifiers Paris, France

S/Finals

June 7th

75kg Lauren Price (Team GB) beat Aoife O’Rourke (Ireland) 5-0
69kg Pat McCormack (Team GB) beat Aidan Walsh (Ireland) 5-0
57kg Michaela Walsh (Ireland) beat Stanimira Petrova (BUlgaria) 3-2
60kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Yildiz Tsra (Turkey) 5-0

Quarter-finals

57kg Michaela Walsh (Ireland) beat Stephanie Thour (Sweden) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Ireland) beat Yevheni Barabandy (Ukraine) 3-2

June 5th

Last 16

63kg George Bates (Ireland) lost to Javid Chalabiyev (Azerbaijan) 2-3
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Ireland) lost to Emanual Reyes (Spain) 0-5
91+kg Gytis Lisinskas (Ireland) lost to Peter Belberov (BUlgaria) 0-5

Quarter finals
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Ireland) beat Elzbieta Wojik (Poland) 5-0
52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) lost to Gabriel Escobar (Spain) 0-5
81kg Emmet Brennan (Ireland) lost to Luka Plantic (Croatia) 0-5
60kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Maiva Hamaddouche (France) 5-0

June 4

Last 16

75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Ireland) beat Viktoriya Kebikava (Belarus) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Ireland) beat Wahid Hambli (France) 4-1
81kg Emmett Brennan (Ireland) beat Uke Smajli (Switzerland) 5-0
57kg Michaela Walsh (Ireland) beat Mona Mestian (France) 4-1
60kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Aneta Rygielska (Poland) 5-0