Galway welterweight Kieran Molloy guaranteed Ireland at least a second bronze medal at the Feliks Stamm multi-nations in Poland today.

 

The Oughterard BC southpaw beat Polish welter Gibaldo Maksymilin in Warsaw to set up Friday’s semi-final with Armenia’s Garnik Papikyan.

 

Molloy, 24 hours after winning on his Feliks Stamm debut, dominated most of this afternoon’s 69kg clash with Maksymilin. He soaked up some shots for his troubles, but his two and three-punch combinations were the deciding factor against an opponent who was notably keeping his right hand a lot higher after the first round.

 

Papikyan, a switch hitter, beat James Delaro of the Netherlands in the corresponding bout today.

 

Casey and Molloy will be in action tomorrow competing for places in Saturday’s bantam and welter finals.

 

 

 

Feliks Stamm Multi-Nations Warsaw, Poland

May 3rd

Last 16

60kg James McGivern (Ireland) lost to Sofiane Oumiha (France) 0-5

69kg Kieran Molloy (Ireland) beat Jamshid Nasari (Norway) 4-1

Q/Final

91+kg Thomas Carthy (Ireland) lost to Djamili Dini Aboudou (France) 0-5

May 4th

Q/Final

69kg Kieran Molloy (Ireland) beat Gibaldo Maksymilin (Poland) 5-0

May 5th

S/Finals

56kg Myles Casey (Ireland) v Jaroslaw Iwanow (Poland)

69kg Kieran Molloy (Ireland) v Garnik Papikyan (Armenia)

 

Irish squad

56kg Myles Casey (St Francis)

60kg James McGivern (St Georges)

69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard)

91+g Thomas Carthy (Glasnevin)

 

Team manager: Francis Keeling

Coaches: Dimitry Dimitruc and Jimmy Haplin