
Irish coaches Zaur Antia and Pat McDonagh in Romania
Both men took four of the five judges with them in 4-1 verdicts, Moore beating Andry Tyshkavenko of the Ukraine 4-1 and Walker following that up on an identical verdict over Adrian Powal of Poland.
The Leinster and Ulster light-fly and bantam will now meet Raffaele di Serio of Italy and England’s William Cawley in the last 16 and quarter-finals.
Irish captain Thomas Carthy, Geoffrey Kavanagh and Eugene McKeever are in action tomorrow in Romania.
European U/22 Championships Braila, Romania March 14th/22nd
March 14th
Last 32
75kg: Keylan Cassidy (Ireland) beat Armen Minasyan (Armenia) 5-0
March 15th
Last 16
52kg: Jordan Moore (Ireland) beat Andry Tyshkavenko (Ukraine) 4-1
Last 32
56kg: Kurt Walker (Ireland) beat Adrian Powal (Poland) 4-1
March 16th
Last 16
69kg Eugene McKeever (Ireland) v Vitalii Tereshchuk (Ukraine)
91kg Geoffrey Kavanagh (Ireland) v Adam Hamari (Hungary)
91kg+: Thomas Carty (Ireland) v Vitalii Pakuliak (Ukraine)
March 17th
Last 16
56kg : Kurt Walker (Ireland) v Raffaele di Serio (Italy)
60kg: Dylan Duffy (Ireland) v Romano Marengo (Netherlands)
64kg: Keith Flavin (Ireland) v Mikhail Baisiakov (Belarus)
75kg: Keylan Cassidy (Ireland) v Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy)
81kg: Brian Kennedy (Ireland) v Polneikis Kalamaras (Greece)
March 18th
Q/Final
52kg: Jordan Moore (Ireland) v William Cawley (England)
Irish squad
52kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)
60kg Dylan Duffy (Pegasus)
64kg Keith Flavin (Paulstown)
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda)
75kg Keylan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean)
91kg Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin)
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) cpt
Team Manager: Paddy Osbourne
Coaches: Zaur Antia, Pat McDonagh
R&J: Philip Rooney