Shay O’Dowd has become the 8th Team Ireland boxer to win through to the medal stages of the European U19 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
O’Dowd contested Buglaria’s Genadiev Roselin Bachevski, and the result went to a count-back after four 27:27 scores and one 28:26 score. The French, Czech and Polish judges found in the Irishman’s favour, according him a 3-2 win. He is back in action on Sunday, boxing Slovakia’s David Zahradnicek
A brave performance by 85kg Chulainn McDonnell his last 16 bout. He contested against Greece’s Ioannis Poumpouridis; the contest was concluded by an RSC.
Shay will join John Donoghue, Grace Conway, Kayleigh Byrne, who also box their quarter finals on Sunday -while 75kg Nessa Tabachuk is assured of a medal through a bye to the semi finals.
Day Five – Quarter Finals
Four Team Ireland boxers contest for medals on Saturday.
48kg Chloe Cox opens her account at the tournament today, in Bout 3 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session, taking on Ukraine’s Anna Kurapatova.
Over in Bout 6 of Ring B’s Afternoon Session, 60kg Sean McCusker returns for his 3rd bout of the championships, against Finland’s Aapo Rovanper.
In Ring B’s Evening Session, 70kg Katelyn Butler will box her first bout of the competition, against Ukraine’s Anastasiia Taran – that’s Bout 4.
Two bouts later in the same ring and session, 75kg Jason Whelan vies for a podium place against Germany’s Marko Nedeljkovic.
Day Five’s schedule is available here
Watch
The tournament is being live-streamed by the Czech Boxing Federation on its YouTube channel HERE. Links, per ring and session, will become available on the day of boxing
Team Ireland
48kg Chloe Cox, Setanta BC, Co. Kildare
50kg Kurt Kinsella, Monkstown BC Dublin
51kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey BC, Co. Wexford
55kg Michael Reilly. St. Paul’s BC, Co. Waterford
57kg Grace Conway, Tredagh BC, Co. Louth
60kg Sean McCusker, Dealgan BC, Co. Louth
65kg John Donoghue, Olympic BC, Co. Westmeath
70kg Katelyn Butler, St. Colman’s BC Co. Cork
70kg Patrick Kelly, St. Abban’s/Kilmyshall BC Co. Wexford
75kg Nessa Tabachuk, Celtic Eagles BC, Co. Galway
75kg Jason Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC
85kg Chulainn McDonnell, Whitechurch BC, Dublin
90kg Shay O’Dowd, Swords BC Dublin
Support staff:
Team Manager: Jennifer O’Sullivan, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry
Coaches: Liam Cunningham, Saints ABC, Belfast; Ralph McKay, St. Paul’s BC, Belfast; Aoife Hennigan. Swinford BC, Co. Mayo; Garry Keogh, Marble City BC, Co. Kilkenny