O’KEEFFE INTO LAST-EIGHT AT EUROPEAN ELITES

 

Shauna O'Keeffe pictured with Clonmel BC coaches.

Shauna O’Keeffe, pictured with Clonmel BC coaches

 

 

 

Shauna O’Keeffe progressed to the last-eight of the European Elite Women’s Championships after producing a massive performance in Sofia, Bulgaria today.

The Clonmel BC southpaw posted a unanimous decision over Poland’s Aneta Rygielska after a lightweight slug fest at the Sport Hall in the Bulgarian capital.

O’Keeffe joins Grainne Walsh and Christina Desmond in the last-eight. All three Irish boxers will meet Russian opponents with at least bronze up from grabs this weekend.

Rygielska, working fluently behind a raking jap, found the target with solid right hooks throughout today’s contest, but her work grew more noticeably ragged in the third and fourth, as O’Keeffe, constantly walking down her opponent, detonated some big shots going down the final stretch on her European Elite debut.

O’Keeffe, a replacement for Katie Taylor who has turned pro, was the only Irish boxer in action today.

World Elite silver medallist Kellie Harrington and Moira McElligott are between the ropes tomorrow,

 

 

 

European Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

(Last 16 bouts unless stated)

November 15th

54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Lacramiora Perijoc (Romania) 0-3

November 16th

48kg Lauren Hogan (Ireland) lost to Ekaterina Pinigiana (Russia) 0-3

69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Marija Petovic (Serbia) TKO3

November 17th

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland) beat Aneta Rygielska (Poland) 3-0

November 18th

57kg Moira McElligott (Ireland) v Sara Beram (Croatia)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Aleksandra Ordina (Russia)

November 19th

Q/Finals

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland v Daria Abramova (Russia)

November 20th

Q/Finals

69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) v Saadat Abdulaeva (Russia)

75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) v Oksana Trofimova (Russia)

Irish Squad

48kg Lauren Hogan (St.Brigids Edenderry)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElliggot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

Team manager: Noreen Glendening

Physio: Caoimhe Gilmore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Dmitri Dimitruc

R&J: Sadie Duffy

 

 

Shauna O’Keeffe progressed to the last-eight of the European Elite Women’s Championships after producing a massive performance in Sofia, Bulgaria today.

 

The Clonmel BC southpaw posted a unanimous decision over Poland’s Aneta Rygielska after a lightweight slug fest at the Sport Hall in the Bulgarian capital.

 

O’Keeffe joins Grainne Walsh and Christina Desmond in the last-eight. All three Irish boxers will meet Russian opponents with at least bronze up from grabs this weekend.

 

Rygielska, working fluently behind a raking jap, found the target with solid rights hooks throughout today’s contest, but her work grew more noticeably ragged in the third and fourth, as O’Keeffe,

constantly walking down her opponent, detonated some big shots going down the final stretch on her European Elite debut.

 

O’Keeffe, a replacement for Katie Taylor who has turned pro, was the only Irish boxer in action today.

 

World Elite silver medallist Kellie Harrington and Moira McElligott are between the ropes tomorrow,

 

 

 

European Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

(Last 16 bouts unless stated)

November 15th

54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Lacramiora Perijoc (Romania) 0-3

November 16th

48kg Lauren Hogan (Ireland) lost to Ekaterina Pinigiana (Russia) 0-3

69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Marija Petovic (Serbia) TKO3

November 17th

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland) beat Aneta Rygielska (Poland) 3-0

November 18th

57kg Moira McElligott (Ireland) v Sara Beram (Croatia)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Aleksandra Ordina (Russia)

November 19th

Q/Finals

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Ireland v Daria Abramova (Russia)

November 20th

Q/Final

75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) v Oksana Trofimova (Russia)

Irish Squad

48kg Lauren Hogan (St.Brigids Edenderry)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElliggot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

Team manager: Noreen Glendening

Physio: Caoimhe Gilmore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Dmitri Dimitruc

R&J: Sadie Duffy