Team Ireland has rounded-off the second day of action at the European U23 Championships in Hungary with 5 wins, and a second medal.
80+kg Cliona D’Arcy has won at least a bronze following her 5-0 quarter final win over Ukraine’s Viktoriia Shcherbyna. Cliona was the stronger boxer throughout, and the final scores were: 28:29; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30. Cliona will box for an up-grade on Friday against Turkey’s Türkmen Hikmetgul. Cliona’s medal is Team Ireland’s second of the tournament – 48kg Tiffany Spencer has a bronze, at minimum, by way of a bye to the semi finals.
65kg Roy Colgan is a quarter finalist, following a 3-2 split decision win over Denis Bril of Germany, scored 30:26; 29:27; 27:29; 28:28 *; 27:29. Roy will box for a medal on Thursday, against Ukraine’s Artur Kuzmenko.
70kg Tadgh O’Donnell is one win away from a medal following a dominant 5-0 win over Croatia’s Petar Kresimir Knezevic – his second win on the trot. Judges scored that bout: 27:30; 27:30; 26:30; 27:30; 27:30. Tadgh boxes for a medal tomorrow, against Welsh boxer Orlando Holley-Sotomi.
60kg Rebecca Kavanagh has won through to the quarter finals, following victory over Latvia’s Laura Jakovleva in tight contest, which was awarded to Rebecca 3-2. Judges scored the bout 29:28; 29:28; 27:30; 28:29; 29:28. Rebecca boxes for a medal against Lithuania’s Beatricé Savickaite tomorrow.
And the last Team Ireland boxer between the ropes in Budapest today was 60kg Gavin Ryan – he has claimed a quarter final berth by way of unanimous decision win over Greeces’s Georgios Pleas. Judges scored the bout 28:29; 28:29; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30. He’s back in action tomorrow, boxing for a medal against Taghi Nasibov of Azerbaijan.
Patsy Joyce exits the championships on DSQ following a high-tempo, tumultuous bout against Ukraine’s Maksym Zymenko, which included a standing count for Zymenko in the second round, and point deductions for the Irish boxer in all three rounds. The score cards, reflecting deductions: 17:19; 16:20; 17:19; 16:20; 18:18.
A valiant performance by 51kg Rachel Lawless in her opening bout but not to be on this occasion. The 5-decision went to her opponent, Spain’s Salmeron Gutierrez on a scoreline of 30:27; 29:28; 29:28; 30:27; 30:27.
The competition schedule is available here
271 boxers from 32 federatons are contesting for gold at this inaugural confederation level World Boxing U23 championships. Competing federations are: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales.
Day Three
8 boxers are in action in Budapest on Tuesday.
54kg Robyn Kelly opens Day Three proceedings for Team Ireland in Ring A’s first bout – she takes on England’s Lauren Jane Mackie. In the subsequent bout of the Afternoon Session, 57kg Natalia Fascizewska boxes her Last 16 bout against Azerbaijan’s Aynur Mikayilova. In Bout 9 of the same ring and session, 70kg Ryan Jennings takes on Greece’s Zacharias Mylonas in his Last 16 contest.
65kg Ava Henry boxes her quarter final against Slovakia’s Tamara Kubalova in Bout 6 of Ring A’s Evening Session. 60kg Gavin Ryan boxes boxing for a medal against Taghi Nasibov of Azerbaijan 2 bouts later in the same ring and session, in Bout 8. Heavyweight, Garyn McAllister makes his tournament debut in Bout 16 against Sweden’s Elwin Mayue-Belezika.
Over in Ring B’s Evening Session, 60kg Rebecca Kavanagh contests her quarter final against Lithuania’s Beatricé Savickaite. That’s Bout 3. Seven bouts later, 70kg Tadgh O’Donnell boxes his third contest in as many days, vying for a medal against Orlando Holley-Sotomi in Bout 10.
Tuesday’s programme is available here
Watch
European Boxing is streaming the tournament on it’s YouTube channel. Afternoon Sessions will begin at 10am, Irish time and the Evening Sessions start at 2pm.
Team Ireland
48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin
51kg Rachel Lawless, St. Brigid’s BC, Offaly
54kg Robyn Kelly, Ballynacargy Boxing Club, Westmeath
57kg Natalia Fascizewska, Castlebar BC, Mayo
60kg Rebecca Kavanagh, Mulhuddart BC, Dublin
65kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC
80+kg Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair BC, Galway
50kg Louis Rooney, Star ABC, Belfast
55kg Pasty Joyce, Olympic BC, Westmeath
60kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath
65kg Roy Colgan, Avona BC, Dublin
70kg Ryan Jenkins, Jobstown BC, Dublin
75kg Tadgh O’Donnell, Jobstown BC, Dublin
80kg James Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC
85kg Sean Mackay Trant, Monkstown BC, Dublin
90kg Garyn McAllister, North Down BC, Down
Support Staff
Team Manager: High Peformance Director, Jon Mackey
Coaches: James Doyle, Lynne McEnery, Jay Delaney, Ross Hickey (Grangecon BC, Wicklow/Defence Forces) and Paul Simpson (Saviours Crystal, Waterford)
Physio: Paddy O’Donnell and Rian Furley
Athlete Support: Aidan Walsh
R&J: Garry McGillion (Bishop Kelly BC, Tyrone)
