31 National Junior 2 Champions crowned.

IABA News

Following almost 100 bouts across three days, 31 National Junior 2 Champions were crowned today, in a championships kindly hosted by Castlerea BC, Co. Roscommon

Results

  1. 44kg          Jayden Buckley (Top End) 3/2 Daithi Kelly (Castleblaney)
  2. 46kg          Emily Butler (Ballinrobe) 05  Ella Thompson (Setanta)
  3. 46kg          Charlie Stokes (Ballaghaderreen)  2/3 Rico McInerney (Portlaoise)
  4. 48kg          Keely Stevens (Charlestown) 5/0 Abbie Goodman (St Francis)
  5. 48kg          Jacob Murray (Evolution)  2/3 Olan Twohig (Rylane)
  6. 50kg          Miah Byrne (Setanta) 3/2      Katie Harty (St Annes)
  7. 50kg          Patrick Nevin (Kilcullen)  0/5 Aaron Keogh (Drimnagh)
  8. 52kg          Skye Ward (Neilstown)  RED WIN AB3      Molly O’Brien (Saviours Crystal)
  9. 52kg          Jamie Collins (Drimnagh) 5/0 John Joe Boyle (St John Bosco A)
  10. 54kg          Grace Conway (Tredagh)  5/0            Tegan Farrelly (Dunboyne)
  11. 54kg          Ruddi Ritchie (Canal) 2/3 Sean McCusker (Dealgan)
  12. 57kg          Jamie McDonagh (Galway) 4/1 Aziz Abdulnasser (Ballymun)
  13. 60kg          Georgia Stewart (Darndale)   RED WIN RSC2 Karen O’Loughlin (Ennis)
  14. 60kg          Patrick Kelly (Sacre Coeur)  3/2    Louis Griffin (Kilfenora)
  15. 63kg          Katelyn Butler (St Colmans)  BLUE WI RSC3 Siofra Lawless (Four Kings)
  16. 63kg          Scott Delaney (Marble City) 1/4 Zac Nugent (St Mary’s D)
  17. 66kg          Saoirse McCarthy (St Pappins) RED WIN RSC1 Mary Mongans (SMunchins)
  18. 66kg          Caoimhin Doherty (St Pauls A)  0/5  David Nevin (Elite Mullingar)
  19. 70kg          Sarah Murphy (St Brigids Kildare)    5/0      Sienna Sullivan (Conamara)
  20. 70kg          Seamus Carter (Sacred Heart) 0/5      Dylan Conroy (Ratoath)
  21. 75kg          Nessa Tabachuk (Celtic Eagles)   1/4  Caoilfhionn Grant Moloney (Togher)
  22. 75kg          Kieran Cunningham (Carndonagh)    0/5      Reuben Aigbologa (Mayfield)
  23. 80kg          Katelyn King (St Brigids Edenderry) W/O
  24. 80kg          John Sweeney (Olympic C)    5/0       Jadadiah Rondala (Sacred Heart)
  25. 85kg          Shay O’Dowd (Swords)  5/0  Christopher Campbell (Baldoyle)
  26. 91kg          Christopher Stokes (Crumlin) 5/0      Mateusz Burznski (Moyle Park)
  27. 92kg          Emmett Nevin (Olympic L) W/O
  28. 117kg        Patrick Conway (Omagh B&G)  W/O

Preliminaries win for McKeever at European Championships.

IABA News

Eugene McKeever has recorded victory in his opening 2024 European Championship bout in Belgrade.

He contested at against Poland’s Matesuz Daniel Urban in a testy bout, which went to a bout review before the declaration. The decision went to the Irishman, 4-3. The judges scored the bout 29:28; 28:29; 28:29; 28:29; 29:28.

Reigning lightweight Olympic champion and Paris Olympian, Kellie Harrington, has a bye to the quarter finals – she’ll face either Italy’s Rebecca Nicoli or Turkey’s Ozer Gizem in a bout for a podium place on Tuesday. Team flag bearer, 66kg Lisa O’Rourke, also has a bye, and will contest her quarter final on the same day, against Slovakia’s Jessica Triebelov. Lisa’s sister, double Olympian Aoife O’Rourke is also in quarter final action on the 23rd, contesting against the winner of the preliminary bout between Hungary and Poland. Paris Olympian, 63.5kg Dean Clancy has a bye to the second series preliminaries, and contests his opening bout on Sunday against IBA boxer, Abdul Fawaz Abo.

50kg Shannon Sweeney opens her campaign against Russia’s Geliusa Galieva at the preliminaries stage on Monday. On the same day and session (evening), 54kg Niamh Fay will begin her championships also against Russian opposition, in the form of Karina Tazabekova. Double Olympian, 57kg Michaela Walsh meets France’s Sthelyne Grosy in her opening bout, also on Monday.

401 boxers from 38 federations will contest the championships. The draw takes place on April 18th; April 26th is a rest day, and finals will be boxed on April 28th.

Prize money will be awarded in all weight categories, from quarter finalists to champions. Those finishing at the QF stage will receive $1,000; bronze medalists will be awarded $5,000 apiece. Winning silver means a $10,000 award, and champions will get $15,000.

Day Four

Eugene is back in the ring on Sunday – he meets Azerbaijan’s Ailyev Sharkan in his second series preliminary in Bout 6 of Ring B’s evening session.

Also back for a second bout is 57kg Adam Hession; he is in against Belgium’s Vasile Usturoi in the opening bout of Ring B’s Afternoon Session.

Making his debut at the tournament on Sunday is Paris Olympian, 63.5kg Dean Clancy, who boxes IBA’s, Abdul Fawaz Aborode in Bout 2 of Ring B’s Evening Session.

Afternoon Sessions begin at 2pm, Irish time, while evening sessions get underway at 4.45pm.

Programme

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Ring A

Ring B

Team

50kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC, Mayo

54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC, Dublin

57kg Michaela Walsh, Holy Family GG, Belfast

60kg Kellie Harrington, St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin

66kg Lisa O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

75kg Aoife O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

51kg Rickey Nesbitt, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

57kg Adam Hession, Monivea BC, Galway

63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim

71kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family, Drogheda

92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin

Draws are available here

Day One results are available here

Day Two results are available here

Session 5A results

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Session 6B results

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Session 7A results

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Session 8B results

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Results: 2024 National Junior 2 Championship semi finals.

IABA News

41 semi finals in the 2024 National Junior 2 Championships were decided in Castlerea BC, The Hub, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

Tomorrow’s finals will take place there, from 11am.

Results

  1. 44kg          Aleksis Lazic (St Nicholas)  0/5 Daithi Kelly (Castleblaney)
  2. 46kg          Charlie Stokes (Ballaghaderreen)  4/1 Ben Millar (Enniskillen)
  3. 46kg          Jake Kelleher (Rathoath)  1/4 Rico McInerney (Portlaoise)
  4. 48kg          Jacob Murray (Evolution) 3/2  Kayden Maguire (Sacred Heart)
  5. 48kg          Tiarnan Cunningham (Dealgan)  0/5  Olan Twohig (Rylane)
  6. 50kg          Patrick Nevin (Kilcullen) W/O
  7. 50kg          Patrick Sherlock (Olympic C) 0/5 Aaron Keogh (Drimnagh)
  8. 52kg          Skye Ward (Neilstown)  4/1   Jessica Gallagher (Mulhuddart)
  9. 52kg          Molly O’Brien (Saviours Crystal)  W/O
  10. 52kg          Jack Keating (Riverstown)  0/5 James Collins (Drimnagh)
  11. 52kg          Rian Patton (Raphoe) 0/5 John Joe Boyle (St John Bosco A)
  12. 54kg          Kelsey Langan (Ballina)  0/5  Grace Conway (Tredagh)
  13. 54kg          McKeyla Pascari (The Hub)   BLUE WIN RSC2        Tegan Farrelly (Dunboyne)
  14. 54kg          Tony O’Reilly (Mayfield) 0/5 Ruddi Ritchie (Canal)
  15. 54kg          Danelo Afamshenko (Castlebar) BLUE WIN RSC1 Sean McCusker (Dealgan)
  16. F57kg Sienna Fitzpatrick (Jobstown)      0/5 Chelsea Jordan (Muskerry)
  17. 57kg          Jamie McDonagh (Galway)    5/0       Sam Hourican (Monkstown D)
  18. 57kg          Timmy Calvert (St Francis) 0/5 Aziz Abdulnasser (Ballymun)
  19. F43kg Emily Midwinter (Rosslare)   0/5       Ava McCabe (Jobstown)
  20. 60kg          Patrick Kelly (Sacre Coeur)   RED WIN RSC2      Cillian Godwin (Loughglynn)
  21. 60kg          Louis Griffin (Kilfenora)  3/2 Nojus Smatauskas (Gilford)
  22. 63kg          Charlie Mulligan (Cookstown)  1/4    Scott Delaney (Marble City)
  23. 63kg          Zac Nugent (St Mary’s D) 5/0 Marty Maughan (Whitechurch)
  24. 66kg          Saoirse McCarthy (St Pappins) RED WIN RSC1 Isabella McLaughlin (Rosslare)
  25. 66kg          Amy McMillan (Antrim)  1/4 Mary Mongans (St Munchins)
  26. 66kg          Caoimhin Doherty (St Pauls A)  4/1  Brian Mongan (Ballyhaunis)
  27. 66kg          Cian Mahon (Sacred Heart)  0/5 David Nevin (Elite Mullingar)
  28. 70kg          Ava Freeman (Tipperary Town)  0/5 Sarah Murphy (St Brigids Kildare)
  29. 70kg          Sienna Sullivan (Conamara) W/O
  30. 70kg          Seamus Carter (Sacred Heart) W/O
  31. 70kg          Dylan Conroy (Ratoath)  5/0  Michael McDonagh (Olympic C)
  32. 75kg          Nessa Tabachuk (Celtic Eagles) RED WIN KO1          Casey Mulligan (St Conleths)
  33. 75kg          Caoilfhionn Grant Moloney (Togher)W/O
  34. 75kg          Kieran Cunningham (Carndonagh)  3/2      Daniel McDonagh (Geesala)
  35. 75kg          Reuben Aigbologa (Mayfield)  5/0    Aaron Duignan (Sacred Heart L)
  36. 80kg          John Sweeney (Olympic C) 5/0          James Heaphy (Riverstown)
  37. 80kg          JP McKinney (Star) BLUE WIN RSC1      Jadadiah Rondala (Sacred Heart)
  38. 85kg          Shay O’Dowd (Swords)  RED WIN RSC1      Josh Rice (Tullylish)
  39. 85kg          Paddy Sweeney (Galway) 2/3 Christopher Campbell (Baldoyle)
  40. 91kg          Christopher Stokes (Crumlin) W/O
  41. 91kg          Jayden Lavelle (Ballina)  BLUE WIN RSC1 Mateusz Burznski (Moyle Park)

Watch

All applicable bouts across all three days of boxing will be live-streamed by StreamSport.ie and JWP

Access the PPV streams here

Sunday, April 21st – Finals. Boxing begins at 11am

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Weigh-In Arrangements

Sunday, April 21st 8am to 9am. Boxing begins at 11am.

Results: 2024 National Junior 2 Championship quarter finals.

IABA News

19 2024 National Junior 2 Championship quarter finals, and 2 semi-finals were decided in Castlerea Boxing Club, Co. Roscommon this evening.

The club will host Saturday’s semi-finals and Sunday’s finals.

Results

  1. 46kg          Jake Kelleher (Rathoath) 5/0  Daniel O’Connell (Kanturk)
  2. 46kg          Rico McInerney (Portlaoise)  W/O
  3. 50kg          Patrick Sherlock (Olympic C) 3/2      Nelson Soares (Dungannon)
  4. 50kg          Aaron Keogh (Drimnagh) 5/0 James McCann (St Monicas)
  5. 54kg          Hannah Masterson (Clonard) 0/5      Tegan Farrelly (Dunboyne)
  6. 54kg          Matthew McDonagh (Dukes) 0/4      Sean McCusker (Dealgan)
  7. SF57kg Sienna Fitzpatrick (Jobstown) W/O
  8. SF57kg Nadine Pearson (St J Bosco U)  0/5       Chelsea Jordan (Muskerry)
  9. 57kg          Daniel Hunter (St J Bosco A) 2/3 Timmy Calvert (St Francis)
  10. 57kg          Aziz Abdulnazzer (Ballymun)  4/1 Josh Cowan (John McCoy)
  11. 60kg          Aodhan Scott (Glengormley) 0/5      Louis Griffin (Kilfenora)
  12. 60kg          Robert Loscher (Esker) 0/5    Nojas Samatakas (Gilford)
  13. 63kg          Cillian Sheridan (Gorey)  0/5 Scott Delaney (Marble City)
  14. 63kg          Oscar Mallon (St Agnes)  0/5 Zac Nugent (St Mary’s D)
  15. 63kg          Marty Maughan (Whitechurch)  W/O
  16. 66kg          Cian Mahon (Sacred Heart) 4/1 Michael Magee (Clonoe)
  17. 66kg          David Nevin (Elite Mullingar)  5/0    Jason Cotter (Cove)
  18. 70kg          Sophie Quinn (Castlebar) 0/5 Sienna Sullivan (Conamara)
  19. 70kg          Michael McDonagh (Olympic C)  5/0 Cash Cummins (St Bronaghs)
  20. 80kg          JP McKinney (Star) W/O
  21. 80kg          Edvin Volodkevic (Spartacus)  1/4    Jadadiah Rondala (Sacred Heart)
  22. 85kg          Paddy Sweeney (Galway)  W/O
  23. 85kg          Christopher Campbell (Baldoyle)  W/O

Watch

All applicable bouts across all three days of boxing will be live-streamed by StreamSport.ie and JWP

Access the PPV streams here

Programme: Saturday, April 20th. Boxing begins at 11am.

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*This programme is subject to change.

Provisional Programme: Sunday, April 21st. Boxing begins at 11am

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*This programme is subject to change.

Weigh-In Arrangements

Saturday, April 20th: 8am to 9am. Boxing begins at 11am.

Sunday, April 21st 8am to 9am. Boxing begins at 11am.

Brave European Championship performance by Nesbitt.

IABA News

51kg Rickey Nesbitt put in a brave performance in his 2024 European Championship bout against Turkey’s Samet Gumus. 

The Louth boxer showed great heart, but the 5-0 decision went in favour of his opponent. The judges scored the bout 27:30: 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30.

401 boxers from 38 federations will contest the championships. The draw takes place on April 18th; April 26th is a rest day, and finals will be boxed on April 28th.

Prize money will be awarded in all weight categories, from quarter finalists to champions. Those finishing at the QF stage will receive $1,000; bronze medalists will be awarded $5,000 apiece. Winning silver means a $10,000 award, and champions will get $15,000.

50kg Shannon Sweeney opens her campaign against Russia’s Geliusa Galieva at the preliminaries stage on Monday. On the same day and session (evening), 54kg Niamh Fay will begin her championships also against Russian opposition, in the form of Karina Tazabekova. Double Olympian, 57kg Michaela Walsh meets France’s Sthelyne Grosy in her opening bout, also on Monday.

Reigning lightweight Olympic champion and Paris Olympian, Kellie Harrington, has a bye to the quarter finals – she’ll face either Italy’s Rebecca Nicoli or Turkey’s Ozer Gizem in a bout for a podium place on Tuesday. Team flag bearer, 66kg Lisa O’Rourke, also has a bye, and will contest her quarter final on the same day, against Slovakia’s Jessica Triebelov. Lisa’s sister, double Olympian Aoife O’Rourke is also in quarter final action on the 23rd, contesting against the winner of the preliminary bout between Hungary and Poland. Paris Olympian, 63.5kg Dean Clancy has a bye to the second series preliminaries, and contests his opening bout on Sunday against IBA boxer, Abdul Fawaz Abo.

Day Three

One Team Ireland boxer is between the ropes on Saturday – Rickey’s clubmate, 71kg Eugene McKeever. He contests against Poland’s Matesuz Daniel Urban in his prelim – Bout 5 of Ring B’s Evening Session, which begins at 4.45pm, Irish time.

Programme

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Ring A

Ring B

Team

50kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC, Mayo

54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC, Dublin

57kg Michaela Walsh, Holy Family GG, Belfast

60kg Kellie Harrington, St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin

66kg Lisa O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

75kg Aoife O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

51kg Rickey Nesbitt, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

57kg Adam Hession, Monivea BC, Galway

63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim

71kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family, Drogheda

92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin

Draws are available here

Day One results are available here

Session 3A results

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Session 4B results

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