36 bouts were decided in the National Stadium today, including the completion of the Boy/Girl 3 semi finals

1. JI46kg Abbey Molloy (Sacred Heart D)  5/0 Abbie Harkin (Carrigart)
2. JI46kg Abi McLoughlin (Ratoath) 0/5 Ellie O’Brien (Tramore
3. 37kg         Jimmy Doherty (Mayfield) 0/5 Joshua Cairns (Oakleaf)
4. 37kg         Ryan Seery (Glasnevin) 1/4 Patrick Delaney (Olympic C)
5. 38.5kg Barney McQuaid (Armagh) 0/5 Michael Nevin (Olympic C)
6. 38.5kg Callum Leonard (Gorey)  0/5  Aaron Murphy (Kilfenora)
7. 40kg         Aodh Carlyle (Golden Cobra) 1/4 Rhylee Finn (St Nicholas)
8. 40kg         Martin Nevin (Shuffler M)  5/0      Mark Harte (Carrickmore)
9. 41.5kg Brooklyn Corcoran (Titans)  W/O
10. 41.5kg William Mongans (Corpus Christi) 1/4  Kane Bacon (Saints)
11. 43kg          James O’Donoghue (Togher) 0/5      Dean O’Halloran (St Pappins)
12. 43kg          Sean Kelly (Sacre Coeur)  5/0      James Feeney (Gilford)
13. 44.5kg Jack Jones (Sacred Heart D) 5/0 PJ McDonagh (Ballyhaunis)
14. 44.5kg John Delaney (Urlingford)  5/0      Oisin Woods (Ormeau Road)
15. 46kg          Cayden Keenan (Twin Towns) 0/5 Evan Reilly (Olympic C)
16. 46kg          Anthony Stokes (Olympic L)   5/0 John O’Driscoll (Kanturk)
17. 48kg          Bryan Ward (Banbridge) 5/0 Ben Duggan (St Francis)
18. 48kg          Christy Joyce (Olympic L) 0/5 Francis Maughan (Olympic C)
19. 50kg          Max Clyne McCormack (Ballynacargy) 3/2 Tommy Sweeney (Olympic C)
20. 50kg          Tadhg Brennan (Baldoyle)  5/0 Peter Camara (Togher)
21. 52kg          Willie Harty (Corpus Christi) 1/4 Ryan Nolan (Aglish)
22. 52kg          Sean McNamee (St JohnsU) 0/5 Oisin Goff (Sacre Coeur)
23. 54kg          Pete McGauley (Oughterard) 3/2   Anthony Lawrence (Ballybough)
24. 54kg          Wade Passfield (Dunboyne)  5/0  Conor Hennessy (St Colmans)
25. 56kg          Michael Mullaney (Claremorris) 4/1 Rory Walker (St John Bosco A)
26. 56kg          Michael Donoghue (Setanta)  4/1 Jayden Cronin (Fr Horgans)
27. 59kg          Henry Mihai (Crumlin) 3/0      Noah Gordon (Oughterard)
28. 59kg          Joshua Delaney (Enniscorthy)  3/2 Cory Connors (Saints)
29. 62kg          Darragh Brennan (Sacred Heart) 5/0      Sean Hughes (Skerries)
30. 62kg          Paddy Kane (St Mary’s NR)  3/2      Martin McDonagh (Santry)
31. 65kg          Michael Mongans (Rathkeale) 5/0 Cathal Hughes (Camlough)
32. 65kg          Cole Rooney (Banbridge) 0/5  Charlie Dixon (Enniscorthy)
33. 68kg          Matthew Cruz Maguire (Holy Family) RED WIN RSC1 Cillian Cantillon (West End)
34. 68kg          Dominic Barrett (Titans)  RED WIN RSC1 Daithi Treanor (Silverbridge)
35. 72kg          Ethan Duffy (Aglish) RED WIN RSC1 Jason Daly (West End)
36. 76kg          David Mongans (St Munchins) RED WIN RSC1 Jamie Gillen (Dealgan)

Saturday, April 6th, from 11am

Boy/Girl 2 Finals

Boy/Girl 3 Finals

Ireland recorded three wins from four bouts at the European Youth Championships in Porec, Croatia, today.

48kg Scott Thompson was first up, in Bout 2 – he boxed Georgia’s Mikheil Gvasalia, and gave two standing counts in the first two rounds. He came away with the 5-0 win. Judges scored the bout 30:25; 30:25; 30:26; 30:26; 30:25. In the following bout, 54kg Kai Ducque met France’s Mohamed Djemmal and battled well, but came out on the wrong side of a 4-1 split decision. The bout was scored 28:29; 28:29; 29:28; 28:29; 28:29.

In bout 7, 63.5kg Ryan Jenkins took on Turkey’s Refik Kartal – the bout was a 4/3 decision in Ryan’s favour. That decision was only announced following a bout review of the officials’ scores. The final scores were: 29:28; 29:28; 29:28; 28:29; 28:29. Team Co-Captain, 92+kg Adam Olaniyan made his tournament debut in bout 10, against Poland’s Kryzsztof Zakrzews, and progresses following a 5-0 decision. The judges scored the bout 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30.

33 countries and 330 boxers are contesting the competition, in Porec, Croatia. Participation federations are Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, IBA – B, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. 

Ireland has a highly successful recent history at the tournament – the 2022 team won more medals at this competition that any other Team Ireland Youth squad contesting a European level tournament. They came home with 3 gold for Team Co-Captain, 71kg Bobbi Flood, 81kg Dearbhla Tinnelly and 81+kg Cliona D’arcy, a silver for 70kg Laura Moran and 3 bronze for 48kg boxers Georgia Dunn McGovern and Patsy Joyce, 50kg Katie O’Keeffe, and 63kg Winnie McDonagh.

Day Three

Three Ireland boxers are between the ropes on Saturday, all in Ring B’s afternoon session. 48kg Tiffany Spencer meets Lala Madatova of Azerbaijan in Bout 2. 3 bouts later, in Bout 5, 50kg Carlagh Peake, contests against England’s Alice Catherine Pumphrey, while 52kg Grace Conway Dowling, is in against Romania’s Luciana Maria Petrache.

Programme

Watch

The tournament is being live-streamed by the EUBC on it’s YouTube Channel. Links, per ring and session, will become available on the day of boxing.

Team

48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin

50kg Carlagh Peake, Ballyhaunis BC, Mayo.

52kg Grace Conway Dowling, Tredagh BC, Louth

54kg Nicole Kinsella, St. Mary’s BC, NR, Wexford

63kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC.

66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne, Whitechurch BC, Dublin

48kg Scott Thompson, Spartans BC, Antrim

51kg Jamie Collins, Drimnagh BC, Dublin

54kg Kai Ducque, Avona BC, Dublin

57kg Martin McDonagh, Avona BC, Dublin.

60kg Jack Johnson, Marble City BC, Kilkenny

63.5kg Ryan Jenkins, Olympic BC, Westmeath

67kg Ryan Connolly, Setanta BC, Kildare.

71kg Tadhg O’Donnell, Four Kings BC, Wicklow.

92+kg Adam Olaniyan, Jobstown BC, Dublin.

Team Manager: Anna Moore

Coach: Liam Cunningham

Coach: Amanda Spencer

Coach: Garry Kehoe

Coach: Ralph McKay

R&J: Stephen Kelly

Draws are available here

Day One results are available here

Session 3A results

Session 4B results

Ireland will take on Ukraine in a keynote international in Castlerea BC, Co. Roscommon, this Friday.

This is the first such international to take place in Ireland in some years, and is the culmination of a 5 day dual nation training camp, which has also included two test match series. The camp has also, kindly, been hosted by Castlerea BC.

Ukraine is returning to Ireland after taking part a High Performance Super Camp in Sport Institute Ireland, the home of the HPU, in September. The High Performance Unit has, in the last 6 months, hosted Spain, France and Turkey in camps in Dublin and Belfast.

This camp is a key preparatory event for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the 2nd Olympic World Qualifier in Bangkok and the 2024 European Championships.

High Performance Head Coach, Zauri Antia, says “This is excellent preparation for our boxers for Paris, and for the next Olympic World Qualifier in Bangkok in May and the European Championships. We learned much during our Busto Arsizio camp, and competing at home against Ukraine will help us to build on that learning, and to improve. Improvement, improvement, improvement – this is what drives Irish Boxing forward. That Ukraine is bringing their No. 1s in all Olympic weights shows the importance they place on competing against Ireland. These will be exciting events, for our boxers, for their clubs and for their families.”

Programme

W50KG Shannon Sweeney Vs. Yaroslava Marynchuk

W50KG Daina Moorhouse Vs. Tetiana Kob

M51KG Sean Mari Vs. Dmytro Zamotayev

W54KG Niamh Fay Vs. Anastasiia Kovalchuk

W57KG Michaela Walsh Vs. Anhelina Lakhno

M57KG Adam Hession Vs. Aider Abduraimov

W60KG Kellie Harrington Vs. Hanna Okhrei

M63.5KG Dean Clancy Vs. Yaroslav Khartsyz

W66KG Lisa O’Rourke Vs. Anastasiia Chernokolenko

M71KG Eugene McKeever Vs. Yurii Zakharieiev

W75KG Aoife O’Rourke Vs. Karolina Makhno

M80KG James Whelan Vs. Matvii Razhba

M92KG Jack Marley Vs. Serhii Horskov

M92+KG Martin McDonagh Vs. Dmytro Lovchynskyi

*This is a ticket, only event. Tickets are available through Castlerea Boxing Club

This camp has included additional key elements, among them a High Performance Coaching Seminar at Castlerea BC on Monday. This is the second such seminar hosted by High Performance in 2024, following the holding of an Ulster Coaching Seminar at the Ulster High Performance Unit at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, in January. Up to 30 coaches took part in that workshop.

On Wednesday, High Performance boxers, including former World Champion, Castlerea’s Lisa O’Rourke, Paris qualified Dean Clancy, and Dean Walsh, coached a training session today, with HP Coaches, for Castlerea’s Junior squad.

The session included technical training, padwork and footwork. Over 35 children took part in two separate sessions today, delivered by HP boxers. High Performance Director, Tricia Heberle, says “Great to be able to give some of the local Castlerea kids some special memories. HPU athletes were all class in spending time coaching them. Shout out to Dean Clancy, Lisa O’Rourke and Dean Walsh”

Roscommon County Council also, this evening, hosted a civic reception for the team at Roscommon Town Hall.

This was a great honour for boxers and coaches, and a wonderful show of support by the people of Roscommon for Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport.

81 bouts will be decided at the National Stadium, Dublin, on Friday, with the Boy/Girl 3 semi finals, and the 2024 National Boy/Girl 1 Finals.

BG 3 Semi Finals, from 11am

1. JI46kg Abbey Molly (Sacred Heart D)  V Abbie Harkin (Carrigart)
2. JI46kg Abi McLoughlin (Ratoath) V Ellie O’Brien (Tramore
3. 37kg  Jimmy Doherty (Mayfield)  V Joshua Cairns (Oakleaf)
4. 37kg  Ryan Seery (Glasnevin)  V   Patrick Delaney (Olympic C)
5. 38.5kg Barney McQuaid (Armagh) V Michael Nevin (OlympicC)
6. 38.5kg Callum Leonard (Gorey) V Aaron Murphy (Kilfenora)
7. 40kg  Aodh Carlyle (Golden Cobra) V Rhylee Finn (St Nicholas)
8. 40kg  Martin Nevin (Shuffler M)  V Mark Hare (Carrickmore)
9. 41.5kg Brooklyn Corcoran (Titans)  V Eoin Finn (Jobstown)
10. 41.5kg William Mongans (Corpus Christi) V   Kane Bacon (Saints)
11. 43kg  James O’Donoghue (Togher) V  Dean O’Halloran (St Pappins)
12. 43kg  Sean Kelly (Sacre Coeur) V James Feeney (Gilford)
13. 44.5kg Jack Jones (Sacred Heart D) V PJ McDonagh (Ballyhaunis)
14. 44.5kg John Delaney (Urlingford) V Oisin Woods (Ormeau Road)
15. 46kg  Cayden Keenan (Twin Towns) V Evan Reilly (Olympic C)
16. 46kg  Anthony Stokes (Olympic L) V John O’Driscoll (Kanturk)
17. 48kg  Bryan Ward (Banbridge) V   Ben Duggan (St Francis)
18. 48kg  Christy Joyce (Olympic L)  V Francis Maughan (Olympic C)
19. 50kg  Max Clyne McCormack (Ballynacargy)V Tommy Sweeney (Olympic C)
20. 50kg  Tadhg Brennan (Baldoyle) V Peter Camara (Togher)
21. 52kg  Willie Harty (Corpus Christi) V Ryan Nolan (Aglish)
22. 52kg  Sean McNamee (St JohnsU) V Oisin Goff (Sacre Coeur)
23. 54kg  Pete McGauley (Oughterard) V Anthony Lawrence (Ballybough)
24. 54kg  Wade Passfield (Dunboyne) V Conor Hennessy (St Colmans)
25. 56kg  Michael Mullaney (Claremorris) V Rory Walker (St John Bosco A)
26. 56kg  Michael Donoghue (Setanta) V Jayden Cronin (Fr Horgans)
27. 59kg  Henry Mihai (Crumlin) V  Noah Gordon (Oughterard)
28. 59kg Joshua Delaney (Enniscorthy) V Cory Connors (Saints)
29. 62kg  Darragh Brennan (Sacred Heart) V Sean Hughes (Skerries)
30. 62kg  Paddy Kane (St Mary’s NR) V Martin McDonagh (Santry)
31. 65kg  Michael Mongans (Rathkeale) V Cathal Hughes (Camlough)
32. 65kg  Cole Rooney (Banbridge) V Charlie Dixon (Enniscorthy)
33. 68kg  Matthew Cruz Maguire (Holy Family) V Cillian Cantillon (West End)
34. 68kg  Dominic Barrett (Titans) V Daithi Treanor (Silverbridge)
35. 72kg  Ethan Duffy (Aglish) V Jason Daly (West End)
36. 76kg  David Mongans (St Munchins) V  Jamie Gillen (Dealgan)

The 2024 National Boy/Girl 1 Championship finals will be boxed on Friday, April 5th – the programme has been finalised following the completion today of all semi finals.

As is tradition, and given that these young talents are boxing for their first ever national titles, the evening will begin with a ring parade at 5pm.

1. 25kg          Erinn McComb (St John Bosco A) W/O
2. 25kg          John McDonagh (Crumlin) W/O
3. 27kg          Kalem Carthy (Marble City) V  Harley Clarke (St John Bosco A
4. 29kg          Millie O’Sullivan (Ballyhaunis) W/O
5. 29kg          James Grey (Sean Dorans) V  Blake Fagan (Jobstown)
6. 31kg          Cassius McDonald (St Mary’s D) V   Edward Ward (Olympic C)
7. 31kg          Chloe Elders (St Michaels M) V Shantelle McCrudden (Loughglynn)
8. 33kg          Aoibhe Behany (Charlestown)  W/O
9. 33kg          Johnathan McDonagh (Avona V Martin McDonagh (St Francis)
10. 35kg          Alice Cash (Crumlin) V Aideen Murphy (Kilfenora)
11. 35kg          Edward O’Reilly (St Michaels Athy V Pa Casey (Sliabh Luachra)
12. 37kg          Lacey Gallagher (St Brigids E) V  Isabelle Nolan (Ballinacarrow)
13. 37kg          Anthony Connors (Olympic C) V Zayne Hussain (Banbridge)
14. 38.5kg Jimmy Donoghue (Titans) V Tommy McDonagh (Olympic C)
15. 39kg          Leah Cairns (Northside) V Rosaletta Casey (Portlaoise)
16. 40kg          Rian Branagan (Baldoyle) V Caolan Rooney (Immaculata)
17. 41kg          Erin White (Rathnew) V Ellie Kiernan (Santry)
18. 41.5kg John Ward (Olympic C)  V  Mikey Mongans (Sliabh Luachra)
19. 43kg          Nicole Smith (Dungannon)  V  Sienna O’Herron (Rochfordbridge)
20. 43kg          Martin G Nevin (Rudiarius) V   Christian Mititean (Neilstown)
21. 44.5kg John Stokes (Olympic C) V  Billy McGannon (St Brigids K)
22. 45kg          Madison Harlow (Celtic Eagles) V Ruby Murphy (Gorey)
23. 46kg          Michael Collins (Santry) V  Liam Moore (Armagh)          
24. 47kg          Roisin Sheerin (Swinford) V Shanice Robinson (Oakleaf)
25. 48kg          Luke McKenna (Marble City) V Martin Nevin (Olympic C)
26. 49kg          Senia Donohoe (Sacre Coeur) V  Leticija Teineire (Rathkeale)
27. 50kg          Dexter Byrne (Neilstown) V Tyrick Delaney (Tipperary Town)
28. 51kg          Emily Cahalin (Loughglynn) V Annalise O’Reilly (Paulstown)
29. 52kg          JP Joyce (Athlone) V Paddy O’Hara (Achill)
30. 53kg          Alicia Light (St Brigids E) W/O
31. 54kg          Hugh O’Shaughnessy (St Conleths)  V Romeo Barrett (Titans)
32. 55kg          Paris McDonagh (East Meath) V Isabella Iwanek (Convoy)
33. 56kg          Mike Faulkner (Rathkeale) V  Tylor Hayes (Castlerea)
34. 57kg          Mary Jane Joyce (Kilfenora)  V Ava Nevin (Rochfordbridge)
35. 59kg          Cora Keane (Conamara)  V Aoife Lawlor (St Brigids E)
36. 59kg          Lewis Donohoe (St Pappins) V Jayden Setters (Tipperary Town)
37. 62kg          Anthony McDonagh (Spartacus) V  John Keenan (Dungarvan)
38. 63kg          Aliyah Curran (St John Bosco U) W/O
39. 65kg          Ned Doherty (Immaculata) V Dan Fitzgerald (Mayfield)
40. 68kg          Sophie Cronin St Francis) V  Mia McCabe (Crumlin)
41. 68kg          Jack McDonagh (Castlerea) W/O
42. 72kg          Conor Nevin (Elite Mullingar) V Ryan Lernihan (St Michaels M)
43. 75+kg Teaghan McCarron (Carrigart) W/O
44. 76kg          Levi Ryan (Corpus Christi) W/O
45. 76+kg Cian Reddy (Olympic L)               W/O

Weigh-ins:

Boxers need only weigh-in on their first day of boxing, and in the event they reach their final.

Weigh-ins are daily, 8am to 9am, or by arrangement with National Registrar/Chief Official Philip Rooney boxing.referee@hotmail.com and by pre-arrangement with Tara Robins Mari:

Email: tararobins1@hotmail.com

Text/Whatsapp: 0876378505 or Facebook message.

Schedule:

Day & Date	Afternoon Session	Afternoon Start Time	Evening Session
Monday, April 1st	BG 1 Quarter Finals	12pm	BG 2 Quarter Finals
Tuesday, April 2nd	BG 3 Quarter Finals	11am	Boy 1 Semi Finals
Wednesday, April 3rd	Girl 1 Semi Finals & BG 2 Semi Finals	11am	Boy 2 Semis
Thursday, April 4th	Junior 1 Quarter & Semi Finals	11am	Girl 3 Semi Finals
Friday, April 5th	Boy 3 Semi Finals*	11am	BG 1 Finals
Saturday, April 6th	BG 2 Finals	11am	BG3 Finals**
Sunday, April 7th	No boxing		No boxing

Jack Johnson recorded a decisive win while making his 2024 European Youth Championship debut.

33 countries and 330 boxers are contesting the competition, in Porec, Croatia. Participation federations are Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, IBA – B, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. 

Ireland has a highly successful recent history at the tournament – the 2022 team won more medals at this competition that any other Team Ireland Youth squad contesting a European level tournament. They came home with 3 gold for Team Co-Captain, 71kg Bobbi Flood, 81kg Dearbhla Tinnelly and 81+kg Cliona D’arcy., a silver for 70kg Laura Moran and 3 bronze for 48kg boxers Georgia Dunn McGovern and Patsy Joyce, 50kg Katie O’Keeffe, and 63kg Winnie McDonagh.

The draw, conducted yesterday means 51kg Jamie Collins, Drimnagh BC, meets Azerbaijan, while 57kg Martin McDonagh, Avona BC opens his account against England.European Junior champion, 71kg Tadhg O’Donnell, Four Kings BC, takes on an IBA-B boxers in his first bout of the tournament

48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin will box Azerbaijan in her first bout; 50kg Carlagh Peake, Ballyhaunis BC, Mayo also meets England. 52kg Grace Conway Dowling, Tredagh BC, Louth contests against Romania while 54kg Nicole Kinsella, St. Mary’s BC, NR, Wexford faces Turkish opposition. 63kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC has a bye to the quarter finals, and will box either Spain or Hungary. The only other Ireland boxer with a bye is 66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne, Whitechurch BC, Dublin – she’ll box that bout against either Turkey or Poland.

Jack Johson, contesting at lightweight, boxed Ibrahim Alp Bakir of Turkey, was dominant and decisive from the first bell, winning a 5/0 decision. Judges scored the bout 27:30; 26:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30. He’ll box is second preliminary against Italy on Sunday. 67kg Ryan Connolly was the second Irish boxer in the ring today, and met Georgia’s Elnur Abdulaevi. Ryan put in a brave and battling performance, but it wasn’t to be today; the 5-0 decision went to his opponent. Judges scored the bout 29:27; 30:25; 30:26; 30:26; 30:26.

Day Two

Four Ireland boxers are in action on Day Two of the tournament, when preliminaries continue. All Irish boxers will contest in Ring B’s Afternoon Session, beginning at 1pm, Irish time.

48kg Scott Thompson is first up, in Bout 2 – he boxes Georgia’s Mikheil Gvasalia. In the following bout, 54kg Kai Ducque meets France’s Mohamed Djemmal. In bout 7, 63.5kg Ryan Jenkins takes on Turkey’s Refik Kartal, while Team Co-Captain, 92+kg Adam Olaniyan makes his tournament debut in bout 10, against Poland’s Kryzsztof Zakrzews.

Programme

Watch

Ring A

Ring B

Team

48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin

50kg Carlagh Peake, Ballyhaunis BC, Mayo.

52kg Grace Conway Dowling, Tredagh BC, Louth

54kg Nicole Kinsella, St. Mary’s BC, NR, Wexford

63kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC.

66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne, Whitechurch BC, Dublin

48kg Scott Thompson, Spartans BC, Antrim

51kg Jamie Collins, Drimnagh BC, Dublin

54kg Kai Ducque, Avona BC, Dublin

57kg Martin McDonagh, Avona BC, Dublin.

60kg Jack Johnson, Marble City BC, Kilkenny

63.5kg Ryan Jenkins, Olympic BC, Westmeath

67kg Ryan Connolly, Setanta BC, Kildare.

71kg Tadhg O’Donnell, Four Kings BC, Wicklow.

92+kg Adam Olaniyan, Jobstown BC, Dublin.

Team Manager: Anna Moore

Coach: Liam Cunningham

Coach: Amanda Spencer

Coach: Garry Kehoe

Coach: Ralph McKay

R&J: Stephen Kelly

Draws are available here

Session 1A results

Session 2B results