Almost 70 bouts will be decided on the second weekend of the National Senior Cadet Championships at the National Stadium.

The tournament resumes next Friday evening and continues Saturday.

Please scroll down for all draws and results so far. Or click here for results.

Weigh-ins – 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm at the National Stadium.

National Senior Cadet Championships National Stadium Dublin

February 14

2nd Series Prelims (6.30pm)

52kg Adam Tyrell (Ratoath) V Donagh Keary (Rathfirland)
54kg Sean Brennan (Muskerry) V Brian Gilroy (Fr Flanagans)
54kg Conor Reynalds (Corinthians) V Jack Kavanagh ( St Patrick Kilkenny)
63kg Orin Burke (Celtic Eagles) V Evan Gillen (Clonard L)

Q/Finals

39kg Ashton Ruth (Avona) V Jamie McCann (Whitechurch)
42kg Tommy Dinnegan (Rochfordbridge) V Lee Gallagher (Ratoath)
42kg Jason Lynch (Illies GG ) V Gerard Delaney (Bunclody)
42kg Louis Hill (Tullylish) V Callum Ruth (Cabra)
42kg Paddy Cleary (Olympic Galway) V Paul Fitzgerald (Corinthians)
44kg Sean Byrne (St Teresa’s) V Martin Collins (Drimnagh)
44kg Owen Cleary (Olympic Galway) V Dean Smithers (Swords)
44kg Cormac Hall (Dunfanghy) V Oisin Worsencroft (St Colmans)
44kg Sean Murray Lynch (Avona) V Michael Nugent (Olympic Mullingar)
46kg Thomas O’Reilly (Corpus Christi) V Gavin Ryan (Ratoath)
46kg Alex Fegan (Jobstown) V Malo Davis (Monkstown D)
46kg Kyle McKay (Swords) V Mikey Delaney (Olympic Galway)
46kg Danny Magill (Glengormley) V Kian Moran (Saviours Crystal)
48kg Cameron Crichton (Rochfordbridge) V Christopher Doyle (Templemore)
48kg Soni Gaffney (Bantry) V Harry Matthews (Mulhuddart)
48kg Terry O’Reilly (Saviours Cryastal) V Cealan Doherty (Two Castles)
48kg Martin Doherty (Holy Trinity) V Anton Genocky (Docklands)
50kg Brogan Comiskey (Gilford) V Jason Clooney (Palmerstown)
50kg Luke Reilly (Jobstown) V Joshua Watson (Saints)
50kg Patrick Noonan (Charleville) V Tadgh Duffin (Wexford CBS)
50kg Luke Connors (St Munchins) V John Donoghue (St Michaels Athy)

February 15

Q/Finals (11am)

W48kg Katie O’Keefe (Kanturk) V Abbie Gibbons (Cherry Orchard)
W50kg Georgia McGovern (Drimnagh) V Brenda Collins (Dunree)
W50kg Robyn Kelly (Ballynacargy) V Labhaoise Glynn (Cloghan)
W52kg Holly Connolly (Ballaghaderreen) V Sophie Sullivan (Mulhuddart)
52kg Blaine Fitzgerald (Corinthians) V Wayne Joyce (Dunboyne)
52kg Donnachadh Mooney (ClannNaofa) V Jack Dempsey (Wexford CBS)
52kg Daniel Murphy (Fr Flanagans) V Michael Faulkner (Togher)
52kg Michael McInerney (Cloghan) V Winner
W54kg Natalia Fasciszewska (Aglish) V Caitlyn O’Connor (Kilfenora)
W54kg Leah O’Keeffe (Kanturk) V Cori Gleeson (St Francis)
W54kg Alannah Attewell (Tobar Pheadair) V Shakira Donoghue (Templemore)
W54kg Rebecca Collins (Ratoath) V Robyn Murran (St Brigids L)
54kg Luke Hall (Rochfordbridge) V Bernie McDonagh (Dunfanaghy)
54kg Raymond Joyce (Clonmel) V Drew Fitzpatrick (Saints)
54kg James O’Reilly (Togher) V James O’Loughlin (Olympic Galway)
54kg Winner V Winner
W57kg Arianna Ustilaite (Tipperary Town) V Jade Smith (Enniskerry)
W57kg Dionne Hannefin (Neilstown) V Ellan Hanlon (Glin)
57kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar) V Billy Moran (St Pauls Waterford)
57kg Nicky Hatton (Donore) V Conor O’Donovan (Clonmel)
57kg John Ross O’Donnell (Corpus Christi) V Jakub Pielesz (Midleton)
57kg Euan Donnelly (Midleton) V Thomas McDonnell (Bay City)
60kg Lee McEvoy (Avona) V Alex Hertag (Bay City)
60kg John Murphy (St Ibars/Josephs) V James Donovan (Monkstown D
60kg David Blaney (Navan ) V Aaron Touhey (Lucan)
60kg Emmett O’Donnell (East Down) V Mike Carmody (Corpus Christi)
63kg Troy Norman (Cherry Orchard) V Bobbi Flood (Cabra)
63kg Ciaran Bergin (Castlerea) V Michael Lambe (Setanta)
63kg Christopher Joyce (Ballymun) V Thomas McDonagh (Crumlin)
63kg Charles McDonagh(Cookstown) V Winner
66kg James Ward (St Brigids L) V John Joyce (Cloghan)
66kg Cian Heraty (St Annes) V Michael McCarthy (Urlingford)
66kg Dylan O’Brien (Leeside Lough) V David McDonagh (Galway)
66kg John Fay (Swords) V Skirmantas Auzelis (Ballaghaderren)
W70kg Kim Lane (Ballybrack) W/O
70kg Curtis Darcy (Templemore) V Joshua Olaniyan (Jobstown)
70kg Thomas Ward (Gateway) V John Mongans (O.L.O.L.)
70kg Benjamin McHugh (Monivea) V Sean Brennan (Docklands)
70kg James McGuinness (St Monicas) V Martin Keenan (Leeside Lough)
75kg Wayne Joyce (St Anthonys Dublin) V Tyler Meade (Hyland BA)
75kg Jake Kelleher (Corpus Christi) V Feidhlem Behan (Kilcullen)
80+kg Dillon Ward (Esker) V David Sweeney (Sligo City)
80+kg Nathan Ojo (Esker) V Bernard Cawley (St Davids)

Friday, February 21

S/Finals (7pm)

W44kg Caoimhe Kinsella (St Anthonys/Pats)V Kaylin Geary (Emyvale)
W48kg Carleigh Irving (Illies GG) V Siofra McGuire (Tobar Pheadair)
W48kg Winner W/O
W50kg Rebecca Kavanagh (Mulhuddart) V Tia Attewell (Tobar Pheadair)
W50kg Winner V Winner
W52kg Emily Glynn (Corinthians) V Connie Gibbons (St Bronaghs)
W52kg Nora Jackman (Paulstown) V Winner
W54kg Winner V Winner
W54kg Winner V Winner
W57kg Yasmin Meridith (Corinthians) V Michaela Daly (St Brigids K)
W57kg Winner V Winner
W60kg Alisha King (Drimnagh) V Kaci Crowley (Erne)
W63kg Gabriel Mongan (Whitechurch) V Winnie McDonagh (Neilstown)
W66kg Laura Moran (St Annes ) V Mollie Sheppard (Rathfirland)
W70kg Kym O’Reilly (Riverside) V Molly Bennett (Swords)
W70kg Aine Doyle (St Marys NR) V Winner
80kg Ryan O’Neill (Clonmel) V Joseph Hutchinson (Neilstown)
80kg Caolan Devlin (Mark Heagney) V Dylan Bradley (Muskerry)
80+kg Patrick McDonagh (St Brigids K) V Francie Reilly (Dealgan)
80+kg Winner V Winner

Saturday, February 22

S/Finals (2pm)

36kg Louis Rooney (Star) V Patsy Joyce (Olympic Mullingar)
39kg Conal Byrne (Dealgan) V Brandon Joyce (Mulhuddart)
39kg Jacob Greene (St Pappins) V Winner
42kg Winner V Winner
42kg Winner V Winner
44kg Winner V Winner
44kg Winner V Winner
46kg Winner V Winner
46kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner
57kg Winner V Winner
57kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
63kg Winner V Winner
63kg Winner V Winner
66kg Winner V Winner
66kg Winner V Winner
70kg Winner V Winner
70kg Winner V Winner
75kg Charlie Fitzgerald (Ballyduff) V Ryan Murphy (Neilstown)
75kg Winner V Winner

Friday, February 28

Finals (7pm)

31kg Karl O’Reilly (Immaculata) W/O
36kg Aaron Downey (Whitechurch) V Winner
39kg Winner V Winner
42kg Winner V Winner
W44kg Megan Delaney (Setanta L) V Winner
44kg Winner V Winner
W46kg Mary Cunningham (Crumlin) V Esther Lambe (Setanta L)
46kg Winner V Winner
W48kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
W50kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
W52kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
W54kg Winner V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner

Saturday, February 29

Finals (Start time to be confirmed)

W57kg Winner V Winner
57kg Winner V Winner
W60kg Courtney Joyce (Clonmel) V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
W63kg Alex Kinehan (Birr) V Winner
63kg Winner V Winner
W66kg Amy Carr (Celtic Eagles) V Winner
66kg Winner V Winner
W70kg Winner V Winner
70kg Winner V Winner
75kg Dearbhla Tinnelly (Clann Naofa) W/O
75kg Winner V Winner
W80kg Cliona Darcy (Tobar Pheadair) V Brianna Ryan (Setanta L)
80kg Winner V Winner
W80+kg Nasya Mc Jyn-Igelige W/O

Results so far

 

Saturday, February 8

2nd Series Prelims (11am)

54kg Luke Hall (Rochfordbridge) W/O
54kg Bernie McDonagh (Dunfanaghy) W/O
54kg Raymond Joyce (Clonmel) W/O
54kg Drew Fitzpatrick (Saints) beat Patrick McTigue (Knockmore/Foxford) 5-0
54kg James O’Reilly (Togher) W/O
54kg James O’Loughlin (Olympic Galway) beat William Faulkner (Rathkeale) 4-1
57kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar) beat Eoghan Walsh (Togher) 5-0
57kg Billy Moran (St Pauls Waterford) beat Laurence Connors (St Marys D) 5-0
57kg Nicky Hatton (Donore) W/O
57kg Conor O’Donovan (Clonmel) beat Cian Cramer (Cabra) 3-2
57kg John Ross O’Donnell (Corpus Christi) beat Danny Delaney (Urlingford) 5-0
57kg Jakub Pielesz (Midleton) beat Aaron McDonnell (Knockmore/Foxford) 5-0
57kg Euan Donnelly (Midleton) beat Tom Pearce (Corinthians) 5-0
57kg Thomas McDonnell (Bay City) beat Michael Cleary (Olympic Galway) 5-0
60kg James Donovan (Monkstown D) beat Cole Byrne (Enniskerry) 4-1
60kg David Blaney (Navan) beat Ryan Lee (Crumlin) 4-1
60kg Aaron Touhey (Lucan) beat Jack Shiggins (Lucan) 5-0
60kg Emmett O’Donnell (East Down) beat Cian Kelly (Cherry Orchard) 5-0
60kg Mike Carmody (Corpus Christi) beat Rossa Lennon (Swords) 3-2
63kg Troy Norman (Cherry Orchard) beat John Paul McDonagh (St Pauls W) 4-1
63kg Bobbi Flood (Cabra) beat John O’Reilly (Corpus Christi) 3-2
63kg Ciaran Bergin (Castlerea) beat Leon Carey (Westside) 5-0
63kg Michael Lambe (Setanta) beat Oran Carton (Star of the Sea) 4-1
63kg Christopher Joyce (Ballymun) beat  Paul Gannon (Corinthians) 3-2
63kg Thomas McDonagh (Crumlin) beat Sean Heapes (Jobstown) 5-0
63kg Charles McDonagh (Cookstown) beat Luke McDaid (Mulhuddard) 3-2
66kg Michael McCarthy (Urlingford) beat Sonny O’Neill (Charleville) 5-0
66kg Dylan O’Brien (Leeside Lough) beat John Tuite (Dunboyne) 5-0
66kg David McDonagh (Galway) beat Thomas McDonagh (Navan) 5-0
66kg John Fay (Swords) beat Tom O’Donnell (Ballymun) 4-1
70kg Joshua Olaniyan (Jobstown) beat Sean Whelan (St Marys NR) RSC1
70kg Thomas Ward (Gateway) beat Sean Kavanagh (Neilstown) 5-0
70kg John Mongans (O.L.O.L.) W/O
70kg Benjamin McHugh (Monivea) beat Michael Mongan (Rathkeale) 4-1
70kg Sean Brennan (Docklands) beat Callum McGillion (Two Castles) 4-1
70kg James McGuinness (St Monicas) beat Tommy McAleer (Swords) 5-0
70kg Martin Keenan (Leeside Lough) W/O

Friday, February 7

1st Series Prelims (6pm)

54kg William Faulkner (Rathkeale) W/O
54kg Conor Reynolds (Corinthians) beat Luke Beakhurst (Esker) 5-0
54kg Jack Kavanagh (St Patricks Kilkenny) beat Mark McEvoy (Donore) AB2
57kg Michael Cleary (Olympic Galway) W/O
63kg Thomas McDonagh (Crumlin) W/O
63kg Charles McDonagh (Cookstown) beat James Mongans (O.L.O.L.) 5-0

2nd Series Prelims

42kg Paul Fitzgerald (Corinthians) beat Roy Colgan (Avona) 3-2
46kg Mikey Delaney (Olympic Galway) beat William Casey (Charleville) 3-2
46kg Danny Magill (Glengormley) beat Odhran Clancy (Rathfirland) 5-0
46kg Kian Moran (Saviours Crystal) beat Corey Taylor (Gleann) 4-1
63kg Luke McDaid (Mulhuddart) beat Adam Sweeney (Gateway) 5-0
48kg Harry Matthews (Mulhuddart) W/O
48kg Terry O’Reilly (Saviours Cryastal) beat Jake Daly (Castlebar) 3-2
48kg Cealan Doherty (Two Castles) beat Paul Darcy (Templemore) 4-1
48kg Martin Doherty (Holy Trinity) W/O
48kg Anton Genocky (Docklands) beat Michael Connors (Cherry Orchard) 4-1
50kg Luke Connors (St Munchins) beat Padraig Stapleton (Monkstown D) 3-2
50kg W/O
52kg Wayne Joyce (Dunboyne) beat Kieron Doran (St Marys D) 3-2
52kg Donnachadh Mooney (Clann Naofa) W/O
52kg Jack Dempsey (Wexford CBS) beat Jimmy Hutchinson (Tipperary Town) 5-0
52kg Daniel Murphy (Fr Flanagans) beat Aaron McDaid (Raphoe) 5-0
52kg Michael Faulkner (Togher) W/O
52kg Michael McInerney (Cloghan) beat David O’Brien (Enniskerry) 5-0

 

 

 

The weigh-ins for the eagerly anticipated 2020 Ulster Elite Championships will be held in the Devenish Complex in Belfast this Sunday, February 16, followed by the draw and a press conference.

Boxing will take place at the Devenish on Tuesday, February 18, Wednesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 20.

The iconic Ulster Hall will host the finals on Tuesday, February 25 (8pm).

 

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Ireland’s 13-strong squad for the European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London has been confirmed.

Boxing begins on March 13 at the Copperbox Arena in the English capital.

Dublin’s former (2018) World Elite lightweight champion Kellie Harrington is included on the Irish panel, along with Antrim’s and Roscommon’s current European Elite feather and middle champions Kurt Walker and Aoife O’Rourke.

Harrington claimed silver at the Strandja multi-nations in Sofia, Bulgaria last month in her first outing since picking up a hand injury at the European Games in Minsk last June.

Rio 2016 Olympian Brendan Irvine lines out at flyweight, and Antrim siblings Aidan and Michaela Walsh will wear the Irish welter and feather vests.

There was intense competition for places on the Irish squad for London, according to Bernard Dunne, IABA High-Performance Director.

“We have some really good athletes pushing each other for places, so it has been a challenge to select our squad, but we have picked the best team to compete at the first qualifier in London, he said.

“We would be looking for some good performances from our team. We have two opportunities to qualify, London and Paris, so we will review the squad post London.

“Preparations have gone well so far, and we head to Italy on Monday for a sparring camp which will then lead us into the qualifier.

“They’ve worked extremely hard to get to this point, so if they perform to the best of their ability in London, then that is all we can ask of them.”

Team Ireland leave for their final training camp in Assisi, Italy on Monday and return home at the end of the month before heading to London where 77 Olympic places – 50 for men and 27 for women – will be up for grabs in the eight weight classes for males and five for females.

The African, Asia/Oceania, Americas and European qualifiers will be decided next month and early April to complete the Continental qualification process.

There’ll be one final World qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Paris in May.

Please see below attachment for the breakdown of places per weights at the qualifiers.

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286 boxers – 186 men and 100 women – will compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

 

European Qualifiers for Tokyo 2020

Copperbox Arena London March 13/24

Irish squad

Male

52kg – Flyweight – Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s, Antrim)

57kg – Featherweight – Kurt Walker (Canal, Antrim)

63kg – Light-welterweight – George Bates (St Mary’s, Dublin)

69kg – Welterweight – Aidan Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim)

75kg – Middleweight – Michael Nevin (Portlaoise, Laois)

81kg – Light-heavyweight – Emmett Brennan (Dublin Docklands)

91kg – Heavyweight – Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield, Dublin)

91+kg – Super-heavyweight – Dean Gardiner (Clonmel, Tipperary)

Female

51kg – Flyweight- Ceire Smith (Cavan)

57kg – Featherweight – Michaela Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim)

60kg – Lightweight – Kellie Harrington (St Mary’s, Dublin)

69kg – Welterweight – Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s, Cork)

75kg – Middleweight – Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea, Roscommon)

Five Routes to Tokyo 2020

Continental qualifiers

African: Dakar, Senegal
February 20/29

Asian/Oceania: Amman, Jordan
March 3/11

Europe: Copper Box Arena, London
March 13/24

Americas: Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 26/April 3

Final World Qualifier

Paris: Grand Dôme
May 13/20

Irish boxing is on familiar terms with winning medals at the Tokyo Olympics.

Ireland is building toward next month’s European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London over half a century after Immaculata BC (Belfast) legend Jim McCourt, pictured, claimed Ireland’s only medal in any sport at Tokyo 1964.

Nicknamed “The Prince of the Immaculata”, McCourt won three fights en route to the last four but was agonisingly edged out of Velikton Barannikov (USSR) on a 3-2 split decision in the lightweight semi-final at the 18th Olympiad.

“I was very disappointed to lose my semi-final to the Russian star. Indeed, many thought that I was the winner on the day,” McCourt told Barry Flynn’s Legends of Irish Boxing.

The Ulster southpaw also won European Elite bronze in Berlin in 1965 and Commonwealth gold in Jamaica in 1966.

He exacted a measure of revenge for his Olympic semi-final defeat versus Poland’s Józef Grudzień at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Grudzień, who won silver at Mexico 1968, beat Barannikov in the 1964 Olympic final at Tokyo’s Kōrakuen Hall on a unanimous decision and was included on the Polish team for a meeting with Ireland at the Stadium in 1965.

The home of Irish boxing erupted after McCourt’s hand was raised in victory.

“The place was heaving that night in expectation of the fight with Grudzien,” said McCourt.”I wanted that fight so badly as I felt I had something to prove from Tokyo.

“I felt that it was up to me to prove a point. I fought a great fight and had him all over the ring. The roars of the crowd spurred me, I felt so happy when I got the decision.”

McCourt also represented Ireland at the 1968 Games in Mexico but lost in the preliminaries to Germany’s Gerd Puzicha at light-welter.

An unheralded boxing nation called Cuba slipped under the radar screen in Mexico and won two silver medals.

Four years later, Cuba topped the medals table at Munich 1972 and began to dominate Olympic boxing from that point on

A two-time Irish Olympian, McCourt has been inducted into the IABA Hall of Fame.

“Representing my country in the green vest; nothing else came close to giving me so much pride. To feel that I gave people so much pleasure in the boxing ring has made me think that it was all worthwhile,” he added.

Ireland, courtesy of McCourt’s bronze, finished joint 10th in the (boxing) medals table at Tokyo 1964 with Bulgaria, Finland, Ghana, Mexico, Nigeria, Tunisia and Uruguay.

Sean McCafferty, Chris Rafter, Paddy Fitzsimons and Brian Anderson also boxed at Tokyo 1964 where McCafferty was only beaten by the eventual champion, Italian flyweight Fernando Atzori.

An American who would later be nicknamed “Smokin’ Joe Frazier won heavyweight gold in Tokyo. Smokin’ Joe was called up to the USA as a late replacement after Buster Mathis was injured.

269 boxers from 56 nations competed at Tokyo 1964 where there was a few heavily dispute decisions. For instance, Korea’s Jo Dong Gi protested his defeat by sitting down in his corner for 51 minutes and not budging.

McCourt, meanwhile, admitted that he was stunned at the reception he received in Dublin on his arrival home and even more amazed at the reception he received in his native Belfast.

(Bernard O’Neill)

 

Irish Boxing At Tokyo 1964 

Venue Kōrakuen Hall (October 10/24, 1964)

Flyweight: Sean McCafferty (St John Bosco)

Beat Sulley Shittu (Ghana) 3-2
Lost to eventual gold medallist Fernando Atzori (Italy) 0-5

Bantamweight: Chris Rafter (North City, Dublin)
Lost to Abel Cesar Almaraz (Argentina) 0-5

Featherweight: Paddy Fitzsimons (St Matthew’s)
Lost to Piotr Gurman (Poland) 0-5

Lightweight: Jim McCourt (Immaculata) – Bronze
Beat Bun-am Suh (Korea) 4-1
Beat Ghulam Sarwar (Pakistan) 4-1
Beat Domingo Barrera (Spain) 4-1

S/Final
Lost to Vellikton Barannikov (USSR) 2-3

Light-welterweight: Brian Anderson (Middle Row)
Lost to Touch Nol (Cambodia) 0-5