All boxers weighed-in for tonight’s Liffey Crane Hire Elite finals this morning and early afternoon.

Finals night begins at the National Stadium at 5.45pm.

17 finals will be decided before the dust settles on the second edition of the tournament of 2019.

Ricky Nesbitt and Sean Mari get proceedings underway in the light fly decider.

Christina Desmond and Grainne Walsh clash in the welter final in a repeat of last February title match which Desmond won and Aidan Walsh and Callum Walsh go head-to-head in the men’s welter division.

Aidan’s sister, Michaela, the defending featherweight champion, faces Emma Agnew, while Ceire Smith meets former World Junior medalist Niamh Earley one win away from title number seven.

Defending champions Patryk Adamus and Thomas O’Toole cross swords with Youth Olympian Dean Clancy and Emmet Brennan.

The Regan Buckley versus Jude Gallagher three rounder has classic written all over it. Likewise, Wayne Kelly and George Bates won’t have to go looking for each other either.

Evelyn Igharo, a European Youth medalist, meets 2013 World Junior champion Ciara Ginty at light welter and ex European medallist Jason Harty – who is one of two Rathkeale BC fighters competing along with Nell Fox who boxes Leona Houlihan – faces John Joe Nevin.

Zara Breslin or Sarah Haghighat will take home the bantamweight belt. Elite debutants Daina Moorhouse and Brandon McCarty claimed Senior belts earlier this month and are back between the ropes targeting the biggest prizes in Irish boxing versus Shannon Sweeny and Barry McReynolds.

Ken Okungbowa, an Elite titlist at heavyweight in February, has moved up a notch to face Antoine O Griofa at super heavy and former champion Kiril Afanasev and Daniel O’Brien, a 2019 World Military Games bronze medallist, meet in the 83rd and final bout of the Championships.

 

 

 

 

 

Liffey Crane Hire National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

November 22

Finals (5.45pm)

60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) W/O
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
81+kg Naoise Finney (Ballybrack) W/O
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family Drogheda) V Sean Mari (Monkstown D)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) V Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy)
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) V John Joe Nevin (Crumlin)
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) V Emmett Brennan (Docklands)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A) V Emma Agnew (Dealgan)
51kg Niamh Early (Ryston) V Ceire Smith (Cavan)
52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) V Regan Buckley (St Teresa’s)
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) V Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Callum Walsh (Riverstown)
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V George Bates (St Mary’s Dublin)
91+kg Antoine O’Griofa (Celtic Eagles/Defence Forces) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)
54kg Zara Breslin (Tramore) V Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry)
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) V Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces)

Ringside Announcer: Peter O’Donnell
Tournament Inspector: Stephen Connolly
Computer Operator: Tara Mari
Chief Whip: Paddy Osborne
Glove Stewards: Philip Roche & Tommy Fitzsimons
Record Books: Anna Moore & Maura Campbell
Ringside Doctor: Dr Julian Dalby
Referee/Judges from the 6 Units.

Less than a year after they won Elite belts, eight boxers will be back between the ropes tonight looking to claim their second titles of 2019 at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Regan Buckley, Nell Fox, Leona Houlihan, Patryk Adamus, Ken Okungnowa, Christina Desmond, Michaela Walsh and Thomas O’Toole are aiming for a double.

All eight won Elite titles last February.

(See below results)

Current European Elite and European U/22 champions Aoife O’Rourke and Amy Broadhurst, who claimed the middle and light welter belts last time out, received walkovers in their respective weights at the second edition of the tournament of 2019.

The IABA is running the Elites for a second time this year in the run-up to the European qualifiers
for Tokyo 2020 in London (March 13/23) and the final world qualifier in Paris (May 13/24).

Boxers have two shots at qualifying for the 32nd Olympiad and Paris marks the end of the line.

The next Olympic qualifier after that will be for the Paris 2024 Games, one hundred years after Ireland entered the Olympics for the first time at Paris 1924.

Meanwhile, click here for ticket information for tonight’s finals and here for live coverage on TG4.

Click here for all results since last Friday.

 

 

2019 Liffey Crane Hire National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

November 22

Finals (5.45 pm)

60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) W/O
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
81+kg Naoise Finney (Ballybrack) W/O
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family Drogheda) V Sean Mari (Monkstown D)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) V Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy)
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) V John Joe Nevin (Crumlin)
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) V Emmett Brennan (Docklands)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A) V Emma Agnew (Dealgan)
51kg Niamh Early (Ryston) V Ceire Smith (Cavan)
52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) V Regan Buckley (St Teresa’s)
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) V Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Callum Walsh (Riverstown)
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V George Bates (St Mary’s Dublin)
91+kg Antoine O’Griofa (Celtic Eagles/Defence Forces) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)
54kg Zara Breslin (Tramore) V Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry)
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) V Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces)

Ringside Announcer: Peter O’Donnell
Tournament Inspector: Stephen Connolly
Computer Operator: Tara Mari
Chief Whip: Paddy Osborne
Glove Stewards: Philip Roche & Tommy Fitzsimons
Record Books: Anna Moore & Maura Campbell
Ringside Doctor: Dr Julian Dalby
Referee/Judges from the 6 Units.

 

2019 Liffey Crane Hire National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

February 23

 

Finals

48kg Chloe Fleck (Canal) beat Donna Barr (Ilies Golden Gloves) 3-1
49kg Regan Buckley (St Teresas) beat Sean Mari (Monkstown Dublin) 5-0
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) beat Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone) 5-0
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) beat Dearbhla Duffy (Crumlin) 5-0
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) beat Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) 3-2
60kg David Oliver Joyce (Ballymun) beat Dominic Bradley (Errigal) 5-0
64kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) beat Moira McElligot (St Michaels Athy) 5-0
52kg Adam Hession (Monivea) beat Evan Metcalf (Hyland BA) 4-1
75kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic Galway) beat Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) 5-0
80kg Leona Houlihan (Crumlin) beat Lisa Browne (Aglish) 3-2
91kg Kenneth Okungbowa Athlone) beat Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dublin) RSCI3
51kg Carly McNaul (Holy Family Golden Gloves) beat Niamh Early (Ryston) 3-2
63kg James McGivern (St Georges) beat George Bates (St Marys Dublin) 3-2
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) beat Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) 3-2
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) beat Tommy Hyde (Mayfield) 4-1
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Patrick Donovan (Our Lady of Lourdes) 5-0
60kg Kellie Harrington (St Mary’s) beat Jelena Jelic (Serbia) 5-0 (International bout)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) beat Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) 5-0
54kg Emma Flannery (Baldoyle) W/O
60kg Kellie Harrington (St Mary’s) W/O
80+kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) W/O

Best Male Boxer: Gabriel Dossen
Best Female Boxer: Christina Desmond

Technical Delegate: Stephen Connolly
Supervisor: Philip Rooney
Chief Whip: Paddy Osborne
Medical Record Books: Anna Moore & Maura Campbell
Ringside Announcer: Peter O’Donnell
Computer Operator: Paul McMahon
Glove Stewards: Philip Roche, & Bernie Gannon
Referees & Judges: From Ulster, Munster, Leinster, Connacht, Dublin and Antrim

 

Tickets for Friday’s Liffey Crane Hire Elite finals are available to purchase over the phone for collection on the night.

Tickets will be sale in the Box Office tomorrow night from 5pm.

If you would like to pay over the phone please send your number to sally@iaba.ie for a callback.

Prices are as follows

Ringside Seats €40 (no concessions)

Ringside Angle Seats €30 (no concessions)

Gallery Adult €25

Gallery Child €15

Club deals in Gallery seats only for 10 or more Adults, €15 Child €10

 

 

 

 

 

Friday’s Liffey Crane Hire Elite finals will be broadcast live on TG4.

It promises to be a huge night of Irish boxing with the best boxers in the World, Europe and Ireland bidding for glory.

The broadcast will be presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill with commentary and analysis by Andy Lee, Kenneth Egan, Darren O’Neill, who have won almost 20 Elite belts between them, and Sean Bán Breathnach.

Seventeen finals will be decided tomorrow night in the countdown to next March’s European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London.

Click here for Friday’s program.

 

Please scroll down for line ups for Friday’s finals at the Liffey Crane Hire National Elite Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Click here for ticket information.

Click here for all results so far.

Click here for live TG4 schedule.

Friday’s weigh-ins – 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm at the National Stadium.

Irish boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane Hire

(Please note that running order has been revised since earlier post)

 

 

Liffey Crane Hire National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

November 22

Finals (5.45pm)

60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) W/O
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
81+kg Naoise Finney (Ballybrack) W/O
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family Drogheda) V Sean Mari (Monkstown D)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) V Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy)
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) V John Joe Nevin (Crumlin)
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) V Emmett Brennan (Docklands)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A) V Emma Agnew (Dealgan)
51kg Niamh Early (Ryston) V Ceire Smith (Cavan)
52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) V Regan Buckley (St Teresa’s)
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) V Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Callum Walsh (Riverstown)
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V George Bates (St Mary’s Dublin)
91+kg Antoine O’Griofa (Celtic Eagles/Defence Forces) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)
54kg Zara Breslin (Tramore) V Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry)
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) V Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces)

Ringside Announcer: Peter O’Donnell
Tournament Inspector: Stephen Connolly
Computer Operator: Tara Mari
Chief Whip: Paddy Osborne
Glove Stewards: Philip Roche & Tommy Fitzsimons
Record Books: Anna Moore & Maura Campbell
Ringside Doctor: Dr Julian Dalby
Referee/Judges from the 6 Units.