LIFFEY CRANE NATIONAL ELITES – SEMI-FINAL RESULTS

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The line ups are complete for Friday’s Liffey Crane National Elite finals at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Nine boxers emerged victorious this evening to complete the weekend’s card.

Six-time champion Ceire Smith, pictured, beat Cork’s Nycole Hayes on a unanimous decision and former European Youth and World Junior gold medallists Daina Moorhouse and Ciara Ginty
also had their hands raised in victory.

Dundalk light-welter Evelyn Igharo, a European Youth medallist, scored an inside the distance win over Gillian Duffy and Shannon Sweeney outpointed defending light-fly champion Chloe Fleck in the opening bout of the session, while Sarah Haghighat decisioned Gillian Duffy.

Ken Okungbowa, who claimed the heavyweight title in February is one win away from adding the super-heavy crown to his CV after 4-1 split decision over Thomas Carthy.

Antoine Griffin, who beat his Celtic Eagles BC (Galway) team-mate this evening, awaits on Friday.

Twenty finals will be decided on the fifth and final night of competition.

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

Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane Hire.

Liffey Crane National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

Wednesday, November 20

S/Finals (7pm)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Chloe Fleck (Lisburn) 5-0
48kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) beat Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) 5-0
51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) W/O
51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan) beat Nycole Hayes (Togher) 5-0
54kg Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry) beat Shauna Blaney (Navan) 5-0
57kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) W/O
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa) beat Gillian Duffy (St Marys Tallaght) RSC1
64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Clodagh Greene (Crumlin) 5-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) W/O
81kg Leona Houlihan (Crumlin) W/O
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) beat Patrick Corcoran (Olympic Galway) AB2
91kg Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces) W/O
91+kg Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles & DF) beat Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) 4-1
91+kg Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) beat Thomas Carthy (Crumlin) 4-1

Friday, November 22

Finals (5.45pm)

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

RESULTS

Monday,

November 18

Q/Final (7pm)

51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) beat Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) 5-0

S/Finals

49kg Sean Mari (Monkstown D) beat Diarmuid Toland (Holy Family GG) 4-1
52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) beat Adam Hession (Monivea) 5-0
52kg Regan Buckley (St Theresa’s) beat Jack O’Neill (Corpus Christi) 5-0
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) beat Thomas Casey (St Francis) 4-1
57kg Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott) beat Sean Purcell (Enniskerry) 3-2
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 3-2
60kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy) beat Peter Alexandrut (Crumlin) 5-0
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Michael Avetisian (Mulhuddart) 3-2
63kg George Bates (St Mary’s Tallaght) beat Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) beat Ryan O’Rourke (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
69kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) beat Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda) KO2
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) beat Jack Brady (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg John Joe Nevin (Crumlin) beat Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) 4-1
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) beat Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dublin) 4-0
81kg E Brennan (Dublin Docklands) beat P McCullagh (St John Bosco Belfast) 4-0

Saturday, November 16

Q/Finals (6pm)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 4-1
48kg Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) beat Courtney Daly (Crumlin) 5-0
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) beat Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) 3-2
57kg Thomas Casey (St Francis) beat Connor Kerr (Monkstown Antrim) 5-0
57kg Sean Purcell (Enniskerry) beat Kane Marshall (Emerald Antrim) 5-0
57kg Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott) beat JP Hale (Star) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) beat Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) 4-1
69kg Ryan O’Rourke (St Michaels Dublin) beat Michael Kinsella (St Anthonys/Pats) 3-2
69kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) beat Luke Maguire (Esker) 3-2
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda) beat Michael Bustard (Dockers) 5-0
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) beat Brian Kennedy (St Marys & DF) 4-1
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dublin) beat Peter Nosic (Brian Dillons) 5-0
81kg Paul McCullagh (St John Bosco Belfast) beat Tommy Hyde (St Michaels Athy) 4-1
81kg Emmett Brennan (Dublin Docklands) W/O
91+kg Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) beat Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) 4-0
91+kg Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles & DF) beat Martin Mongan (Corpus Christi) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carthy (Crumlin) beat Stephen McMonagle (Holy Trinity) 5-0
91+kg Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) beat Ciaran Griffin (Celtic Eagles) 5-0

Friday, November 15 (7pm)

Prelims

57kg Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) best Colm Murphy (St Georges) 5-0
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) beat Terry McEntee (DCU) 4-1
69kg Michael Bustard (Dockers) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys & DF) beat Michael Frane (Clonard Wexford) 5-0
81kg Paul McCullagh (St John Bosco Belfast) beat Sean Crowley (Arklow) 4-1
81kg Kane Tucker (Emerald Antrim) beat David Biscevis (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
91+kg Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 5-0

Q/Finals

52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) beat Sean Kavanagh (Monkstown Dublin) 5-0
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) beat Killian Geraghty (Crumlin) 5-0
63kg Michael Avetisian (Mulhuddart) beat Kenneth Doyle (Monkstown Dublin) 4-1
63kg Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) beat Craig Kavanagh (Crumlin) 4-1
63kg George Bates (St Mary’s Tallaght) beat Yannick Meseke (Olympic Galway) 5-0
75kg Jack Brady (Crumlin) beat Glory Carlos Lmuala (Maynooth) 4-1
75kg John Joe Nevin (Crumlin) beat Keelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) 3-2
91kg Patrick Corcoran (Olympic Galway) beat Jack Clarke (Crumlin) 4-1

LIFFEY CRANE HIRE ELITES C’SHIPS – DAY 4 SESSION

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Ken Okungbowa

The remaining Liffey Crane Hire National Elites semi-finals will be decided at the National Stadium tonight.

Boxing begins at 7pm.

Please scroll down for tonight’s schedule following today’s weigh-ins.

Liffey Crane National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

Wednesday, November 20

S/Finals (7pm)

48kg Chloe Fleck (Lisburn) V Shannon Sweeney (St Annes
48kg Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) V Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) W/O
51kg Nycole Hayes (Togher) V Ceire Smith (Cavan)
54kg Shauna Blaney (Navan) V Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry)
57kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) W/O
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa) V Gillian Duffy (St Marys Tallaght)
64kg Clodagh Greene (Crumlin) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) W/O
81kg Leona Houlihan (Crumlin) W/O
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) V Patrick Corcoran (Olympic Galway)
91kg Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces) W/O
91+kg Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) V Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles & DF)
91+kg Thomas Carthy (Crumlin) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)

November 22

Finals (5.45pm)

48kg Winner V Winner
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family Drogheda) v Sean Mari (Monkstown Dublin)
51kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles, Tyrone) V Regan Buckley (St Theresa’s, Bray)
52kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) V
54kg Zare Breslin (Tramore) V Winner
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Emma Agnew (Dealgan)
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh, Dublin) V Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan, Dundalk) W/O
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity, Belfast) v Brandon McCarthy (St Michael’s Athy, Kildare)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V George Bates (St Mary’s Tallaght)
64kg Winner V Winner
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans, Cork) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus, Offaly)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Callum Walsh (Riverstown,Cork)
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale, Limerick) V John Joe Nevin (Crumlin, Dublin)
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale, Limerick) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin, Dublin)
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles, Glwasy) V E Brennan (Dublin Docklands)
81+kg Naoise Finney (Ballybrack) W/O
91kg Winner V Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces)
91+kg Winner V Winner

RESULTS

November 18

Q/Final

51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) beat Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) 5-0

S/Finals

November 16

Q/Finals

November 15

Prelims

Q/Finals

IRISH SENIOR (ELITE) CHAMPIONSHIPS BRIEF HISTORY

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To be or not to be an Elite champion. That is the question.

The first Irish Championships was hosted at the Abbey Theatre in 1922, according to Breandán Ó Conaire.

Ó Conaire, a former IABA President, explained that there was an All-Ireland tournament at Dalymount Park in 1920 before the drama began at the Abbey.

Two years later it was reported that almost 10,000 attended an Ireland versus Denmark boxing match at Dalymount Park, the home of the FAI. Ireland won eight of the nine bouts.

Ó Conaire, writing in History Ireland, outlined the progression of Irish amateur boxing from the foundation of the IABA in Dublin in 1911 to Ireland independently entering the Olympics for the first time at Paris 1924.

Please click here for History Ireland article.

Ireland competed in Aquatics, Athletics, Boxing, Football and Tennis at the 8th Olympiad.

Tipperary’s Paddy O’Dwyer reached the semi-finals in Paris – which would have been enough to secure at least bronze under today’s rules governing the awarding of silverware – but had to retire with a cut versus Argentina’s Hector Mendez.

The injury also forced Dwyer to withdraw from the box-off for bronze with Canada’s Douglas Lewis.

The 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, where Belfast legend John McNally won bantamweight silver, Ireland’s first Olympic boxing medal, marked the first occasion that both losing semi-finalists were awarded bronze.

“Formal Irish participation in Olympic boxing had to wait until the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) re-formed in May 1920, following the hiatus of the Great War, writes Ó Conaire

“Their first major all-Ireland tournament was at Dalymount Park in July 1920, and the first championship took place at the Abbey Theatre in February 1922. The organisation was headed up by two former champions—William McDonald and William Carroll. Army, police, civilian and university boxing sectors had representation on its general council.

“The make-up of early international teams reflected the encouragement given to the sport within the army.”

The National Championships was hosted at various venues up to the eve of WW2 when the National Stadium, the first purpose-built boxing venue in the world, was established in 1939.

The venue hosted the last European Championships before WW2 in 1939 and the first European Championships after WW2 in 1947.

Jimmy Ingle (Gold), Paddy Dowdall (Gold) and Charles Evenden (bronze) medalled for Ireland at the 1939 Europeans and Gearoid O’Colmain (Gold), Peter Mcguire (Silver) and Eddie Cantwell (Bronze) at the 1947 edition of the tournament. Ireland finished in 2nd and third positions in the medals tables at both tournaments.

A year after winning European gold at the Stadium, Dublin-native Dowdall beat Jim Smith to claim the featherweight belt at the Irish Seniors (Elites) at the same venue.

According to newspaper archives, the IABA advised boxers to register early to facilitate the draw for the 1940 Seniors.

Meanwhile, the 2019 edition of the Elites, 97 years after the Abbey Theatre Championships, concludes at the National Stadium this Friday night.

Irish boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane Hire.

(2nd Image National Stadium in 1939)

Irish Senior (Elite) Championships National Stadium Dublin March

Finals

March 2, 1940

50,kg: Sean Tallon beat Willie Knowles Pts
53,5kg: Myles Doyle beat Oliver Browne Pts
57,2kg: Paddy Dowdall beat Jim Smith Pts
61,2kg: Ernie Smith beat Eddie Chandler Pts
66,7kg: Patrick Gernon beat Robbie Kelly Pts
72,6kg: John McCormack beat Sean Clancy Pts
79,4kg: Frank Parsons beat Andy Comney Pts
79,4kg: Louis O’Donnell beat Matt Lacey DQ1

LIFFEY CRANE HIRE ELITES FINALS TICKET PRICES

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Please scroll down details for tickets prices for Friday’s Liffey Crane National Elite Finals at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Reduced prices are available for Families and Clubs.

Call the National Stadium office on (01) 4533 371 to purchase tickets.

Tickets will also be available on the door on finals night or from Carla Rea at Wednesday’s semi-finals.

Ticket Prices For Elite Finals

National Stadium Dublin Friday November 22

€40 For Ringside
€30 for Angles
€25 for Galleries

Family Tickets

Adult: Full Price
U/14: €15 in Galleries

Club Tickets (Over 10 People)

Adult: €15
U/14: €10

LIFFEY CRANE NATIONAL ELITES – DAY 3 RESULTS

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Aidan Walsh will meet Callum Walsh in an Antrim versus Cork showdown for the welterweight title at the Liffey Crane National Elites after both men emphatically won their semi-finals at the Stadium tonight.

Aidan Walsh, the 2018 Commonwealth finalist, took all five judges with him versus Ryan O’Rourke and Callum knocked down Eugene McKeever in the second round in Dublin.

Defending featherweight champion Patryk Adamus moved to within one win of retaining his belt versus Thomas Casey and last February’s Elite light-fly champion Regan Buckley, who has moved up a notch to fly, beat Jack O’Neill.

Buckley will face Tyrone’s Jude Gallagher after the World Youth medallist decisioned defending titlist Adam Hession in one of the bouts of the tournament so far.

“Was a great fight for sure. Feel I’m getting better with each fight in this tournament but we aren’t finished yet. Really looking forward to the finals on Friday night,” said Gallagher after his second victory without a head guard.

Meanwhile, Brandon McCarthy, a 14-time Irish champion, impressed in his second Elite outing this evening, the St Michael’s Athy man beating Peter Alexandrut.

Youth Olympian Dean Clancy and Barry McReynolds edged Sean Purcell and Myles Casey, a former Elite champion, on 3-2 split decisions and Thomas O’Toole is three, three-minute rounds away from retaining the light-heavy belt he won for the first time last February.

Please scroll down for all results so far. Irish boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane Hire.

The remaining semi-finals will be decided on Wednesday night to complete the line ups for Friday’s finals.

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

Liffey Crane National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

Monday, November 18

Q/Final (7pm)

51kg Niamh Earley (Ryston) beat Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) 5-0

S/Finals

Wednesday, November 20

S/Finals (7pm)

48kg Chloe Fleck (Lisburn) V Shannon Sweeney (St Annes
48kg Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) V Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
51kg Carly McNaul (Holy Family GG) V Niamh Earley (Ryston)
51kg Nycole Hayes (Togher) V Ceire Smith (Cavan)
54kg Shauna Blaney (Navan) V Sarah Haghighat (St Brigids, Edenderry)
57kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) V Dearbhla Rooney (Sean McDermott)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa) V Gillian Duffy (St Marys Tallaght)
64kg Clodagh Greene (Crumlin) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) W/O
81kg Leona Houlihan (Crumlin) W/O
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) V Patrick Corcoran (Olympic Galway)
91kg Martin Mongans (Rathkeale) V Daniel O’Brien (Defence Forces)
91+kg Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) V Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles & DF)
91+kg Thomas Carthy (Crumlin) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)

Friday

November 22

Finals (5.45pm)

48kg Winner V Winner
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family Drogheda) v Sean Mari (Monkstown D)
51kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) V Regan Buckley (St Theresa’s)
52kg Zara Breslin (Tramore) V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A) V Winner
57kg Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) V Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) W/O
60kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) v Brandon McCarthy (St Michael’s Athy)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V George Bates (St Mary’s Tallaght)
64kg Winner V Winner
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown Antrim) V Callum Walsh (Rivertown)
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
75kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) V John Joe Nevin (Crumlin)
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)
81kg Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) V E Brennan (Dublin Docklands)
81+kg Naoise Finney (Ballybrack) W/O
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner

RESULTS

Saturday, November 16

Q/Finals (6pm)

Friday, November 15 (7pm)

Prelims

Q/Finals