A mural to Kevin Sheehy will be unveiled in Limerick this weekend.

The late Mr Sheehy died in tragic circumstances in Limerick City on July 1 last.

Thousands attended his service and funeral, including IABA President Dom O’Rourke, former IABA President Pat Ryan, Olympic champion Michael Carruth, IABA CEO Fergal Carruth, IABA National Registrar Stephen Connolly, Andy Lee, IABA officials and boxers past and present.

Ken Moore, head coach with the St Francis unit, and his wife Marian partly commissioned the mural to Kevin after being inspired by a similar representation to Michael Conlan in Conlan’s native Belfast.

Two-time Irish Olympian Conlan dedicated his last victory in the pro ranks to the Irish Senior and Youth champion and Irish international who was 20-years-old when he died.

 

“We have a brilliant artist behind it and we have agreed on a design already. Kevin’s family, his mum, dad and Emma, were in the process of choosing the artwork with myself and Marion, so everyone has an input in that because that was so important,” Moore told the Limerick Leader.

Moore said the side of St Francis BC, which is undergoing a major renovation, is the “only place” for the mural.

“We decided that was the best place to put it,” added Moore who explained that the decision was taken unanimously by the club’s committee.

The mural will be unveiled to the public at 4 pm tomorrow, Saturday, September 28. All are invited to attend.

The St Francis BC is located in the city centre close to the Milk Market.

 

Team Ireland arrived in Ulan-Ude earlier today for the 11th World Women’s Elite Championships.

The draw from the tournament will be held next Wednesday with boxing scheduled to begin 24 hours later at the Sports Complex in the Siberian city.

Circa 67 nations have entered.

The four-strong Irish squad completed a final training camp at the German Olympic Centre in Kienbaum with Germany, Australia and USA on Thursday.

Cavan flyweight Ceire Smith will be lining out at her 4th Worlds on the Mongolian border and Cork welter Christina Desmond and Belfast feather Michaela Walsh in their second and third outings at this level.

Dundalk lightweight Amy Broadhurst impressed on her World debut last year in New Delhi where she was within striking distance of at least bronze and was unlucky to go out to India’s Simranjit Kaur on a split decision in the light-welter class.

 

Irish female boxing first entered the World Elites at the third edition of the tournament in Podolsk, Russia in 2005.

The two-strong Irish squad of Katie Taylor and Allana Murphy, who met in the first officially IABA sanctioned bout at the National Stadium in Dublin four years earlier, won on their debuts 14 years ago but lost to North Korean lightweight Kang Kum Hui and Norwegian light welter Cecilia Breakhus in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, the Irish squad will have their first training session in Siberia today.

Approximately 3,500 miles east of Moscow, Ulan-Ude is seven hours ahead of Ireland.

(Image: Irish squad before leaving Germany yesterday)

 

 

11th World Women’s Elite Championships Ulan-Ude, Siberia, Russia

Irish squad 

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim)

60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)

69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)

High-Performance Director: Bernard Dunne

Head coach: Zaur Antia

Dimitry Dimitruk and Damian Kennedy

 

Ireland will have a final training session at the National Stadium gym this Sunday ahead of two away meetings with Germany.

Training begins at 11am on Sunday and runs until 3.30pm.

Ireland’s 20-strong team meet Germany in two underage internationals in the Leipzig area on October 4 and 5. The team travel on October 3 and return on October 6.

Please scroll down for full squad and staff.

(Image: current European Schoolboy champion Adam Olaniyan)

 

 

Irish squad

Female

36KG Abbie Convery (Jobstown)
48KG Shauna Riordan (Sliabh Luachra)
50KG Carleigh Irving (Illies G.G)
52KG Nora Jackman (Paulstown)
54KG Georgia McGovern (Drimnagh)
64KG Emma Keating (Paulstown)

Male

36KG Martin McDonagh (Avona)
38KG Patsy Joyce (Olympic Mullingar)
40KG Roy Colgan (Avona)
42KG Paul Fitzgerald (Corinthians)
44KG Danny O’Reilly (St.Pauls W/ford)
46KG Anton Genockey (Docklands)
48KG Ben Dempsey (Achill)
50KG Daragh Lawlor (Mayfield)
52KG Padraig Stapleton (Monkstown)
54KG Ryan Connolly (Setanta Kildare)
56KG Lee McEvoy (Avona)
60KG Bobbi Flood (Cabra)
65KG James Maguire (Holy Family Drogheda)
80KG Adam Olaniyan (Jobstown)

Coach/team manager: Emmet Colgan

Coaches: Martin Donovan, Kathleen Meli, Nicole Meli

R&J: Mick Gill

 

 

Team Ireland complete their final training camp in Germany tomorrow before packing their bags for the 2019 World Women’s Elite Championships in Siberia, Russia.

Just under 70 nations are expected to compete in the 11th edition of the tournament in Ulan-Ude close to the Mongolian border.

Ireland is training with the host nation, Australia and USA at the German Olympic Centre in Kienbaum, about 35km east of Berlin.

Cavan flyweight Ceire Smith, Belfast featherweight Michaela Walsh, Dundalk lightweight Amy Broadhurst, who reached the last eight at the World Elites in New Delhi last year, and Cork welterweight Christina Desmond line out for Ireland in Ulan-Ude.

Smith, Walsh, Broadhurst, Desmond, Carly McNaul and Grainne Walsh are training in Germany.

 

WORLD WOMEN’S ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

 

Speaking from Kienbaum, Bernard Dunne, IABA High-Performance Director, said that the squad are in top shape ahead of the biggest outing of the year for Irish women’s boxing.

The 2019 World Women’s Elite Championships is not a qualifier for Tokyo 2020. There will be two European and World qualifiers in London and Paris next March and May before the door to the 32nd Olympiad is closed.

The draw for the World Women’s Elites will be held next Wednesday. Boxing begins 24 hours later.

Seeding will be in operation at the competition, according to the Team Delegation Handbook.

Ulan-Ude is seven hours ahead of Ireland. 

 

(Image, Irish squad at Dublin Airport)

 

 

 

Irish squad (Kienbaum)

51kg Carly McNaul (Holy Family)

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim)

60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)

69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)

 

High-Performance Director: Bernard Dunne

Head coach: Zaur Antia

Dimitry Dimitruk and Damian Kennedy