EUROPEAN YOUTH FINALS PROGRAM

09/09/2019IABA NewsIABA

Niamh Fay will be aiming for gold on the final day of the European Youth Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria tomorrow.

The Swords BC bantam, who is guaranteed at least silver, meets Croatia Nikolina Cacic for the 54kg title in bout No. 302 at approximately 12.30pm (Irish time).

Daina Moorehouse, Leah Gallen and Lisa O’Rourke will be bringing home bronze from Sofia.

Please click here for finals schedule and here for tournament page.

Tema Ireland are scheduled to arrive home at 5.20pm via Dublin Airport on Wednesday.

2019 European Men’s and Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

Final

September 10

54kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) v Nikolina Cacic (Croatia)

September 9

S/Finals

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) lost to Erika Priscianaro (Italy) 1-4
54kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) beat Bianca Cabzaru (Romania) 5-0
69kg Leah Gallen (Ireland) lost to Scilla Ambrus (Hungary) 0-5
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Ireland) lost to Gabriele Diekontaite (Lithuania) 2-3

September 8

Q/Finals

56kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) lost to Muhamad Adan (England) 2-3
91kg Jack Marley (Ireland) lost to Wilfred Florentin (France) 0-5

September 7

Last 16

69kg William Hayden (Ireland) lost to Dmitry Zakharov (Russia) 0-5
75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) lost to Georgi Gutsav (Georgia) 0-5

Q/Finals

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) beat Rim Bennama (France) 5-0
51kg Nicole Clyde (Ireland) lost to Simran Kaur (England) 2-3
54kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) beat Gudagi Aycan (Turkey) 5-0
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ireland) lost to Anna Maria Petrova (Bulgaria) 1-4
69kg Leah Gallen (Ireland) beat Gulcan Arga (Turkey) 4-1
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Ireland) beat Georgina Schinte (Romania) RSC1
81kg Bethany Doocey (Ireland) lost to Emily Asquith (England) AB3

September 6

Last 16

51kg Nicole Clyde (Ireland) beat Juna Schop (Netherlands) 5-0
54kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) beat Sharon Prisco (Italy) 5-0
56kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) beat Artur Shakhpazyan (Armenia) 5-0
60kg Brandon McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Shalva Sajaia (Georgia) 2-3
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Ireland) lost to Paige Richardson (England) 0-5
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Ireland) beat Ivona Drnic (Croatia) 4-1
91kg Jack Marley (Ireland) beat Bernhard Rentmeister (Germany) 5-0

September 5

Last 16

49kg Ryan Dunne (Ireland) lost to Rudolf Garnoyan (Armenia) 0-4
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ireland) beat Mirela Nastase (Romania) RSC1
60kg Sinainn Glynn (Ireland) lost to Amina Abramova (Ukraine) 1-4
69kg Leah Gallen (Ireland) beat Annemarie Schierle (Germany) 3-2
91+kg Owney McDonagh (Ireland) lost to Ugur Aydemir (Turkey) 0-5

Last 32

75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) beat Vladimir Bezdenezznyich (Germany) 4-1

September 4

Last 32

52kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) lost to Ali Dahly (Ukraine) 2-3
60kg Brandon McCarthy (Ireland) beat Eldar Babayev (Azerbaijan) 5-0
64kg Matthew Tyndall (Ireland) lost to Mehmet Aydemir (Turkey) 1-4
69kg William Hayden (Ireland) beat Arsen Grigoryan (Armenia) 3-2
81kg Jason Myers (Ireland) lost to Ilia Bogatyrev (Russia) 1-4

Irish squad

Male

49kg Ryan Dunne (Jobstown)
52kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles)
56kg Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott)
60kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michael’s Athy)
64kg Matthew Tyndall (Dublin Docklands)
69kg William Hayden (Crumlin)
75kg Jake Tucker (Emerald, Antrim)
81kg Jason Myers (Titans)
91kg Jack Marley (Monkstown D)
91+kg Owen McDonagh (St Annes)

Female

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) (Bronze)
51kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim)
54kg Niamh Fay (Swords) (Silver, at least)
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ryston)
60kg Sinainn Glynn (Cloghan)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
69kg Leah Gallen (Raphoe) (Bronze)
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea) (Bronze)
81kg Bethany Doocey (Castlebar)

Officials

IABA President: Dominic O’Rourke
Team Managers: Patrick Osborne & Anna Moore
Coaches: William McClean, Aoife Hennigan, Anita Just, Brian Barry, Liam Cunningham

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BELFAST HALLOWEEN OPEN

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The Belfast Halloween Open is now OPEN for entries.

Boxing will be Sat 26^th, Sun 27^th and Mon 28^th October 2019, at Girdwood Community Hub, North Belfast.

Click on the link below, download the EXCEL entry form , complete and return to malscott@ntlworld.com by Sun 20^th October:

http://www.antrimboxing.org/resultsarchive/2019-20/belfastopen/open.htm

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FAY INTO EUROPEAN YOUTH FINAL

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Niamh Fay upgraded her guaranteed bronze to at least silver in emphatic style versus Romania at the European Youths in Sofia.

But Daina Moorehouse, Leah Gallen and Lisa O’Rourke had to settle for bronze at the 37-nation tournamnet.

Fay, who boxes out of the Swords BC in Dublin, dominated against Bianca Cabzaru with the Romanian bantam taking a standing count in the third round.

She’ll now meet Croatia’s Nikolina Cacic for gold tomorrow.

Earlier today, Enniskerry BC light-fly Moorehouse, the 2018 European Youth champion, lost on a 4-1 split to Italy’s Erika Priscianaro following a fiery all southpaw battle and Roscommon middleweight O’Rourke, who won the first round on all cards, was edged out on a 3-2 split.

Donegal welter Gallen was beaten on a unanimous decision by Hungary’s Scilla Ambrus.

Big performances from the Irish trio afternoon while Fay will weigh-in one last time in Sofia tomorrow morning ahead of her gold medal match.

2019 European Men’s and Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

September 9

S/Finals

Final

September 10

54kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) v Nikolina Cacic (Croatia)

Results

September 8

Q/Finals

56kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) lost to Muhamad Adan (England) 2-3
91kg Jack Marley (Ireland) lost to Wilfred Florentin (France) 0-5

September 7

Last 16

69kg William Hayden (Ireland) lost to Dmitry Zakharov (Russia) 0-5
75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) lost to Georgi Gutsav (Georgia) 0-5

Q/Finals

September 6

Last 16

September 5

Last 16

Last 32

75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) beat Vladimir Bezdenezznyich (Germany) 4-1

September 4

Last 32

Irish squad

Male

Female

Officials

IABA President: Dominic O’Rourke
Team Managers: Patrick Osborne & Anna Moore
Coaches: William McClean, Aoife Hennigan, Anita Just, Brian Barry, Liam Cunningham

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IRELAND OFF TO WINNING START AT WORLD ELITES

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Michael Nevin got Ireland off to a winning start at the World Elites in Ekaterinburg, Russia today.

The Portlaoise BC middleweight beat Moldova’s Andrei Vreme to set up at last 32 meeting with Lithuania’s Vytautas Balsys.

The former European Schoolboy,Junior and Youth champion produced a controlled display off boxing to take all three rounds en route to a unanimous decision versus Vreme.

Most of the Irish squad, with the exception of No.6 seed Kurt Walker, are starting off at the last 64 of the Championships.

Walker awaits the winner of the Samuel Kostohurry (France) versus David Avila (Columbia) last 64 bout.

Kane Tucker and Kiril Afanasev are between the ropes tomorrow versus Kyrgyzstan and Australia in the light heavy and heavy classes.

2019 World Elite Men’s Championships Ekaterinburg, Russia

September 9

Last 64

75kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) beat Andri Vreme (Moldova) 5-0

September 10

Last 64

81kg Kane Tucker (Ireland) v Erkin Adylbek (Kyrgyzstan)
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Ireland) v Austin Aokuso (Australia)

September 12

Last 64

52kg Regan Buckley (Ireland) v Aldoms Suquor (Indonesia)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Ireland) v Matthew Alexander (Trinidad & Tobago)

September 13

Last 64

69kg Aidan Walsh (Ireland) v Miroslav Kapuler (Israel)

September 14

Last 32

75kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) v Vytautas Balsys (Lithuania)

September 15

Last 32

57kg Kurt Walker v Samuel Kostohurry (France) or David Avila (Columbia)

Irish squad

52kg: Regan Buckley (St Teresa’s)
57kg: Kurt Walker (Canal)
63kg: Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise)
69kg: Aidan Walsh (Monkstown)
75kg: Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg: Kane Tucker (Emerald)
91kg: Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield)

High-Performnce Director: Bernard Dunne

Head coach: Zaur Antia

Coaches: John Conlan and Eoin Pluck

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EUROPEAN YOUTHS AND WORLD ELITES

09/09/2019IABA NewsIABA

Daina Moorehouse, Niamh Fay, Leah Gallen and Lisa O’Rourke box for places in Tuesday’s finals at the European Youths in Sofia early this afternoon.

Moorehouse, the 2018 European Youth champion, is in the ring at 12.15pm followed by Fay at 12.45pm, O’Rourke at 1.45pm and Gallen at 2pm. (Irish times) in the semi-finals of the tournament. (approximate times).

The quartet are guaranteed at least bronze in Sofia.

Meanwhile, Michael Nevin is in action at approximately 11.45am (Irish time) at the World Elites in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Ireland are using a 7-strong squad at the 20th edition of the Worlds.

Click here for today’s progam in Sofia and here for Ekaterinburg.

2019 European Men’s and Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

September 9

S/Finals

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) v Erika Priscianaro (Italy)
54kg Niamh Fay (Ireland) v Bianca Cabzaru (Romania)
69kg Leah Gallen (Ireland) v Scilla Ambrus (Hungary)
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Ireland) v Gabriele Diekontaite (Lithuania)

Results

September 8

Q/Finals

56kg Dean Clancy (Ireland) lost to Muhamad Adan (England) 2-3
91kg Jack Marley (Ireland) lost to Wilfred Florentin (France) 0-5

September 7

Last 16

69kg William Hayden (Ireland) lost to Dmitry Zakharov (Russia) 0-5
75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) lost to Georgi Gutsav (Georgia) 0-5

Q/Finals

September 6

Last 16

September 5

Last 16

Last 32

75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) beat Vladimir Bezdenezznyich (Germany) 4-1

September 4

Last 32

Irish squad

Male

Female

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) (Bronze, at least)
51kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim)
54kg Niamh Fay (Swords) (Bronze, at least)
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ryston)
60kg Sinainn Glynn (Cloghan)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
69kg Leah Gallen (Raphoe) (Bronze, at least)
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea) (Bronze, at least)
81kg Bethany Doocey (Castlebar)

Officials

IABA President: Dominic O’Rourke
Team Managers: Patrick Osborne & Anna Moore
Coaches: William McClean, Aoife Hennigan, Anita Just, Brian Barry, Liam Cunningham

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