Nicole Clyde, Niamh Fay and Lisa O’Rourke advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Youths in Sofia today.

The Irish trio beat Dutch flyweight Juna Schop, Italian bantam Sharon Prisco and Croatian middle Ivona Drnic.

But Evelyn Igharo bowed out this afternoon after a tough encounter with England’s Paige Richardson.

O’Rourke, whose sister Aoife claimed European Elite gold in Madrid six days agao, won on a 4-1 split against Drnic, who is, almost ironically, from Split, Croatia.

Dean Clancy, Jack Marley and Brandon McCarthy are between the ropes in the second session which begins at 4pm (Irish time).

(Image of Irish boxers at weigh-in this morning courtesy of Anna Moore)

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

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) v Artur Shakhpazyan (Armenia)
60kg Brandon McCarthy (Ireland) v Shalva Sajaia (Georgia)
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) v Bernhard Rentmeister (Germany)

September 7

Last 16

69kg William Hayden (Ireland) v Dmitry Zakharov (Russia)
75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) v Georgi Gutsav (Georgia)

Q/Finals

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

Results

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)
51kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim)
54kg Niamh Fay (Swords)
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ryston)
60kg Sinainn Glynn (Cloghan)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
69kg Leah Gallen (Raphoe)
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea)
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

(B)

 

Ireland’s seven-strong arrived in Ekaterinburg, Russia last night ahead of the start of the 20th World Men’s Elite Championships on Monday.

Speaking from Ekaterinburg, Bernard Dunne, IABA High-Performance Director, said the team will have their first training session at 5pm local time today.

The squad finished their final training camp at the German Olympic Centre in Kienbaum in mid-week. Team Ireland trained with the host nation, Cuba and Netherlands in Kienbaum.

 

 

Meanwhile, the draw for the World Championships will be made on Sunday with boxing commencing Monday.

Approximately 450 athletes from 87 countries will compete at the Ekaterinburg EXPO Arena.

Competition Schedule

(Local times apply. Ekaterinburg is four hours ahead of Ireland)

September 8 – Official draw (16:00-17:00)

Opening ceremony (18:00-19:45)

September 9/17 – Morning sessions (15:00 – 18:00)

Evening session (19:00 – 22:00)

September 18 – Quarter-finals (15:00 – 18:00 & 19:00 – 22:00

September 19 – Rest day

September 20 – Semi-finals (15:00 – 18:00) & 19:00 – 22:00

September 21 – Finals (15:00 – 19:00)

 

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

 

(B)

 

Seven Irish boxers will compete for places in the European Youth quarters finals in Sofia tomorrow.

Please click here for Friday’s schedule and here for today’s results.

Boxing begins at 12pm and 4pm (Irish times).

 

 

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

September 6

Last 16

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

September 7

Last 16

69kg William Hayden (Ireland) v Dmitry Zakharov (Russia)
75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) v Georgi Gutsav (Georgia)

Q/Finals

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) v Rim Bennama (France)
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ireland) v Anna Maria Petrova (Bulgaria)
69kg Leah Gallen (Ireland) v Gulcan Arga (Turkey)
81kg Bethany Doocey (Ireland) v Emily Asquith (England)

Results

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)
51kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim)
54kg Niamh Fay (Swords)
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ryston)
60kg Sinainn Glynn (Cloghan)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
69kg Leah Gallen (Raphoe)
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea)
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

(B)

 

 

IRELAND CLAIM THREE WINS ON DAY TWO OF EUROPEAN YOUTHS

Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice recorded Ireland’s most emphatic victory of the European Youths so far after an inside the distance win over Mirela Nastase today.

Nastase was down inside the first 20 seconds of the first round and the fight was waved off after 87 seconds after the Romania feather took a second standing count.

Donegal welter Leah Gallan showed her character to bounce back from losing the first versus Germany’s Annemarie Schierle.

However, the Raphoe BC orthodox, wobbling her opponent with a right at the start of the frame, took the second on three of the five cards and won the third across to board to move to within one win of at least bronze.

Sinainn Glynn was edged on a split versus Amina Abramova. The Cloghan BC light gave as good as she got in a tight three-rounder but four of the five judges leaned toward the Ukranian.

Earlier today, Jake Tucker advanced following an impressive win over Germany’s Vladimir Bezdenezznyich.

The Antrim middleweight dictated the pace of the fight in all three rounds and landed the majority of the cleaner shots to set up a last 16 meeting with Georgia’s Georgi Gutsav on Saturday.

Owney McDonagh bowed out to Turkey’s Ugur Aydemir. Both young men had their moments in an evenly matched super heavy contest with McDonagh picking up a leg injury near the end of the third round.

Ryan Dunne, the last Irish boxer in action this evening, lost on four cards to Armenian light-fly Rudolf Garnoyan with a fifth judge scoring an up-tempo and fiery all southpaw battle 28-28. Garnoyan took the last round 5-0.

Seven Irish boxers are between the ropes tomorrow.

Images, courtesy of Margit Kincses; Irish squad and coaches and family and fans at Sports Hall venue). 

 

2019 European Men’s and Women’s Championships Sofia, Bulgaria (September 2/11)

September 5

Last 16 & 32

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 6

Last 16

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

September 7

Last 16

69kg William Hayden (Ireland) v Dmitry Zakharov (Russia)
75kg Jake Tucker (Ireland) v Georgi Gutsav (Georgia)

Q/Finals

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) v Rim Bennama (France)
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ireland) v Anna Maria Petrova (Bulgaria)
69kg Leah Gallen (Ireland) v Gulcan Arga (Turkey)
81kg Bethany Doocey (Ireland) v Emily Asquith (England)

Results

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)
51kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim)
54kg Niamh Fay (Swords)
57kg Lauren Dempsey-Fitzmaurice (Ryston)
60kg Sinainn Glynn (Cloghan)
64kg Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
69kg Leah Gallen (Raphoe)
75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea)
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

(B)

 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 will be hosted at the Copper Box in London next March.

The final world qualifier will be held in Paris next May.

286 boxers – 186 males and 100 females – will compete across eight weights for men and five for women at Tokyo 2020.

Japan is entitled to six places at the Games as the host nation while a number of invitation places will be distributed through the Tripartite Commission. The remaining berths will be claimed the hard way, in the ring.

Meantime, Irish boxing is on familiar terms with winning medals at the Tokyo Olympics as legendary Belfast lightweight Jim McCourt claimed bronze at the 18th Olympiad in the city in 1964.

The Immaculata BC man, who has been inducted into the IABA Hall of Fame, was Ireland’s only medal winner in any sport at Tokyo 1964 where Smokin’ Joe Frazier won gold for the USA.

The IOC will run boxing at Tokyo 2020 and the qualifiers for the 32nd Olympiad.

 

 

Roads to Tokyo 2020.

Asia/ Oceania qualifier

Location: Wuhan (CHN) Date: 2 to 15 February 2020

Africa qualifier

Location: Dakar International Conference Centre, Dakar (SEN) Date: 18 February to 1 March 2020

Europe qualifier

Location: Copper Box, London (GBR) Date: 11 to 24 March 2020

Americas qualifier

Location: CENARD, Buenos Aires (ARG) Date: 24 March to 5 April 2020

World Qualification Event

Location: Paris (FRA) Date: 11 to 25 May 2020

(B)