August 25

Last 32

51kg Ceire Smith (Ireland) v Krisztina Beri (Hungary)

 

 

Ireland’s squad for the European Men’s and Women’s Youth Championships in Bulgaria will have their final training camp in Waterford before departing for Sofia on Tuesday week.

Irish coach Billy McClean said the team will complete camp in Dungarvan from August 27 to 31.

The 19-strong squad have been training at the National Stadium for the last four weekends.

Four members of the 2019 panel – Dainna Moorehouse, Evelyn Igharo, Jude Gallagher and Dean Clancy – finished in podium positions at the 2018 European Youths in Roseto delgi Abruzzi, Italy.

Moorehouse claimed gold, Igharo and Clancy sliver and Gallagher bronze in Italy.

St Michael’s Athy BC lightweight Brandon McCarthy, a former European silver medallist, can’t wait for the action to start in Sofia.

“I’m excited now to head to my 6th European Championships in September. Just a big thanks to my coaches Dominic O’Rourke and my father Mick McCarthy and all my family,” said McCarthy who won European silver in 2015 but who was agonisingly edged out on split decisions in three Continental quarter-finals.

“This year I’m going for gold,” he added.

The Irish panel for Sofia secured National U/18 titles at the National Stadium earlier this summer.

Boxing begins on September 4 in Sofia.

 

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

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)

 

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

 

Team Ireland, pictured above, arrived in Madrid last night and had their first training session in the Spanish capital last evening ahead of the opening bell for the 12th European Elite Women’s Championships.

The four-strong squad train again today and will visit the competition venue. Boxing at the 32-nation tournamnet begins Saturday following Friday’s draw at 2.30pm (Irish time).

Cavan’s Ceire Smith, Dundalk’s Amy Broadhurst, Cork’s Christina Desmond and Castlerea’s Aoife O’Rourke will represent Ireland in the fly, light, welter and middle classes.

Head coach Zaur Antia and Damain Kennedy will be working Ireland’s corner in Madrid.

Meanwhile, on the last occasion that a European Elite (Men’s) Championships was hosted in Madrid, Mick Dowling, Neil McLaughlin and Brendan McCarthy claimed treble bronze for Ireland in 1971.

Ireland first entered the European Women’s Elites in Riccione, Italy in 2004 but Katie Taylor, our only entry, lost out in the last 16 to Russia’s 2005 World Elite light-welter champion Yulia Nemtsova. A year later, Taylor claimed the lightweight belt and held it until 2014.

Ireland’s all-time medallists at the European Women’s Elites are; Katie Taylor (6 gold), Clare Grace (bronze), Christina Desmond (bronze), Michaela Walsh (bronze) and current World Elite champion Kellie Harrington (bronze).

 

 

European Women’s Elite Championships Madrid, Spain August 22/31

Tournament Period – August 22/September 01, 2019

Competition Period – August 24/31, 2019

Competition Venue – Pabellón “Amaya Valdemoro” (Alcobendas, Madrid – Spain)

Age classification – Elite Women

Weight categories – 48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg, 81+ kg

 

Irish squad

51kg: Ceire Smith (Cavan/Virginia)
60kg: Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)
69kg: Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)
75kg: Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea)

Team manager: JP Kinsella

Coaches: Zaur Antia and Damain Kennedy

Physio; David Cooke

 

 

Team Ireland are on their way to Madrid for the 2019 European Women’s Elite Championships.

An AIBA ranking tournament, the 12th edition of the tournament begins Saturday.

Ceire Smith, Amy Broadhurst, Christina Desmond and Aoife O’Rourke line out for Ireland in Spain.

Irish boxing is lying in eight position in the all-time medals table with 6 gold and 4 bronze since the inaugural European Women’s Elite Championships in France in 2001.

2019 European Women’s Elite Championships

Tournament Period – August 22/September 01, 2019

Competition Period – August 24/31, 2019

Competition Venue – Pabellón “Amaya Valdemoro” (Alcobendas, Madrid – Spain)

Age classification – Elite Women

Weight categories – 48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg, 81+ kg

32 Nations will be in the hat for Friday’s draw (2.30pm (Irish time)) with boxing commencing on Saturday.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales.

Schedule

• August 21-22 – Arrival of the delegations
• August 22 – Sport Entries Check at Hotel Eurostars Madrid Congress
• August 23, 14:00 – Technical Meeting at Hotel Eurostars Madrid Congress
• August 23, 15:30 – Official Draw at Hotel Eurostars Madrid Congress
• August 24 – Opening Ceremony & Day 1 preliminaries
• August 25 – Day 2 preliminaries
• August 26 – Day 3 preliminaries
• August 27 – Day 4 preliminaries
• August 28 – Day 5 preliminaries
• August 29 – Rest Day
• August 30 – Day 6 semi-finals
• August 31 – Day 7 semi-finals
• September 1 – Departure of the delegations

(Image: Irish squad at Dublin Airport this morning)

European Women’s Elite Championships Madrid, Spain August 22/31

Irish squad

51kg: Ceire Smith (Cavan/Virginia)
60kg: Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)
69kg: Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)
75kg: Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea)

Team manager: JP Kinsella

Coaches: Zaur Antia and Damain Kennedy

Physio; David Cooke

 

 

 

 

The Liffey Crane and Principal Construction National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championship finals will be broadcast live on TG4 on Friday, November 22.

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association are running the flagship tournament of Irish boxing for a second time this year to facilitate Ireland’s boxers going into the European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London next February.

The 2nd (2019) edition of the Liffey Crane and Principal Construction National Elite Championships will run over five days from November 18 to November 22.

Irish boxing is proudly sponsored by main sponsors Liffey Crane Hire and long time sponsors Principal Construction and O’Neills Sportswear.