Irish boxing is gearing up for another key weekend in top international competition.

Katelynn Phelan and Caitlin Fryers are between the ropes in the semi-finals of the World Women’s Youth Championships in Guwahati,India.

Phelan, a 2015 European Junior bronze medallist, is first up Friday and will be aiming to upgrade her guaranteed bronze to at least silver versus Ekaterina Dynnik.

The Russian light-welter claimed silver and bronze at the 2016 and 2017 European Youths and gold and bronze at the 2015 European and World Junior Championships.

She edged out Ireland’s Shauna O’Callaghan in the 2015 European Junior final in Hungary and in the 2015 World Junior quarter-final in Chinese-Taipei, winning 2-1 on split decisions on both occasions.

Fryers, a European Youth and Junior silver and bronze medallist, meets Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan in Saturday’s light-fly semi-final.

The Kazakh secured bronze at the 2015 World Juniors and reached the Ahmert Comert Youth final in Turkey earlier this year.

Please click here for Friday’s schedule. Saturday’s program has yet to be published.

The Irish squad trained this afternoon ahead of the weekend’s last-four deciders. 19 nations are represented in the semi-finals.

Meantime, Irish boxing has now won 29 medals in World and European level at all levels – male and female – from Elite to Junior/Schoolboy since June of this year.

The colour of two of those medals will be determined this weekend in the final World and European outing of 2017 for Irish boxing.

Please see below attachments for invitations to top international events.

The tournaments, with boxing entering a new Olympic cycle, will be hosted throughout Europe and the World.

Please scroll down for updated weekend draws at the National Senior Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium.

The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be decided Friday and Saturday.

38 bouts will be resolved over both days.

Friday’s boxing begins at 7pm.11am opening bell for Saturday.

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

Saturday weigh-ins – 8am to 9am at the National Stadium.

National Senior Championships National Stadium Dublin

November 24th

December 1st

Finals (7pm)

48kg Megan Doyle (Whitechurch) V Courtney Daly (Crumlin)
51kg Nycola Hayes (Togher) V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
54kg Kellie McLoughlin (Drimnagh) V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
57kg Emma O’Neill (St Nicholas) W/O
60kg Siobhan Ni Laoire (Corpus Christi) V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
64kg Winner V Winner
69kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) V Sarah Sheridan (Gorey)
69kg Winner V Winner
75kg Winner V Winner
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) W/O
81kg Winner V Winner
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner

November 17th

Prelims

56kg Scott O’Connor (Ryston) beat Ben Nelson (Townland) 5-0
60kg Conor Murphy (Celtic Eagles) beat  Seamus OG Deeds (Emerald A) 3-2
60kg Theo Allen (Cookstown) beat  Gary McDonald (Corrib) 5-0
60kg Patryck Adamus (Drimnagh) beat Christopher Riggs (Mulhuddart) 5-0
60kg Shane Flavin (Paulstown) beat Robert Byrne (St Margarets) TKO1
64kg Jordan Kennedy (St Pauls Wat) beat Evan Fitzgerald (Esker) 5-0
64kg Kenneth Doyle (Monkstown Dublin) beat  Aaron Daly (Castlebar) 5-0
64kg Malachy McDonald (Corrib) beat   Sean Benson (St Francis) 5-0
64kg Michael Kinsella (St Anthoyns/Pats) beat  Nathan Fleet (Crumlin) 5-0
69kg Andy McDonagh (St Pauls Wat) beat Dominic Degan (Carrickmacross) 5-0
69kg Senan Dwyer (Kilnamanagh) beat  Jamie Kennedy (Loughshore) 4-1
75kg John Maughan (St Marys Dublin) beat Conall Deeney (Carrickmore) 4-1
75kg Noel Donnelly (Dockers) beat Wayne Duggan (St Margarets)  TKO2
75kg Chris O’Reilly (Holy Family Drogheda) beat Shane Gallagher (All Saints Dub) 5-0
75kg Shane Dooley (Clonard) beat Shane O’Brien (Corpus Christi) 5-0

IRELAND ASSURED OF TWO BRONZE AT WORLD YOUTHS

Katelynn Phelan guaranteed Ireland a first bronze medal at the World Women’s Youth Championships in Guwahati, India after a thrilling win over Aidyl Cardenas this morning.

The Kildare light-welter beat the American in the 64kg quarter-final to book her ticket into the last-four.

Proud dad, Paddy Phelan, coach at the St Brigid’s BC, was at ringside to watch his daughter advance to the semi-finals.

Caitlin Fryers added a second bronze to the collection after a well-deserved win over Russia’s Karina Tuvakova this afternoon.

The Belfast light-fly, who has claimed three wins in India this week, beat the 2015 World Junior bronze medallist on a split decision.

Shannon Reilly was aiming to make it a hat-trick for Ireland in the welter class.

But the Irish welter, despite another massive performance, was outpointed by Citalli Ortiz of the USA.

Irish team manager Anna Moore described the performances of the Irish trio as magnificent.

Tomorrow is a rest day at the tournament with the semi-finals due to be decided on Friday and Saturday. The finals will be held Sunday.

Please click here for Friday’s semi-final lines up.

Katelynn Phelan guaranteed Ireland at least one bronze medal at the World Women’s Youth Championships in Guwahati, India after a thrilling win over Aidyl Cardenas this morning.

The Kildare light-welter beat the California-born orthodox on a split decision in the 64kg quarter-final to book her ticket into the last-four.

Proud dad, Paddy Phelan, coach at the St Brigid’s BC, was at ringside to watch his daughter advance.

Team manager Anna Moore hailed Phelan’s performance.

“She was absolutely outstanding and dominated from start to finish. We’re thrilled with the win,” she said.

Caitlin Fryers and Shannon Reilly will be aiming to add to Ireland’s medal haul in the afternoon session.