Team Ireland recorded another 4 wins at the European U17 Championships, meaning a total of 18 members of the team will contest for medals across this weekend.
In all, 369 boxers are contesting the tourament from Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, England, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine
Sean Kelly has won through to the 52kg quarter finals, following a 4-1 win over Poland’s Mateusz Adamski – 30:27; 28:29; 30:27; 30:27; 29:28. Sean is back in action on Sunday, boxing for a medal against the winner of the contest between Hungary and Latvia
Jason Donoghue has won through to the 60kg quarter finals with an RSC2 win over Artjom Timašov of Estonia. Jason is back between the ropes on Sunday, when he boxes for a medal against the winner of the contest between Italy and Georgia. Kalib Walshe is through to the 57kg quarter finals, following a dominant 5-0 performance over Raul Heydarli of Azerbaijan. Judges scored the bout 30:26; 30:26; 30:24; 30:26; 30:26, reflecting a point deduction for the Azerbaijan boxer. He’s back in action on Sunday, boxing for a medal against the winner of the contest between France and Albania. Kai Dynes Murphy is through to the 66kg quarter final in emphatic style, with an RSC2 win over Romania’s Eduard-Marian Tangerica. Kai boxes for a medal on Sunday, against Artur Eytan Prohnevsky of Israel.
Team Co-Captain Padraig Walsh leaves the championships on the narrowest of margins – the dreaded 3-2 split after a high octane bout against Ukraine’s Rostyslav Horodynskyi. The final scores for the boxr in blue: 28:29; 30:27; 28:29; 29:28; 29:28. Not to be for 52kg Aleigha Murphy. who exits the tournament at Last 16 stage following an RSC3 decision in favour of her opponent, Lithuania’s Milana Nikova. This was a high-tempo bout, in which Aleigha gave, and received, standing counts, and had a point deducted.
Team Ireland is led and managed by Anna Moore of St. Francis BC, Limerick and Joey Simpson, Saviours Crystal BC, Waterford. The team is coached by Valerie Hamilton of St. Francis BC, Limerick, Liam Cunningham of Saints BC, Antrim, Linda Morgan of Arklow BC, Wicklow and John Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry. Joe Lowe of St. Paul’s ABC Belfast has been nominated as an R&J.
Day Four | Quarter Finals, Day One
9 Team Ireland boxers will vie for podium places on Saturday, in the first of two days of quarter final action in Kienbaum
75kg Isabelle Hawkins begins her campaign in Bout 8 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session, contesting her quarter final against Marisol Rivetti of Italy. 75kg John Ward boxes 5 contests later, in Bout 13 of the same ring and session – he takes on England’s Michael Maughan.
46kg Louise Joyce opens procedings in Bout 1 of Ring B’s Afternoon Session – she’s boxing for a medal against England’s Lily Basset. Four contests later, in Bout 5, 70kg Cassie Henderson makes her tournament debut, boxing a QF against Magdalena Lewkowicz of Poland. 48kg Emmet Shields is back in action in Bout 10 of the same ring and session taking on Ukraine’s Mykhailo Sydorenko for a place on the podium
In the Evening Session in Ring A, 46kg Pat Stokes boxes his quarter final against Thomas Lido of Italy – that’s Bout 3. In Ring B’s Evening Session, 54kg Paige Nickels steps between the ropes against Aleksandra Halbina of Poland in Bout 2. In Bout 5, 50kg Kristian Jubani contests against Georgia’s Azaan Hussain. Six contests later, 80+kg William Heaphy boxes for a medal against Poland’s Jakub Wojnicz.
Schedule | Ring A, Afternoon Session
Schedule | Ring B, Afternoon Session
Schedule | Ring A, Evening Session
Schedule| Ring B, Evening Session
Watch
Afternoon Session, beginning at 10am
Evening Session, beginning at 2:30pm
Team Ireland
46kg | Louise Joyce | Olympic BC, Westmeath
46kg | Pat Stokes | Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath
48kg | Abby Murray |Muskerry BC, Cork
48kg | Emmet Shields | Glasnevin BC, Dublin
50kg | Lucie Prentice, Banbridge BC, Antrim
50kg | Kristian Jubani | Crumlin BC, Dublin
52kg | Aleigha Murphy | Ballybrack BC, Dublin
52kg | Sean Kelly | St Abbans/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford
54kg | Paige Nickels | Banbridge BC, Antrim
54kg | Michael McDonagh | Avona BC, Dublin
57kg | Ella Archbold |Ballybrack BC, Dublin
57kg | Kalib Walshe | Wexford CBS, Wexford
60kg | Ruth Dossen | Olympic BC, Galway
60kg | Jason Donoghue | Olympic BC, Westmeath
63kg | Claire Crowley | St Martha’s BC, Cork
63kg | Padraig Walsh | Immaculata BC, Antrim
66kg |Alesha Mullis Boyle | Dungloe BC, Donegal
66kg | Kai Dynes Murphy | Immaculata BC, Antrim
70kg | Cassie Henderson | Phoenix ABC, Antrim
70kg |Conor Dowds | Immaculata BC, Antrim
75kg |Isabelle Hawkins | St Nicholas BC, Tipperary
75kg |John Ward | Monivea BC, Galway
80+kg |William Heaphy, Golden Gloves BC, Cork
Support Staff
Team Managers | Anna Moore, St. Francis BC, Limerick | Joey Simpson, Saviours Crystal BC, Waterford
Coaches | Valerie Hamilton, St. Francis BC, Limerick | Liam Cunningham, Saints BC, Antrim
Linda Morgan, Arklow BC, Wicklow | John Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry
Referee/Judge | Joe Lowe, St. Paul’s ABC, Belfast
