The opening bouts of the historic 2025 National Elite Competition have been boxed – this is the first tournament in the Association at World Boxing weights, and the first Elite competition in Belfast.
The competition will be boxed at the Girdwood Community Hub, 10 Girdwood Avenue, Belfast, Antrim, BT14 GEG, June 2nd to 5th.
Central Council has expressed its gratitute to the competition’s hosts and partners: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Ulster Provincial Council, Antrim County Board and Belfast City Council for the invaluable support.”
This Elite Competition is taking place in consideration of selection for the World Boxing World Championships, taking September 4-14, 2025. Given the time available for preparation and selection of athletes to contest the World Boxing World Championships, entry to this Elite Competition is considered an explicit statement by the boxer of their injury-free status, their fitness to compete and their preparedness to compete. It is on that basis that all entrants to the competition will be required to compete in order to be considered for selection for the World Boxing World Championships.
All images: Mark Marlow. The full suite of images of today’s bouts are available HERE
Session One results
Preliminaries
65kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar) beat James McDonagh (St. Paul’s W/ford), 4-1
Quarter Finals
51kg Katie O’Keeffe (Kanturk) beat Carlagh Peake (Ballyhaunis), 3-1
54kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim) beat Megan Flynn (Cherry Orchard), 5-0
60kg Zara Breslin (Tramore) W/O
60kg Rory Lavery (Holy Family GG ABC) W/O
70kg JoJo McArdle (Holy Trinity ABC) beat Ryan Jenkins (Jobstown), 3-2
70kg Cahir Gormley (Illies G/Gloves) beat Darragh Gilroy (Fr Flanagan), AB1
85kg Jason Clancy Jr (Sean McDermott) beat Robbie Olusola (Celtic Eagles), 5-0
Evening Session – Boxing begins at 6pm.
All programmes subject to change
Quarter Finals
- 50kg Louis Rooney (Star) beat Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family, Drogheda), 4-1
- 51kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) beat Niamh Early (Ryston), 5-0
- 51kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) W/O
- 54kg Jennifer Lehane (DCU Athletic) beat Sophie Atallah (Unit 3), 5-0
- 60kg Adam Hession (Monivea) W/O
- 60kg Jamie Graham (Clonard Belfast) beat Cody O’Reilly (Portlaoise), 5-0
- 70kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda) beat Terry McEntee (DCU), 4-1
- 75kg Tadhg O’Donnell (Four Kings) beat Taylor Guiney (St Mary’s Dublin), 3-2
- 85kg Anthony Taggart (Ormeau Road) beat Ryan Lee (Crumlin), RSC3
Tuesday, June 3rd. Boxing begins at 6pm
All programmes are subject to change
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