SIX IRISH BOXERS IN ACTION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

 

 

Jordan Moore with Irish coaches Zaur Antia and Pat McDonagh

Jordan Moore with Irish coaches Zaur Antia and Pat McDonagh

 

Six Irish boxers are in action in international competition this weekend.

Jordan Moore meets English flyweight William Cawley for at least bronze at the European U/22 Championships in Braila, Romania on Saturday.

Moore will be in the ring at approximately 12.45pm (Irish time) tomorrow. Dylan Duffy and Keith Flavin box Sunday in Braila.

Boxing2017 – EUBC European Confederation U22 Boxing Championships Day5 Schedule

Elsewhere behind the former Iron Curtain, Irish captain Aaron McKenna, Gabriel Dossen and Eamer Coughlan compete in the semi-finals of the Pavlyukov Youth Memorial in Anapa, Russia looking to upgrade their guaranteed bronze to at least silver.

Please see below fixture for times.

European U/22 Championships Braila, Romania March 14th/22nd

March 14th

Last 32

75kg: Keylan Cassidy (Ireland) beat Armen Minasyan (Armenia) 5-0

March 15th

Last 16

52kg: Jordan Moore (Ireland) beat Andry Tyshkavenko (Ukraine) 4-1

Last 32

56kg: Kurt Walker (Ireland) beat Adrian Powal (Poland) 4-1

March 16th

Last 16

69kg Eugene McKeever (Ireland) lost to Vitalii Tereshchuk (Ukraine) 2-3
91kg Geoffrey Kavanagh (Ireland) lost to Adam Hamari (Hungary) 0-5
91kg+: Thomas Carty (Ireland) lost to Vitalii Pakuliak (Ukraine) 0-5

March 17th

Last 16

56kg: Kurt Walker (Ireland) lost to Raffaele Di Serio (Italy) 1-4
60kg: Dylan Duffy (Ireland) beat Romano Marengo (Netherlands) 4-1
64kg: Keith Flavin (Ireland) beat Mikhail Baisiakov (Belarus) 5-0
75kg: Keylan Cassidy (Ireland) lost to Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy) 0-5
81kg: Brian Kennedy (Ireland) lost to Polneikis Kalamaras (Greece) 1-4

March 18th

Q/Final

52kg: Jordan Moore (Ireland) v William Cawley (England)

March 19th

Q/Final
60kg: Dylan Duffy (Ireland) v Yaroslav Khartsyz (Ukraine) or Panev Asenov (Bulgaria)
64kg: Keith Flavin (Ireland) v Paulo Di Lerna (Italy)

Irish squad

52kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)
60kg Dylan Duffy (Pegasus)
64kg Keith Flavin (Paulstown)
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda)
75kg Keylan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean)
91kg Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin)
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) cpt

Team Manager: Paddy Osbourne

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Pat McDonagh

R&J: Philip Rooney

Pavlyukov Youth Memorial Anapa, Russia March 15th/20th

March 15th

Last 16
69kg Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) beat Ivan Stupen (Russia) 3-2
69kg Jason Harty (Ireland) lost to Aldivr Turnsinay (Kazakhstan) 0-5

March 16th

Last 16
64kg: Aaron McKenna (Ireland) beat Pavel Kamgnin (Estonia) 5-0
64kg: Patrick Donovan (Ireland) beat Denik Nikogosyan (Armenia) 5-0
Q/Final
60kg: Eamer Coughlan (Ireland) beat OtarI Naveriani (Georgia) 3-2

March 17th

Q/Finals
69kg: Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) beat Toni Galstyan (Armenia) 5-0
64kg: Aaron McKenna (Ireland) beat Tyler Jolly (Scotland) 5-0
64kg: Patrick Donovan (Ireland) lost to Rashid Yangaziev (Russia) 2-3
75kg: Tommy Hyde (Ireland) lost to Aleksei Alferor (Belarus) 0-5
March 18th

S/Finals
60kg: Eamer Coughlan (Ireland) v Nikita Piskunov (Russia) (9.30am)
64kg: Aaron McKenna (Ireland) v Bilobek Mirzarakhimov (Uzbekistan) (3.30pm)
69kg: Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) v Denis Shapochinkiy (Russia) (10.15am)
(Irish times above. Approximate times)

Irish Squad

60kg Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown) (Bronze, at least)
64kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL)
64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School) (Bronze, at least)
69kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic) (Bronze, at least)
69kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale)
75kg Tommy Hyde (Setanta)

Team manager: Robbie Redmond
Coaches: Billy McClean and Fergal McKenna
R&J: Martin O’Neill