The Ulster Team has won Team of the Tournament and Best Female Boxer awards at the Eindhoven Box Cup.
The tournament, which took place in the Netherlands, welcomed a record 40 nations during the competition, June 3rd to 6th. The team, who contested the tournament as part of preparations for the Commonwealth Games in July, came home with 5 gold medals, 1 silver and three bronze.
Carly McNaul won Female Boxer of the Tournament following three bouts, including her final against Portugal’s Rita Soares. Carly claimed a 5-0 win, and gold.
There were also golds for 70kg Eireann Nugent, 57kg Jude Gallagher, and 60kg Paul Loonam. Nicole Meli, contesting at 54kg, comes home with silver. Damian Sullivan, John Boyd and Jake Tucker won bronze.
Squad:
48kg: Nicole Clyde
52kg: Carly McNaul
54kg: Nicole Meli
57kg: Jude Gallagher
60kg: Paul Loonam
70kg: Eireann Nugent
71kg: John Boyd
75kg: Jake Tucker
92kg: Damian Sullivan
Coaches:
John Conlan
JP Delaney
Liam Corr
Rory McShane
R&J
James McCarron.
Session Results: Eindhoven Box Cup Final