Team Ireland claimed 4 wins at the Last 16 stage for men at the World Junior Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.
52Kg Christian Doyle, Team Doyle BC recorded his second win of the tournament, a 3-2 split decision victory over Tajikistan’s Abubakr Oibilova. Judges scored that bout 29:28, 28:28, 30:26, 28:29, 28:29. Three bouts later, 57Kg Patrick Kelly, Kilmyshall BC did likewise, coming away with win number 2 against Ognjen Antic of Serbia. That bout finished 4-1 to the Team Ireland boxer: 30:27; 28:29; 25:30; 27:30; 26:30.