The National Junior Cadet Championships resume at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight.

Boxing begins at 7pm.  A second session will be decided Saturday to confirm the pairings for next Friday’s finals.

Please note important passport notice here.

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) are using the Championships as part of their selection process for the European Schoolboy Championships which begin in Zagreb, Croatia on July 23rd.

Athletes are only required to weigh-in on the day of their finals on June 17th.

The IABA wishes all boxers the best of luck at the Championships this weekend and next.

National Junior Cadet Championships 2016

Friday June 3rd

Preliminaries
40kg Harris Crowley (Erne) beat Jake Charles (Mullingar Elite) 3-0
40kg Tom Conroy (Crumlin) beat Seamus Mungan (Avona) 3-0
40kg Thomas Donovan (Olympic) beat Mike McCarthy (Tralee) 2-1
40kg John McDonagh (Glen) beat Ronan O’Reilly (St John Bosco Newry) 2-1
41.5kg Caolan Fennelly (St Pauls Antrim) beat Paul Hutchinson (Birr) 2-1
41.5kg Sam Murphy (Ballymore Hollywood) beat Ciaran Delaney (St Saviours OBA) 2-1
41.5kg Gerard McDonagh (Glen) beat Ryan Squire (St Matthews) 3-0
41.5kg Seamus McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford) beat Padraig O’Cuilainn (Connemara) 3-0
41.5kg Paddy Stokes (Crumlin) beat Michael Nevin Daly (Clara) 2-1
44.5kg Michael Sweeney (Sligo City) beat Thomas G Maughan (Galway) 3-0
46kg Brian T Barrett (Titans) beat Killian Clarke (Rathnew) 2-1
46kg Martin Maughan (Cherry Orchard) beat Jamie O’Mara (Drogheda) 3-0
46kg Taylor Guiney (Lucan) beat Martin McDonagh (Portlaoise) 3-0
46kg Conor Roach (Cherry Orchard) beat Michael Stokes (Callan) 3-0
48kg Martin McCullough (Gleann) beat Devon Hanrahan (Saviours Crystal) 2-1
48kg Cian Lewis (Ballymun) beat Darragh Lynch (Cherry Orchard) TKO2
48kg Patrick McInerney (Portlaoise) beat Dylan McInerney (Portlaoise) 3-0
48kg Barry O’Connor (St Faustinas Ballyduff) beat Michael Lawrence (Darndale) 3-0
54kg Peter J Maughan (Ballyhaunis) beat Jack Marley (Monkstown D) 2-1
54kg Francis Maughan (St Marys Dublin) beat Callum Scully (Kilnamanagh) 3-0
54kg Oran Gethins (Sean McDermott) beat Jack Sammon (Ballymore) 3-0
56kg Patrick Collins (Phibsboro) beat Adam Flynn (St Matthews) 3-0

Saturday June 4th

Preliminaries & Q/Finals

38.5kg Corey Byrne Dunbar (St Aidams) beat Jack McDermott (Curragh) 3-0
38.5kg Jermone Lonergan Gartland (Clonmel) beat Karl Sheridan (Crumlin) 3-0
38.5kg Jack Connors (Ryston) beat Tyler Murray (Old School) 3-0
38.5kg Nathan O’Brien (Wexford CBS) beat Jason Breen (Arklow) 2-1
38.5kg Cian Brazil (Smithfield) beat Barney Nevin (Mullingar Elite) 3-0
38.5kg Tiernan Conroy (St Pats) beat Padraig McCleary (Ardoyne Holy X) 3-0
38.5kg Aodhan Byrne (Kilcullen) beat Michael Conroy (Titans) 2-1
38.5kg Jake Rapple (Monkstown D) beat Michael Farrelly (Crumlin) 3-0
40kg Harris Crowley (Erne) beat Suffie Edris (Monkstown D) 3-0
40kg Tom Conroy (Crumlin) beat Jon McConnell (Townland) 3-0
40kg Thomas Donovan (Olympic) beat Stephen O’Reilly (O.L.O.L.) 3-0
40kg John McDonagh (Glen) beat Luke Mooney (Ballymun) 2-1
41.5kg Jamie Lee (Douglas) beat Caolan Fennelly (St Pauls Antrim) 3-0
41.5kg Gerard McDonagh (Glen) beat Sam Murphy (Ballymore Hollywood) 3-0
41.5kg Seamus McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford) beat Simon O’Donnell (Cherry Orchard) 3-0
41.5kg Patrick Sweeney (Titans) beat Paddy Stokes (Crumlin) 3-0
43kg Liam Kearns (Monkstown D) beat Shane Stokes (St Johns Derry) 3-0
43kg Joe Joyce (Ballymun) beat James Doyle (Portlaoise) 3-0
43kg Tiernan Glennon (St Josephs U) beat Fionntan Loughlin (St Pauls Antrim) 2-1
43kg Jonathan Hughes (Jobstown) beat Jack Geoghegan (Olympic Mullingar) 2-1
44.5kg Michael Sweeney (Sligo City) beat Sean Roche (Mount Tallant) 2-1
44.5kg Eoin Higgins (St Davids Naas) beat Michael Stokes (St Michaels Athy) 3-0
44.5kg Eoghan Quinn (St Johns Derry) beat Michael McDonagh (Darndale) 3-0
44.5kg Keelyn Roche (St Aidans) beat Ronan Conneely (Galway) 3-0
46kg Steve Cairns (Loughmahon) beat Brian T Barrett (Titans) TKO1
46kg Adam Kinsella (St Marys) beat Martin Maughan (Cherry Orchard) 3-0
46kg Taylor Guiney (Lucan) W/O
46kg Thomas Orr (Lisburn) beat Conor Roach (Cherry Orchard) TKO2
48kg Martin McCullough (Gleann) beat James Whelan (Dublin Docklands) 2-1
48kg Cian Lewis (Ballymun) beat Ben Johnston (St Pauls A) 3-0
48kg Patrick McInerney (Portlaoise) beat Dean Powell (Kilcullen) 3-0
48kg Barry O’Connor (St Faustinas Ballyduff) beat Thomas Joyce (Darndale) 3-0
50kg Levi Dundon (O.L.O.L.) beat Arthur McDonagh (Sparticus) 3-0
50kg Patrick McDonagh (Kilnamanagh) beat Ben Farrelly (Crumlin) 2-1
50kg Michael Ward (Johnstown) beat Sean Byrne (Whitechurch) 3-0
50kg Thomas McCann (St Pauls Antrim) beat Jamie Collins (Ballina) TKO2
50kg Laurentiu Micusa (Curragh) W/O
50kg Shane McClave (Old School) beat Adam Lonergan (Clonmel) 3-0
52kg Michael O’Donnell (Letterkenny) beat David Briggs (Monivea) 2-1
52kg Darragh Reddan (St Davids Naas) beat Thomas Doyle (Portlaoise) 2-1
52kg Sam Leonard (St Marys Dublin) beat Aaron O’Keeffe (Kanturk) 3-0
52kg Ryan Lee (Mullingar Elite) beat Evan Carey (Drogheda) 2-1

Friday June 10th

Q/Finals (7pm)

36kg Dylan Stokes (Crumlin) V Johnny Joyce (Olympic Mullingar)
38.5kg Corey Byrne Dunbar (St Aidans) V Jermone Lonergan Gartland (Clonmel)
38.5kg Jack Connors (Ryston) V Nathan O’Brien (Wexford CBS)
38.5kg Cian Brazil (Smithfield) V Tiernan Conway (St Pats TOW)
38.5kg Aodhan Byrne (Kilcullen) V Jake Rapple (Monkstown D)
50kg Shane O’Gorman (St Malachys) V Levi Dundon (O.L.O.L.)
50kg Patrick McDonagh (Kilnamanagh) V Michael Ward (Johnstown)
50kg Thomas McCann (St Pauls Antrim) V Shane McClave (Old School)
50kg Laurentiu Micusa (Curragh) V Ethan Mc Caul (St Josephs U)
52kg Paddy Myers (Sligo City) V Michael O’Donnell (Letterkenny)
52kg Darragh Reddan (St Davids Naas) V Jack Murphy (St Ibars)
52kg Paul Costello (Dealgan) V Sam Loenard (St Marys Dublin)
52kg Ryan Lee (Mullingar Elite) V Luka Gureshidze (Togher)
56kg Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) V Patrick Collins (Phibsboro)
56kg Cyril Cogan (Cherry Orchard) V Thomas Doherty (Trinity Boys)
56kg Patrick Lawlor (Brian Dillons) V Jamie Lee (St Malachys)
56kg John T McDonagh (Lumpini) V Darragh Gilroy (Ballymore Hollywood)
59kg Kian O’Brien (Clara) V Jason Irwin (Castleblayney)
59kg Michael Lynch (Mullinahone) V Luke Maguire (Drogheda)
59kg Martin Ward (Ryston) V Martin O’Connor (Enniscorthy)
62kg Conor McKernan (Castleblayney) V Luke Byrne Doyle (Callan)
76+kg Kenneth Dempsey (Achill) V Martin McDonagh (Olympic)

Saturday June 11th

S/Finals (10am)

31kg Diarmuid Bradley (Holy Trinity) V Tiernan O’Neill (St Pauls Antrim)
33kg Michael Maughan (Olympic) V Jack Desmond (Bantry)
33kg Oisin Mulholland (East Down) V Conor Mullan (St Pauls Antrim)
36kg Paddy McShane (Letterkenny) V Winner
36kg Jake Ward (Darndale) V Odhran McInerney (Portlaoise)
38.5kg Winner V Winner
38.5kg Winner V Winner
40kg Harris Crowley (Erne) V Tom Conroy (Crumlin)
40kg Thomas Donovan (Olympic) V John McDonagh (Glen)
41.5kg Jamie Lee (Douglas) V Gerard McDonagh (Glen)
41.5kg Seamus McDonagh (St Pauls W’ford) V Patrick Sweeney (Titans)
43kg Liam Kearns (Monkstown D) V Joe Joyce (Ballymun)
43kg Tiernan Glennon (St Josephs U) V Jonathan Hughes (Jobstown)
44.5kg Michael Sweeney (Sligo City) V Eoin Higgins (St Davids Naas)
44.5kg Eoghan Quinn (St Johns Derry) V Keelyn Roche (St Aidans)
46kg Steve Cairns (Loughmahon) V Adam Kinsella (St. Mary New Ross)
46kg Taylor Guiney (Lucan) V Thomas Orr (Lisburn)
48kg Martin McCullough (Gleann) V Cian Lewis (Ballymun)
48kg Patrick McInerney (Portlaoise) V Barry O’Connor (St Faustinas Ballyduff)
50kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
54kg Tiernan Mayse (2 Castles) V Peter J Maughan (Ballyhaunis)
54kg Francis Maughan (St Marys Dublin) V Oran Gethins (Sean McDermott)
56kg Winner V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
59kg Patrick Joyce (Phibsboro) V Winner
59kg Winner V Winner
62kg Matthew Tyndall (Monkstown D) V Winner
62kg Patrick McDonagh (Clonoe) V Hugh Maguire (Tobar Pheadair)
65kg Adam Healy (Setanta) V Jordan Coffey (Sliabh Luachra)
65kg Sean Walsh (Trojan) V William Hayden (Crumlin)
68kg Darragh Farrell (St Josephs Edenderry) V Darren Darcy (Mullinahone)
68kg Kieran Quinn (Emerald) V Jason Myers (Titans)
76kg Ben O’Connell (St Johns Derry) V James Sweeney (Titans)
76+kg John Sweeney (Ennis) V Winner
76+kg Stephen C Lawrence (Ballina) V Nojus Ivanauskas (Clane)

June 17th

Finals (7pm)

27kg Daniel Owens (Gleann) W/O
31kg Michael Donohue (St Michael Athy) V Winner
33kg Winner V Winner
36kg Winner V Winner
38.5kg Winner V Winner
40kg Winner V Winner
41.5kg Winner V Winner
43kg Winner V Winner
44.5kg Winner V Winner
46kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
59kg Winner V Winner
62kg Winner V Winner
65kg Winner V Winner
68kg Winner V Winner
72kg Michael McDonagh (3 Bridges) V Jamie Edwards (Crumlin)
76kg Thomas Doherty (Baldoyle) V Winner
76+kg Winner V Winner

Ireland’s top prospects are heading into a crucial afternoon in Anapa, today, with four boxing for at least bronze at the European Youth Championships.

Monaghan’s Terry McEntee, Cork’s Oliver McCarthy, Derry’s Brett McGinty and Clare’s Martin John Mongan are in last- eight action at the Black Sea port.

Click here for today’s program. The EUBC program appears to have been duplicated and should read two sessions slated for decision not four.

Boxing begins at 6pm local time. Anapa is two hours ahead of Ireland.

McGinty and Mongan are in action in bouts 6 and 9 in Ring A and McEntee and McCarthy in bouts 2 and 3 in ring B.

McGinty meets Armenia’s Gurgen Madayan, an opponent he beat in the last-eight of the European Schoolboy Championships in Anapa in 2012.

Irish team manager Steven Connolly said that they Irish quartet are in top form and can’t wait to get their quarter-final bouts underway.

The remaining quarter finals will be decided tomorrow. Sunday is a rest day at the tournament. The semi-finals and finals are pencilled in for Monday and Tuesday.

European Youth Championships Anapa, Russia

(Last 16 unless stated)

June 7th
52kg Terry McEntee (Ireland) beat Mykola Lytvyschenko (Ukraine) 3-0
56kg James McGivern (Ireland) lost to Vladimir Strygin (Russia) 1-2 (last 32)
60kg Oliver McCarthy (Ireland) beat Konrad Bialas (Poland) 3-0 (last 32)

June 8th
60kg Oliver McCarthy (Ireland) beat Narek Ogannesyan (Armenia) 3-0
64kg Jason Harty (Ireland) beat Patryk Urbanski (Poland) 3-0 (last 32)
75kg Reece Moran (Ireland) lost to Stepane Mkhitarian (Georgia) 0-3
91kg+ Martin John Mongan (Ireland) beat Alexandr Borison (Moldova) 3-0

June 9th
64kg Jason Harty (Ireland) lost to Iskekhan Madiev (Georgia) 0-3
69kg Brett McGinty (Ireland) beat Laszio Kozak (Hungary) 3-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (Ireland) lost to Sammy Lee (Wales) 0-3
91kg Martin Jim Mongan (Ireland) lost to Dzmitru Sinkin (Belarus) TKO1

June 10th
Q/Finals
52kg Terry McEntee (Ireland) v Istvan Szaka (Hungary)
60kg Oliver McCarthy (Ireland) v Asseme Nauali (Finland)
69kg Brett McGinty (Ireland) v Gurgen Madayan (Armenia)
91kg+ Martin John Mongan (Ireland) v Vladislav Muravin (Russia)

Irish squad

52kg Terry McEntee (Old School)
56kg James McGivern (St Georges)
60kg Oliver McCarthy (Brian Dillon’s)
64kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale)
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf)
75kg Reece Moran (St Pauls Waterford)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys)
91kg Martin Jim Mongan (Ennis)
91kg+ Martin John Mongan (Ennis)

Team Manger: Stephen Connolly
Coaches: Billy McClean, Dmitry Dimitruk
R&J: Ben McGarrigle

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) have confirmed a four-strong squad for the penultimate Rio 2016 qualifiers in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Dean Walsh, Michael O’Reilly, Darren O’Neill and Dean Gardiner, all current Irish Elite champions, will line out at light-welterweight, middleweight, heavyweight and super-heavyweight at the qualifiers which begin next Thursday in Baku.

The quartet are currently in training camp in Baku with Ireland’s six male Rio 2016 Olympians – Paddy Barnes, Brendan Irvine, Michael Conlan, David Oliver Joyce, Steven Donnelly and Joe Ward – and Ray Moylette and Connor Wallace.

Moylette and Wallace were under consideration for the light-welterweight and middleweight Irish vests for the Azerbaijan qualifiers. Both men have been training and sparring with Walsh and O’Reilly in the Azeri capital since last weekend.

However, after a detailed selection process under the expertise of Team Ireland head coach Zuar Antia and Irish coaches Eddie Bolger and John Conlan, Antia tonight (June 9th) recommended that Walsh and O’Reilly, who claimd European Games gold in Baku last year, join O’Neill and Gardiner on the Irish team for the qualifiers which yield 39 Olympics places.

The top five light-welterweights and middleweight in Baku will book tickets for Rio 2016. Heavyweights and super-heavyweights have no margin for error as they must win gold as there is only one Olympic berth available in each weight.

The final qualifier for the 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Vargas, Venezuela next month.

Rio 2016 Qualification Tournament Baku, Azerbaijan June 16/24

Irish squad

64kg Dean Walsh (St Josephs/St Ibars)
75kg Michael O’Reilly (Portlaoise)
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

REMAINING ROADS TO RIO

World Tournament Baku, Azerbaijan, June 16/25

Olympic Places: 39

Light-fly: 2
Fly: 5
Bantam: 5
Lightweight: 5
Light-welter: 5
Welter: 5
Middle: 5
Light-heavy: 5
Heavy: 1
Super-heavy: 1

World Series of Boxing v AIBA Pro Boxing Vargas, Venezuela, July 3/8

Olympic Places: 26

Light-fly: 3
Fly: 3
Bantam: 3
Lightweight: 3
Light-welter: 3
Welter: 3
Middle: 3
Light-heavy: 3
Heavy: 1
Super-heavy: 1

Irish boxers qualified for Rio 2016

Women

60kg (Lightweight – Katie Taylor (Bray)

Men

49kg (Light-flyweight) – Paddy Barnes (Holy Family)
52kg (Flyweight) – Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s)
56kg (Bantamweight) – Michael Conlan (Clonard)
60kg (Lightweight) – David Oliver Joyce (St Michael’s Athy & AIBA Pro Boxing)
64kg (Light-welterweight) –
69kg (Welterweight) – Steven Donnelly (All Saints)
75kg (Middleweight) –
81kg (Light-heavyweight) – Joe Ward (Moate & AIBA Pro Boxing)
91kg (Heavyweight) –
91+kg (Super-heavyweight) –

Could all boxers taking part in Saturday’s semi-finals at the National Junior Cadet Championships please make sure to have their current, valid passport with them.

All winning boxers will be asked to hand in their passport. Please note that only boxers with a current valid Irish or British (boxers born in Northern Ireland) passport can be considered for selection on the Irish European Schoolboys Team.

Boxing resumes this Friday evening. Please click here for draws and results so far.

The 2016 European Schoolboy Championships will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 23rd to August 1st.