The finalists at the National Senior Cadet Championships are advised to bring two passport photographs and an up to date passport with them for Friday’s finals at Dublin’s National Stadium.

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association are using the Championships as part of their selection process for next month’s European Junior Championships (June 15/24) in Keszthely, Hungary.

The Senior Cadet quarter-finals and semi-finals were decided at the famed Drimnagh BC in Dublin last weekend.

The Rebel County is guaranteed at least one title on Friday as Leeside aces Owen McDonagh and Callum Walsh meet in an all Cork derby at 50kg.

Boxing begins at 7pm. Please scroll down for results and draw.

Note: Friday’s weigh ins – 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm at the National Stadium.

 

National Senior Cadet Championships 2016

 

May 20th (Drimnagh BC, Dublin)

Q/Finals

46kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow) beat  Jamie Griffin (Fr Horgans) 3-0
46kg Killian Geraghty (Esker) beat Colin Maguire (Castleblaney) 3-0
48kg David Oliver Joyce (Ballymun) beat Declan McDonagh (Ballyhaunis) 3-0
50kg Cian Reddy (Portlaoise) beat Paul Loonam ( St Carthages) 3-0
50kg Bill Stokes (Neilstown) beat Michael Myers (Crumlin) 2-1
52kg Martin McDonagh (Glen) beat Kian Bittles (Holy Trinity) 3-0
57kg David McDonagh (Sparticus) beat Mike Joyce (Phibsboro) 2-1
75kg Adam Dempsey (Achill) beat Calium Glynn (Cherry Orchard) 3-0

May 21st (Drimnagh BC, Dublin)

S/Finals (11am)

46kg Terry Donohue (St Michaels Athy) beat Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow) 3-0
46kg Killian Geraghty (Esker) beat Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow) 3-0
48kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy) beat Jack McGivern (St Georges) 3-0
50kg Owen McDonagh (Leeside Lough) beat Cian Reddy (Portlaoise) 3-0
50kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) beat Bill Stokes (Neilstown) 2-1
52kg Martin McDonagh (Glen) beat John Donoghue (Portloaise) 3-0
52kg Davy Joyce (Johnstown) beat Mikey Stokes (Athlone) 2-1
57kg Seamus Mongan (Bay City) beat David McDonagh (Sparticus) 3-0
57kg Edward Donvoan (OLOL) beat Cathal Myers (Sligo City) 3-0
60kg Michael Delaney (Olympic) W/O
60kg Nathan Mongan (Cavan) beat Nathan Jacob (Crumlin) 2-1
63kg Sean Dempsey (Sacre Coeur) beat Sean Donaghy (St Canices) 3-0
66kg Jack Conroy (Mullingar Elite) beat Patrick Dunne (Riverstown) 3-0
66kg James Power (Fr Horgans) beat Dean Brophy (Portlaoise) 2-1
70kg Paddy McKenzie (Arklow) beat Brandon Stokes (Avona) 3-0
75kg Adam Dempsey (Achill) beat Pierre Stokes (Athlone) 2-1
42kg Sean Mari (Monkstown D) beat Nathan Horrigan (Cherry Orchard) 3-0
75kg Owen McDonagh (St Annes) beat Alan Brennan (Charlestown) 3-0
80kg Michael Walsh (Holy Family D) beat Brendan McParland (St John Bosco Newry) 3-0
48kg David Oliver Joyce (Ballymun) beat Dylan Doyle (Monkstown D) 2-1
80+kg Thomas Gavin (Edenmore) beat  Charles Kavanagh (Glin) TKO2
80+kg Zenja Jelisejenkovs (Castlebar) beat Edward McDonagh (Lumpini) 2-1

May 27th (National Stadium Dublin)

Finals (7pm)

39kg Adam Hession (Monivea) V Joe McHale (St Aidans) Exhibition
42kg Cian Doyle (Crumlin) V Sean Mari (Monkstown D)
44kg Martin McDonagh (Ballina) V Jamie Connors (Muskerry)
46kg Terry Donohue (St Michaels Athy) V Killian Geraghty (Esker)
48kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy) V David Oliver Joyce (Ballymun)
50kg Owen McDonagh (Leeside Lough) V Callum Walsh (Riverstown)
52kg Martin McDonagh (Glen)  V Davy Joyce (Johnstown)
54kg Barry McReynolds (Holy Trinity) V Francie Stokes (Cavan)
57kg Seamus Mongan (Bay City) V Edward Donovan (OLOL)
60kg Michael Delaney (Olympic) V Nathan Mongan (Cavan)
63kg Pierce O’Leary (Dublin Docklands) V Sean Dempsey (Sacre Coeur)
66kg Jack Conroy (Mullingar Elite) V James Power (Fr Horgans)
70kg Kane Tuker (Holy Trinity) V Paddy McKenzie (Arklow)
75kg Adam Dempsey (Achill) V Owen McDonagh (St Annes)
80kg Michael McDonald (Darndale) V Michael Walsh (Holy Family D)
80+kg Thomas Gavin (Edenmore) V Zenja Jelisejenkovs (Castlebar)

 

 

 

 

Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington will be back in action Thursday at the World Women’s Elite Championships aiming to upgrade their guaranteed bronze medals to at least silver in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The Bray BC and Glasnevin BC lightweight and light-welter assured Ireland of double bronze today after recording last-eight wins over Victoria Torres of Mexico and Zarina Tsoloyeva of Kazakhstan.

Taylor also qualified for Rio 2016 by virtue of reaching the last four.

Grainne Walsh bowed out at the quarter-final stage earlier today.

Wednesday is a rest day at the tournament. Boxing resumes on Thursday. The finals will be held Friday.

Please click here for Thursday’s semi-final program.

RTE will broadcast highlights of today’s boxing at 7.30pm this evening.

 

AIBA World Women’s Championships Astana, Kazakhstan

May 19th (Last 64)
51kg Ceire Smith (Ireland) lost to Ingrit Valencia (Colombia) 0-2

May 20th (Last 32)
54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Diletta Cipallane (Italy) 0-3
57kg Moira McElligot (Ireland) lost to Sati Burcu (Turkey) 1-2
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Austeja Auciute (Lithuania) 3-0
75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) lost to Khadija Mardi (Morocco) 0-3

May 21st (Last 32)
48kg Donna Barr (Ireland) lost to Kim Klavel (Canada) 0-3
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden) 3-0

May 22nd (Last 16)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Hanna Solecka (Poland) 3-0

May 23rd (last 16)
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Dayana Sanchez (Argentina) 3-0
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Cindy Rogge (Germany) 3-0

May 24th Q/Finals
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Zarina Tsoloyeva (Kazakhstan) 3-0
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Victoria Torres (Mexico) 3-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) lost to Valentina Khalzova (Kazakhstan) TKOI2

May 26th S/Finals

60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) v Estelle Mossely (France)
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Sara Kali (Canada)

 

Irish squad

48kg Donna Barr (Twin Towns)

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElligot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Katie Taylor (Bray) (Bronze, at least)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin) (Bronze, at least)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)

Team manager: Anna Moore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Gerry Storey, Pat McDonagh

 

Katie Taylor qualified for her second successive Olympics and secured at least a second bronze medal for Ireland at the AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan today. Team Ireland now have 7 boxers qualified for the upcoming Rio Olympic Games which is a record total from when the current qualification system was first introduced for Barcelona in 1992.

Taylor beat Mexico’s Victoria Torres in a fiery 60kg quarter-final this afternoon to book her ticket into her sixth successive World Elite semi-final since New Delhi 2006.

The win ensures that Ireland will be taking home at least two bronze medals from Central Asia, as earlier today Kellie Harrington blasted her way into the last-four at the expense of Kazakhstan.

A top four finish is enough to secure Rio 2016 qualification in the three women’s Olympic weights of flyweight, lightweight and middleweight.

Taylor is also aiming for her sixth successive World Elite lightweight title in Astana.

The durable Torres was clearly up for the battle today and that’s exactly what she got from the Olympic champion. Punches were flying in from all angles, but the Bray woman, whilst soaking up a few body shots, repeatedly got the better of the big exchanges.

The London 2012 champion had a particularly good spell mid-way through the second after catching her opponent with flashing left hooks whilst displaying excellent footwork to get out of the way of any return fire.

Torres was still up for it – and Taylor happy to oblige her – in the third but the fire was going out of her work toward the end of the frame, leaving Taylor to take the round and the final stanza en route to the 40-36,40-36,40-36 decision that confirmed her as a two-time Irish Olympian.

With a Rio ticket already secured, Taylor will meet France Estelle Mosselly in the semi-finals on Thursday two wins away from becoming the first woman in the history of the sport to claim six World titles on the bounce.

Mosselly beat Azerbaijan’s Yana Alexseevna today. The Azeri, who beat Taylor at the European Olympic qualifiers in Turkey last month, lost to Taylor in the 2014 World Elite final and the 2015 European Games.

Earlier, Harrington guaranteed Ireland a first bronze after beating Kazakhstan’s Zarina Tsoloyeva in the light-welter quarter-final.

Harrington, like Taylor, took a 40-36 decision across the board. She meets Canada’s Sara Kali on Thursday looking to upgrade to at least silver.

“Absolutely over the moon, words can’t describe it, ” said the clearly emotional Dubliner after becoming the only Irish female boxer besides Taylor to medal at this level.

“When I was coming back to the corner the two of them (Irish coaches Zaur Antia and Eddie Bolger) were saying you need to work,” Harrington told the Irish Times. “You need to work. I felt in control but she didn’t stop coming. It was a tough fight.

“Each time I went back they reminded me of how good I was just in case.You know in your head it’s very easy when you are in there to think ‘oh I’ve gone behind now’. When you have good coaches in your corner saying you’re great that will keep you fighting harder.”

Meantime, Offaly’s Grainne Walsh had to settle for a top eight finish after she suffered a nose injury and her welterweight quarter-final with Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova was stopped in the second round with the home boxer ahead 10-9 on all three cards from the first.

A brave display from Walsh and a fantastic performance to reach the quarter-finals on her World Elite debut.

Taylor, Paddy Barnes, Brendan Irvine, Michael Conlan, David Oliver Joyce, Steven Donnelly and Joe Ward have now qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Tomorrow is a rest day in Astana. The fireworks resume Thursday.

AIBA World Women’s Championships Astana, Kazakhstan

May 19th (Last 64)
51kg Ceire Smith (Ireland) lost to Ingrit Valencia (Colombia) 0-2

May 20th (Last 32)
54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Diletta Cipallane (Italy) 0-3
57kg Moira McElligot (Ireland) lost to Sati Burcu (Turkey) 1-2
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Austeja Auciute (Lithuania) 3-0
75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) lost to Khadija Mardi (Morocco) 0-3

May 21st (Last 32)
48kg Donna Barr (Ireland) lost to Kim Klavel (Canada) 0-3
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden) 3-0

May 22nd (Last 16)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Hanna Solecka (Poland) 3-0

May 23rd (last 16)
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Dayana Sanchez (Argentina) 3-0
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Cindy Rogge (Germany) 3-0

May 24th Q/Finals
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Zarina Tsoloyeva (Kazakhstan) 3-0
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Victoria Torres (Mexico) 3-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) lost to Valentina Khalzova (Kazakhstan) TKOI2

May 26th S/Finals
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) v Estelle Mosselly (France)
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Sara Kali (Canada)

25th S/Finals

Irish squad

48kg Donna Barr (Twin Towns)

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElligot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Katie Taylor (Bray) (Bronze, at least)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin) (Bronze, at least)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)

Team manager: Anna Moore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Gerry Storey, Pat McDonagh

 

Kellie Harrington is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The Dublin light-welter sensationally beat Kazakhstan’s Zarina Tsoloyeva this morning to book her place into the 64kg semi-final.

“Absolutely over the moon, words can’t describe it, ” said a clearly emotional Harrington after becoming the only Irish female boxer besides Katie Taylor to medal at this level.

“When I was coming back to the corner the two of them (Irish coaches Zaur Antia and Eddie Bolger) were saying you need to work,” Harrington told the Irish Times. “You need to work. I felt in control but she didn’t stop coming. It was a tough fight.

“Each time I went back they reminded me of how good I was just in case.You know in your head it’s very easy when you are in there to think ‘oh I’ve gone behind now’. When you have good coaches in your corner saying you’re great that will keep you fighting harder.”

See Kellie Harrington giving here reaction to having secured Ireland’s first medal at #AIBAstana2016 #Superwomen @EUBC_Boxing @IABABOXING pic.twitter.com/WGII5nXiT8

— AIBA (@AIBA_Boxing) May 24, 2016

Meantime, Offaly’s Grainne Walsh had to settle for a top eight finish after she suffered a nose injury and her welterweight quarter-final with Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova was stopped in the second round with the home boxer ahead 10-9 on all three cards from the first.

A brave display from Walsh and a fantastic performance to reach the quarter-finals on her World Elite debut.

Harrington, meantime, won all four rounds 10-9 to post an impressive 40-36 verdict across the board against Tsoloyeva, who comfortably beat Italy’s No. 1 seed Valentina Alberti in the previous round, on her home turf.

She’ll now meet Canada’s Sarah Kali in the last-four on Thursday.

Paul Meredith, Secretary of the Glasnevin BC, Harrington’s club in Dublin, said they were absolutely thrilled with today’s historic victory.

Meanwhile, Katie Taylor is between the ropes at approximately 2.30pm (Irish time).

If the Bray woman wins she will edge a stop close to her sixth successive World title and guarantee herself a place at Rio 2016 and at least bronze.

Taylor meets Mexico’s Victoria Torrest over four, two minute rounds in the lightweight class.

AIBA World Women’s Championships Astana, Kazakhstan

May 19th (Last 64)
51kg Ceire Smith (Ireland) lost to Ingrit Valencia (Colombia) 0-2

May 20th (Last 32)
54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Diletta Cipallane (Italy) 0-3
57kg Moira McElligot (Ireland) lost to Sati Burcu (Turkey) 1-2
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Austeja Auciute (Lithuania) 3-0
75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) lost to Khadija Mardi (Morocco) 0-3

May 21st (Last 32)
48kg Donna Barr (Ireland) lost to Kim Klavel (Canada) 0-3
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden) 3-0

May 22nd (Last 16)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Hanna Solecka (Poland) 3-0

May 23rd (last 16)
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Dayana Sanchez (Argentina) 3-0
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Cindy Rogge (Germany) 3-0

May 24th Q/Finals
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Zarina Tsoloyeva (Kazakhstan) 3-0
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Victoria Torres (Mexico) 3-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) lost to Valentina Khalzova (Kazakhstan) TKOI2

May 26th S/Finals
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) v
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Sara Kali (Canada)

25th S/Finals

Irish squad

48kg Donna Barr (Twin Towns)

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElligot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Katie Taylor (Bray)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin) (Bronze, at least)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)

Team manager: Anna Moore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Gerry Storey, Pat McDonagh

 

Irish team manager Anna Moore has hailed the performances of Kellie Harrington and Olympic champion Katie Taylor at the World Women’s Elite Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan today.

Harrington and Taylor recorded impressive wins to join Grainne Walsh in the quarter-finals of the 9th edition of the tournament.

All three Irish boxers will be back between the ropes tomorrow versus Kazakhstan and Mexico. Three wins will guarantee at least three bronze medals.

A win for Taylor will also ensure she joins Paddy Barnes, Brendan Irvine, Michael Conlan, David Oliver Joyce, Steven Donnelly and Joe Ward on the plane to the Rio Olympics.

Harrington produced a career-best performances this morning to post a unanimous decision over German light-welter Cindy Rogge and Taylor recorded a comprehensive victory over Argentina’s Dayana Sanchez.

The five-time World lightweight champion will now meet Mexico’s Victoria Torres tomorrow for a place at the 31st Olympiad and her sixth consecutive World medal.

 

Torres was beaten by Sanchez in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, but avenged the defeat earlier this year at the Americas Olympic qualifiers in Buenos Aires.

The Mexican lightweight was unlucky not to qualify for Rio in the Argentinian capital as she reached the final where she was beaten by Mikeala Mayer of the USA. A top two finish was enough for female boxers to qualify for August’s Olymics through their Continental tournaments, but Brazil’s Adriana Araujo took the one Rio 2016 host place for females in the lightweight class and only the gold medallist (Mayer) went through from Buenos Aires.

The top four (the semi-finalists) in the three Olympic weights for women – flyweight, lightweight and middleweight – qualify for Rio in Astana.

Walsh and Harrington meet Kazakhs Valentina Khalzova and Zarina Tsoloyeva in the non-Olympic welter and light-welter classes in the morning session which begins at 9am on Tuesday and Taylor versus Torres is the third fight in the evening session which begins at 2pm (Irish times apply) Click here for program.

“Kellie and Katie were absolutely superb today and we’re delighted with their performances and wins. It’s going to be another big day tomorrow and the girls will be really up for it.

“This is the first time that we have three into the quarter-finals of the World Elite Women’s Championships and we could have had more if some decisions had gone our way. Irish women’s boxing is moving in the right direction.”

AIBA World Women’s Championships Astana, Kazakhstan

May 19th (Last 64)
51kg Ceire Smith (Ireland) lost to Ingrit Valencia (Colombia) 0-2

May 20th (Last 32)
54kg Dervla Duffy (Ireland) lost to Diletta Cipallane (Italy) 0-3
57kg Moira McElligot (Ireland) lost to Sati Burcu (Turkey) 1-2
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Austeja Auciute (Lithuania) 3-0
75kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) lost to Khadija Mardi (Morocco) 0-3

May 21st (Last 32)
48kg Donna Barr (Ireland) lost to Kim Klavel (Canada) 0-3
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden) 3-0

May 22nd (Last 16)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) beat Hanna Solecka (Poland) 3-0

May 23rd (last 16)
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) beat Dayana Sanchez (Argentina) 3-0
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) beat Cindy Rogge (Germany) 3-0

May 24th Q/Finals
64kg Kellie Harrington (Ireland) v Zarina Tsoloyeva (Kazakhstan)
60kg Katie Taylor (Ireland) v Victoria Torres (Mexico)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) v Valentina Khalzova (Kazakhstan)

Irish squad

48kg Donna Barr (Twin Towns)

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElligot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Katie Taylor (Bray)

64kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)

Team manager: Anna Moore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Gerry Storey, Pat McDonagh