Please scroll down for tonight’s results and Saturday’s finals draw at the U/18 Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Brett McGinty claimed the welterweight title after beating Paul Ryan in the 69kg decider; the only final resolved this evening.

McGinty, Oakleaf BC, Derry, has now won eight Irish belts.

Meantime, the remaining finals will be decided tomorrow.

Saturday’s weigh-ins – 8am and 9am. Boxing begins at 1pm.

The IABA are using the U/18 Championships as part of their selection process for November’s AIBA World Youth Championships in St Petersburg, Russia.

 

U/18 Championships National Stadium Dublin

August 19th

Prelims

56kg Shane Flavin (Paulstown) beat Sean Whelan (Dublin Docklands) 2-1
56kg Eamer Coghlan (Riverstown) beat James McGivern (St Georges) 2-1
56kg Terry McEntee (Old School) beat Eoin Long (Wexford CBS) TKO2
56kg Jack Kelly (Cherry Orchard) beat Aaron O’Brien (Wexford CBS) TKO2
60kg Aaron Daly (Castlebar) beat Harrison James (Virginia) 3-0
60kg Andy McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford) beat Matthew McCole (Dungloe) 3-0
60kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL) beat Michael McLoughlin (St Marys Derry) KO1
64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School) beat Airijus Vitlipas (St Davids Naas) 3-0
64kg Conor Ivors (Thurles) beat Jordan Kennedy (St Pauls Waterford) 3-0
69kg Jordan Myers (Sligo City) beat James Cahill (St Teresa’s) 2-1
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Jamie Harty (Rathkeale) TKO1
69kg Paul Ryan (Bay City) beat Jordan Meredith (Glasnevin) 3-0
69kg John Maughan (St Mary’s Dublin) beat  John Hynes (Ballyduff) 2-1

August 20th

S/Finals & Q/Finals

52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard) beat Craig Kavanagh (Crumlin) 2-1
52kg Jordan Halpin (St Pauls Wat) beat Jimmy McCarthy (Marble City) 3-0
60kg Aaron Daly (Castlebar) beat Ciaron Flynn (St Marys Daingean) TKO3
60kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL) beat Andy McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford)  2-1
64kg Gabriel Dossan (Olympic) beat Bryan McNamee (Convoy) 3-0
64kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) beat Peter Cawley (Dungarvan) 3-0
64kg Colm Quinn (Castlebar) beat Matthew Davis (Ardagh/Cross) 3-0
64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School) beat  Conor Ivors (Thurles) 3-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Jordan Myers (Sligo City) 3-0
69kg Paul Ryan (Bay City) beat John Maughan (St Mary’s Dublin) 3-0
81kg Reece Morris (Dublin Docklands) beat Brian Elliot (Illies GG) 3-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Jimmy O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 3-0

August 26th

S/Finals (7:30pm)

Final
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Paul Ryan (Bay City) TKO3

S/Finals
49kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin) beat  Liam Glennon (St Josephs Derry) 3-0
56kg Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown) beat Shane Flavin (Paulstown) 3-0
56kg Terry McEntee (Old School) beat Jack Kelly (Cherry Orchard) TKO2
64kg Gabriel Dossan (Olympic) beat  Jason Harty (Rathkeale) 3-0
64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 2-1
75kg Michael Nevin (Portloise) beat George Bodor (Bay City) 3-0
81kg Christopher O’Reilly (Bracken) beat Cathal Griffin (Conamara) 3-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Reece Morris (Dublin Docklands) 3-0
91kg Paul McCullagh (St John Bosco) beat Colin Cronin (Carrisk on Suir) 3-0
91+kg Frank Carr (Ballinrobe) beat Oran Hennessy (St Colmans)  3-0
91+kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) beat Martin John Mongan (Ennis) 2-1

August 27th

Finals (1pm)

46kg John Moran (Illies GG) W/O
49kg Conor McCourt (Clonard V Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard) V Jordan Halpin (St Pauls Wat)
56kg Eame Coughlan (Riverstown) V Terry McEntee (Old School)
60kg Aaron Daly (Castlebar) V Patrick Donovan (OLOL)
64kg Gabriel Dossan (Olympic) V Aaron McKenna (Old School)
75kg Jason Clancy (Ballinacarrow) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg Christopher O’Reilly (Bracken) V Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean)
91kg Martin Jim Mongan (Ennis) V Paul McCullagh (St John Bosco)
91+kg Frank Carr (Ballinrobe)  V Kevin Sheehy (St Francis)

 

 

 

The Smithfield Boxing Club, in conjunction with the IABA and Dublin City Council,are once again organising a big international tournament, the 2016 Smithfield Box Fest.

The dates are Thursday 29th and Friday 30th of September and Saturday October 1st.

“It’s our seventh consecutive year running the tournament, and, as always, it promises to be a magnificent event. We already have ten top boxing nations confirmed and they will be bringing full squads in most weights and ages, said Igor Khmil, head coach with the Smithfield BC.

“Teams from Russia,Ukraine,Germany,England,Lithuania,Poland,Latvia,Norway,Denmark and a number of other nations will be competing.

“Each year the diversity of the “Smithfield Box Fest” improves and last year we had over thirty World and European medallists across all age groups and weight divisions,” he added.

“We hope to hear from you all soon.”

Please see below attachments for poster and entry forms.

Pictures and copy courtesy of Smithfield BC.

 

 

Smithfield_BC_BoxFest_2016_FLYERS

entry form_ 2016 Local Teams

official invitation_2016 Local teams

PRE BOUT MEDICAL STATEMENT 2016

Brett McGinty and Paul Ryan go head-to-head for the welterweight title in the first of the weekend’s finals at the U/18 Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium tonight.

The Ulster and Leinster pair clash in the only final of the penultimate day of the tournament.

Former (2015) European Youth champion Michael Nevin and George Bodor meet Friday in one of 11 semi-finals with the victor progressing to face Jason Clancy in Saturday’s 75kg decider.

Shane Flavin and World Junior silver medallist Eamer Coughlan clash at 56kg, with Terry McEntee and Jack Kelly meeting in the corresponding bantamweight semi-final.

Athletes only weigh-in on the day of their finals at the National Stadium.

Saturday’s weigh-ins – 8am and 9am.

The IABA are using the U/18 Championships as part of their selection process for November’s AIBA World Youth Championships in St Petersburg, Russia.

 

U/18 Championships National Stadium Dublin

August 19th

Prelims

56kg Shane Flavin (Paulstown) beat Sean Whelan (Dublin Docklands) 2-1
56kg Eamer Coghlan (Riverstown) beat James McGivern (St Georges) 2-1
56kg Terry McEntee (Old School) beat Eoin Long (Wexford CBS) TKO2
56kg Jack Kelly (Cherry Orchard) beat Aaron O’Brien (Wexford CBS) TKO2
60kg Aaron Daly (Castlebar) beat Harrison James (Virginia) 3-0
60kg Andy McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford) beat Matthew McCole (Dungloe) 3-0
60kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL) beat Michael McLoughlin (St Marys Derry) KO1
64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School) beat Airijus Vitlipas (St Davids Naas) 3-0
64kg Conor Ivors (Thurles) beat Jordan Kennedy (St Pauls Waterford) 3-0
69kg Jordan Myers (Sligo City) beat James Cahill (St Teresa’s) 2-1
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Jamie Harty (Rathkeale) TKO1
69kg Paul Ryan (Bay City) beat Jordan Meredith (Glasnevin) 3-0
69kg John Maughan (St Mary’s Dublin) beat  John Hynes (Ballyduff) 2-1

August 20th

S/Finals & Q/Finals

52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard) beat Craig Kavanagh (Crumlin) 2-1
52kg Jordan Halpin (St Pauls Wat) beat Jimmy McCarthy (Marble City) 3-0
60kg Aaron Daly (Castlebar) beat Ciaron Flynn (St Marys Daingean) TKO3
60kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL) beat Andy McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford)  2-1
64kg Gabriel Dossan (Olympic) beat Bryan McNamee (Convoy) 3-0
64kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale) beat Peter Cawley (Dungarvan) 3-0
64kg Colm Quinn (Castlebar) beat Matthew Davis (Ardagh/Cross) 3-0
64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School) beat  Conor Ivors (Thurles) 3-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Jordan Myers (Sligo City) 3-0
69kg Paul Ryan (Bay City) beat John Maughan (St Mary’s Dublin) 3-0
81kg Reece Morris (Dublin Docklands) beat Brian Elliot (Illies GG) 3-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Jimmy O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 3-0

August 26th

S/Finals (7:30pm)
49kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin) V Liam Glennon (St Josephs Derry)
56kg Shane Flavin (Paulstown) V Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown)
56kg Terry McEntee (Old School) V Jack Kelly (Cherry Orchard)
64kg Gabriel Dossan (Olympic) V Jason Harty (Rathkeale)
64kg Colm Quinn (Castlebar) V Aaron McKenna (Old School)

Final
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf)  V Paul Ryan (Bay City)

S/Finals
75kg George Bodor (Bay City) V Michael Nevin (Portloise)
81kg Christopher O’Reilly (Bracken) V Cathal Griffin (Conamara)
81kg Reece Morris (Dublin Docklands) V Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean)
91kg Paul McCullagh (St John Bosco) V Colin Cronin (Carrisk on Suir)
91+kg Oran Hennessy (St Colmans) V Frank Carr (Ballinrobe)
91+kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) V Martin John Mongan (Ennis)

August 27th

Finals (1pm)

46kg John Moran (Illies GG) W/O
49kg Conor McCourt (Clonard V Winner
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard) V Jordan Halpin (St Pauls Wat)
56kg Winner V Winner
60kg Aaron Daly (Castlebar) V Patrick Donovan (OLOL)
64kg Winner V Winner
75kg Jason Clancy (Ballinacarrow) V Winner
81kg Winner V Winner
91kg Martin Jim Mongan (Ennis) V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner

 

 

Ryan Burnett, on this day six years ago,claimed gold at the inaugural Olympic Youth Games in the light-flyweight class in Singapore.

Belfast native Burnett and Joe Ward, the only Irish boxer to represent his country at the Olympics and Olympic Youths, qualified for Singapore after reaching the 49kg and 71kg finals at the World Youth Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan earlier that year.

Ward won gold in the Azeri capital, but bowed out of the Olympic Youths in the preliminaries after losing to Australia’s Damian Hooper, who be beat in the World Youth final. Ward picked up a serious hand injury versus the tall Aussie in the first round in Singapore.

Burnett, who has since switched codes,lost his World Youth final to Azerbaijan’s Salman Alizade, but the Holy Family BC man exacted revenge after beating the Azeri in the Olympic Youth final, a result which Burnett predicted; “if he ever met Alizade outside of Azerbaijan.”

The final score read 13-6 to Burnett under the only computer scoring system.The light-fly final was the first bout on the card and Burnett is officially the first ever Olympic Youth champion.

Jim Moore and Jimmy Payne were working Ireland’s corner in Singapore.

“Ryan dropped him in the first round in the final.That really set him on his way. It was close in the World Youth final prior to Singapore but Ryan felt he did enough to win and so did we.But the Olympic Youth final wasn’t even close.It was a brilliant performances from Ryan.Joe was unlucky against the Australian lad he beat in the World Youths.Joe broke his hand in the first round and even if he’d won he wouldn’t have been able to continue,”recalled Moore who was also Irish team manager at the tournament.

Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez and France’s Tony Yoka, who both won gold at the Rio Olympics last weekend, also claimed Olympic Youth gold in Singapore on August 25, 2010.

Ciara Ginty (silver) and Michael Gallagher (bronze) medalled at the 2014 Olympic Youths in China to improve Ireland’s haul from two Olympic Youth tournaments to one gold, one silver and one bronze.