4 Team Ireland women have secured at least bronze medals at the European U22 championships, and will box to up-grade from Sunday.

It was a bumper day for Team Ireland, with 8 boxers in Quarter Final action in Porec, Croatia.

57kg Zara Breslin and 54kg Niamh Fay returned to the ring today in their Quarter Finals, having won their opening bouts on Wednesday, against Hungary and Ukraine, respectively. Zara’s interest in the tournament came to an end following a split decision loss to Italy. Niamh has secured at least a bronze, following a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Jonna Hakkrainen of Finand.

Light flyweight Caitlin Fryers also met Finnish opposition in Pihla Kaivo-Oja, but she goes out following a 5-0 decision in favour of her opponent.

🚨European U22 Championship Result🚨

Zara Breslin exits at the Quarter Final stage, despite a valiant performance following a split decision loss to 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/b45LME5I0q

— IABA (@IABABOXING) March 18, 2022

Light middleweight Lisa O’Rourke met Melissa Gemini of Italy, and was decisive and dominant throughout the bout to record a unanimous decision win.

🚨European U22 Championship Result#TeamIreland Lisa O’Rourke has won her Quarter Final v 🇮🇹and guaranteed herself at least at 🥉 pic.twitter.com/wyO7WG0dPC

— IABA (@IABABOXING) March 18, 2022

Welterweight Kaci Rock has secured passage to the semi-finals following a 3-2 split decision win over Ukraine’s Maryna Stokio – Kaci’s clubmate, Daina Moorehouse faced home boxer and World medallist, Nikolina Cacic, and came out the wrong side of a 3-2 split. Middleweight Aoibhe Carabine won a unanimous decision victory over Hungary’s Regina Lakos. Light welterweight, Eve Woods, contested against Italy’s Miriam Tommasone and exist the competitio following a 5-0 decision for her opponent; Middleweight Aoibhe Carabine won a unanimous decision victory over Hungary’s Regina Lakos.

All four women are back in action in the women’s semi finals on Sunday.

Saturday is men’s quarter-finals day, another busy one for Team Ireland, with 6 boxers contesting.

Lightweight Paul Loonam recorded a unanimous decision win over Hungary’s Ruben Romai in a dominating performance on St. Patrick’s Day, and will box again tomorrow. Likewise, bantamweight Dylan Eagleson, who put in an assured performance against Armenia’s Erik Tokhyan and came away with a unanimous decision on Thursday.

Making their tournament debuts are 49kg Padraig Downey, who will meet Buglarian Ergyunal Sebahtin. Flyweight Clepson dos Santos will take on Azerbaijan’s Nijat Huseynov. Heavyweight, Jack Marley, who received a bye in the draw, will step between the ropes in the quarter final afternoon session. Barry O’Connor will box his third bout of the tournament in the semi-finals

Day 7 Programme:

The tournament is being live-streamed by EUBC on YouTube, here:

Ring A:

Ring B:

The Team Ireland squad is comprised of 18 boxers – 9 men and 9 women, and includes reigning 2022 IABA U22 Champions.

Women

48kg Nicole Clyde

50kg Caitlin Fryers

52kg Daina Moorehouse

54kg Niamh Fay

57kg Zara Breslin

63kg Eve Woods

66kg Kaci Rock

70kg Lisa O’Rourke

75kg Aoibhe Carabine

Men

48kg Padraig Downey

51kg Clepson De Santos

54kg Dylan Eagleson

57kg Jake Mc Mahon

60kg Paul Loonam

63kg Shamie Mc Donagh

67kg Barry O Connor

71kg Darragh Gilroy

92kg Jack Marley

The competition schedule and draw sheets for every Irish boxer are available here

Day One session results are here

Day Two session results are here

Day Three session results are here

Day Four session results are here

Day Five session results are here

Day Six, session 10, Ring A

Day 6, session 10, Ring B

Day Six, session 11, Ring A

Day Six, session 11, Ring B

The first of three days of boxing in the 2022 Junior 1 National Championships took place at the National Stadium this evening.

In all, 26 bouts were decided:

46kg Keelin Moore (Setanta L) W/O
46kg Brandon Walsh (Holy Family GG)beat Antonio Bozkaya (East Meath) 5-0
50kg Martin McDonagh (Avona) beat Josh Clarke (Carndonagh) 5-0
50kg James Kelly (Holy Trinity) beat Evan McDonnell (Sean McDermott) 5-0
52kg Cormac Curley (Holy Trinity) beat Daniel McMahon (Monkstown D) 5-0
54kg Muireann Bradley (Letterkenny) beat Emily Mullins (Tipperary Town)5-0
54kg Finn Duffy (St Josephs U) beat Jack McNamee (Olympic L) 5-0
54kg Gerry Connors (Monkstown D) beat Lawrence Montgomery (Holy Family GG) 5-0
57kg Kathleen Casey (Southside) beat Meghan Martin (Ballinacarrow) 5-0
57kg Shane Quinn (St Pauls A) beat Sean Devanney (Oakleaf) 3-2
57kg Danny O’Reilly (St Pauls W) beat Martin Donovan (Olympic C) 4-1
60kg Marcus Barrett (Titans) beatRyan Jenkins (Olympic L) 5-0
63kg Kyla Byrne (Whitechurch) beat Siofra Kenny (Curadh) RSC2
63kg Luke Fitzgerld (Corpus Christi) beat Oisin Doherty (Carndonagh) RSC3
63kg Ryan Connolly (Setanta L) beat Cillian Reilly (Jobstown) 3-2
66kg Breanna Johnston (Tredagh) W/O
66kg Tadgh O’Donnell (Four Kings) beat Edward Barrett (Titans) 3-2
66kg Alex Cronin (Angels) beat Charlie Cushanan (All Saints) 4-1
70kg Joshua Barrett (Titans) W/O
70kg Barney McDonagh (Avona) beat Kalem Lonergan (Tipperary Town) 5-0
75kg Arthur McDonagh (Avona) beat Callum Flaherty (Connemara) 5-0
75kg Dylan McShane (St Pauls A) beat Marc Gorey (St Francis) 5-0
80kg Martin Lawrence (Neilstown) beat Joey O’Hara (Twin Towns) 4-1
85kg Jack Weatherall (St Pauls A) beat Patrick Jakubowski (Corpus Christi) 5-0
85kg Seamus Maughan (Cookstown) beat Justin Ward (Bay City) 5-0
91kg Cathal Enright (Ballyduff) beat Blaise Kearney (Enniscorthy) 4-1

The semi finals take place on Saturday, March 19th, from 11am:

1. 42kg Scott Thompson (Spartans A) V Conan McGonigle (St Bridgets U)

2. 44kg William Mongan (Drimnagh) V Cormac Fagan (Holy Trinity)

3. 44kg Alfie Jordan (Olympic L) V Cahir Donaghy (St Bridgets U)

4. 46kg Jamie Graham (Clonard A) V John O’Reilly (St Munchins)

5. 46kg Finn Kilpatrick (Cookstown) V Keelin Moore (Setanta L)

6. 48kg Aoife Dougan (Armagh) V Lauren Mulally (Rosslare)

7. 48kg Alesha Deronja (Holy Trinity) V Angeltina Kotarja (Bantry)

8. 48kg Kai Griffin (Drimnagh) V Terence Casey (Southside)

9. 48kg Gerard Liam Casey (St Johns U) V Brandon Walsh (Holy Family GG)

10. 50kg Jack Johnston (Marble City) V Brooklyn O’Brien (Trojan)

11. 50kg Martin McDonagh (Avona) V James Kelly (Holy Trinity)

12. 52kg Nicole Ahern (Northside) V Nicole Kinsella (St Marys NR)

13. 52kg Dylan O’Flynn (St Colmans) V Sean Duke (Dukes)

14. 52kg John Harty (Portlaoise) V Cormac Curley (Holy Trinity)

15. 54kg Niamh Keogh (Olympic L) V Cody Kilgannon (Ballinacarrow)

16. 54kg Olivia O’Neill (Crumlin) V Muireann Bradley (Letterkenny)

17. 54kg Willie Delaney (Charleville) V Martin Donovan (Monivea)

18. 54kg Finn Duffy (St Josephs U) V Jerry Connors (Monkstown D)

19. 57kg Niamh Malloy (Arklow) V Aliyah Flood (Monkstown D)

20. 57kg Caitlin Murray (Golden Star) V Kathleen Casey (Southside)

21. 57kg Adam O’Neill (Ballybough) V Callum Carragher (Tredagh)

22. 57kg Shane Quinn (St Pauls A) V Danny O’Reilly (St Pauls W)

23. 60kg Ruby Hynes (Duboyne) V Aine Curtis (Achill)

24. 60kg Tiernan Hale (Star A) V Pearce McBride (Convoy)

25. 60kg Nathan McDaid (St Pappins) V Marcus Barrett (Titans)

26. 63kg Chloe H Keogh (The Hub) V Shauna Riordan (Sliabh Luachra)

27. 63kg Shauna Keaveney (Ballyhaunis) V Kyla Byrne (Whitechurch)

28. 63kg John McCarthy (Riverstown) W/O

29. 63kg Luke Fitzgerld (Corpus Christi) V Ryan Connolly (Setanta L)

30. 66kg Angeline Duffy (Glin) V Aisling Pender (Cove)

31. 66kg Lani Lafferty (Twin Towns) V Breanna Johnston (Tredagh)

32. 66kg Darragh Lawlor (Brian Dillons) V Darragh Smyth (Clonard A)

33. 66kg Tadgh O’Donnell (Four Kings) V Alex Cronin (Angels)

34. 70kg Adam McIvor (Oakleaf) V James Maguire (Holy Family L)

35. 70kg Joshua Barrett (Titans) V Barney McDonagh (Avona)

36. 75kg John Donaghy (Star of the Sea) V Cathal Nevin (Elite Mullingar)

37. 75kg Arthur McDonagh (Avona) V Dylan McShane (St Pauls A)

38. 80kg Eamon Lavery (Kronk) V Jack Galway (Ballyduff)

39. 80kg Dale Neary (Castlebar) V Martin Lawrence (Neilstown)

40. 85kg John Phoenix (Four Kings) V Patrick Ward (Galway)

41. 85kg Jack Weatherall (St Pauls A) V Seamus Maughan (Cookstown)

42. 91kg Brian Stokes (Gilford) V Patrick Corcoran (Westside)

43. 91kg Rory Lyons (St Annes) V Cathal Enright (Ballyduff)

The finals will be boxed on Sunday, March 20th, from 2.15pm.

The 2022 Junior 1 National Championships begin at the home of Irish Boxing, the National Stadium, this evening.

26 bouts are down for decision:

1. 46kg Keelin Moore (Setanta L) V W/O

2. 48kg Antonio Bozkaya (East Meath) V Brandon Walsh (Holy Family GG)

3. 50kg Josh Clarke (Carndonagh) V Martin McDonagh (Avona)

4. 50kg Evan McDonnell (Sean McDermott) V James Kelly (Holy Trinity)

5. 52kg Daniel McMahon (Monkstown D) V Cormac Curley (Holy Trinity)

6. 54kg Muireann Bradley (Letterkenny) V Emily Mullins (Tipperary Town)

7. 54kg Jack McNamee (Olympic L) V Finn Duffy (St Josephs U)

8. 54kg Gerry Connors (Monkstown D) V Lawrence Montgomery (Holy Family GG)

9. 57kg Kathleen Casey (Southside) V Meghan Martin (Ballinacarrow)

10. 57kg Shane Quinn (St Pauls A) V Sean Devanney (Oakleaf)

11. 57kg Martin Donovan (Olympic C) V Danny O’Reilly (St Pauls W)

12. 60kg Ryan Jenkins (Olympic L) V Marcus Barrett (Titans)

13. 63kg Kyla Byrne (Whitechurch) V Siofra Kenny (Curadh)

14. 63kg Oisin Doherty (Carndonagh) V Luke Fitzgerld (Corpus Christi)

15. 63kg Ryan Connolly (Setanta L) V Cillian Reilly (Jobstown)

16. 66kg Breanna Johnston (Tredagh) W/O

17. 66kg Tadgh O’Donnell (Four Kings) V Edward Barrett (Titans)

18. 66kg Charlie Cushanan (All Saints) V Alex Cronin (Angels)

19. 70kg Joshua Barrett (Titans) V W/O

20. 70kg Barney McDonagh (Avona) V Kalem Lonergan (Tipperary Town)

21. 75kg Callum Flaherty (Connemara) V Arthur McDonagh (Avona)

22. 75kg Marc Gorey (St Francis) V Dylan McShane (St Pauls A)

23. 80kg Joey O’Hara (Twin Towns) V Martin Lawrence (Neilstown)

24. 85kg Patrick Jakubowski (Corpus Christi) V Jack Weatherall (St Pauls A)

25. 85kg Seamus Maughan (Cookstown) V Justin Ward (Bay City)

26. 91kg Cathal Enright (Ballyduff) V Blaise Kearney (Enniscorth

Semi Finals: March 19th, 11am

Finals: March 20th, 2.15pm.

Competition arrangements:

Venue: The National Stadium, Dublin.

Weigh-ins: Daily, on the day of boxing, between 8am and 9am and 12pm and 1pm. Please note that even those with walkovers in finals must weigh in.

Rounds:  Boxing will be 3 x 2-minute rounds for Junior 1 and Junior 2

Entries: Only those sent by the Secretaries of the Provincial Councils and of the Antrim and Dublin County Boards shall be accepted. Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 4th March.

At the conclusion of the Unit Championships, details of names, club, age (B4/G4/J1/J2) and weights for the Irish Championships must be sent by email to sally@iaba.ie and to Stephen Connolly at s.connolly1961@yahoo.com If any boxer is moving up in weight from the Unit Championships, the boxers club must notify the Unit Secretary of same before entries are sent. As there was no Championship in 2021, there will be no current champions entering.

Entry Fee: A €10 entry fee applies. This fee will be collected from all boxers at the weigh-in on their first day of boxing. Boxers must also give their Boxing Record Book to National Registrar and Chief Official Stephen Connolly at their initial weigh-in.

Anti-Doping: Boxers must provide details of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the competition.

Attention is called to the stipulation in the IABA Rule book that each boxer presented by his/her club shall be fit to box. This is the responsibility of the club.

Attire: Coaches must wear tracksuits and runners in their corners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene. Only qualified coaches are permitted in corners.

N.B. It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form and it is the responsibility of the entering unit that this stipulation is complied with. 

Gumshields: Red/Orange/Pink or variations of these colours are not allowed.

Any boxer who is participating in other contact sports (see www.iba.sport) shall be removed from these Championships.

Two more Team Ireland booked their places in the quarter finals of the European U22 Championships today.

Lightweight Paul Loonam recorded a unanimous decision win over Hungary’s Ruben Romai in a dominating performance in Porec, Croatia.

🚨European U22 Championships🚨

Unanimous decision win for #TeamIreland Paul Loonam over 🇭🇺 in a dominating, decisive victory pic.twitter.com/GF50RcHp7y

— IABA (@IABABOXING) March 17, 2022

Bantamweight Dylan Eagleson put in an assured performance against Armenia’s Erik Tokhyan and came away with a unanimous decision

Both men contest their respective Quarter Finals on Saturday.

Not to be for Featherweight Jake (Taylor) McMahon, who came out the wrong side of a unanimous decision in his contest with Tahir Taha Akkoyun.

Day Six is a bumper day for Team Ireland, with 8 boxers in action. 57kg Zara Breslin and 54kg Niamh Fay return to the ring today in their Quarter Finals, having won their opening bouts on Wednesday, against Hungary and Ukraine, respectively. Light flyweight Caitlin Fryers, also victorious in her preliminary, meets Finaland’s Pihla Kaivo-Oja.

Making their tournament debuts are: flyweight, Daina Moorehouse – she faces Nikolina Cacic of Croatia i; light welterweight, Eve Woods, contests against Italy’s Miriam Tommasone; welterweight Kaci Rock meets Ukraine’s Maryna Stokio, light middleweight Lisa O’Rourke meets Melissa Gemini of Italy, and middleweight Aoibhe Carabine boxes Hungary’s Regina Lakos.

Day 6 Programme

The tournament is being broadcast on the EUBC YouTube channel

Day 6, Ring A:

Day 6, Ring B:

The Team Ireland squad is comprised of 18 boxers – 9 men and 9 women, and includes reigning 2022 IABA U22 Champions.

Women

48kg Nicole Clyde

50kg Caitlin Fryers

52kg Daina Moorehouse

54kg Niamh Fay

57kg Zara Breslin

63kg Eve Woods

66kg Kaci Rock

70kg Lisa O’Rourke

75kg Aoibhe Carabine

Men

48kg Padraig Downey

51kg Clepson De Santos

54kg Dylan Eagleson

57kg Jake Mc Mahon

60kg Paul Loonam

63kg Shamie Mc Donagh

67kg Barry O Connor

71kg Darragh Gilroy

92kg Jack Marley

The competition schedule and draw sheets for every Irish boxer are available here

Day One session results are here

Day Two session results are here

Day Three session results are here

Day Four session results are here

Day Five, Session 10, Ring A

Day Five, session 9, Ring A

Day Five, Session 8, Ring B

Day Five, Session 9, Ring B

Three Team Ireland boxers are between the ropes on Day 5 of the European U22 Championship.

Lightweight Paul Loonam is the first Irish in action today.

He takes on Hungary’s Ruben Romai on Bout 5 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session.

Bantamweight Dylan Eagleson will box out of the blue corner when he contests against Armenia’s Erik Tokhyan in Bout 5 of Ring A’s Evening Session.

Featherweight Jake (Taylor) McMahon contests against Tahir Taha Akkoyun of Turkey in Bout 5 of Ring B’s Evening Session.

The tournament is being live-streamed by EUBC.

Ring A:

Ring B

The Team Ireland squad is comprised of 18 boxers – 9 men and 9 women, and includes reigning 2022 IABA U22 Champions.

Women

48kg Nicole Clyde

50kg Caitlin Fryers

52kg Daina Moorehouse

54kg Niamh Fay

57kg Zara Breslin

63kg Eve Woods

66kg Kaci Rock

70kg Lisa O’Rourke

75kg Aoibhe Carabine

Men

48kg Padraig Downey

51kg Clepson De Santos

54kg Dylan Eagleson

57kg Jake Mc Mahon

60kg Paul Loonam

63kg Shamie Mc Donagh

67kg Barry O Connor

71kg Darragh Gilroy

92kg Jack Marley

The competition schedule and draw sheets for every Irish boxer are available here

Day One session results are here

Day Two session results are here

Day Three session results are here

Day Four, Ring A

Day Four, Ring B