Ten new Connacht champions were crowned after a top clss evening of boxing at The Hub in Castlebar lst night.

The remaining semi-finals will be decided on Saturday, with boxing penciled in to begin at 10.30am at the venue.

The weigh-ins for the Connacht Boy 1, 2 & 3 Championships will also be held at The Hub on Saturday morning between 9am and 10am.

Connacht Boy 4/J1/J2/U/18 Championships

The Hub, Castlerea

April 9 (7pm)

S/finals

Boy 4 52Kg Colm Folan (Connemara) beat Aaron McDonnell (KFC) 5-0
Jun 1 60Kg Jack Neary (Castlebar) beat Cormac Geraghy (Ardnaree) RSC2
Jun 1 60Kg Patrick Donovan (Olympic) beat Paul Sutherland (Ballinamore) RSC1
Jun 1 63Kg Dylan Gibbons (Golden Gloves) beat Mark King (Celtic Eagles) 3-2
Jun 1 63Kg Mark Rhatigan (Aglish) beat Jared Sherlock (Drumsna) 3-2
Jun 2 63Kg Fionn Gill (Ardnaree) beat Edward Corcoran (GBC) 5-0

Finals

Boy 4 44Kg Darren Flynn (Castlerea) beat Dean Myers (Olympic) 3-2
Boy 4 50Kg Michael Cleary (Olympic) beat Oisin Quinn (Aglish) 3-2
Boy 4 57Kg David McDonagh (GBC) beat Andrew Cahalin (Loughlynn) 5-0
Boy 4 60Kg Ciaran Bergin (Castlerea) beat Jarlaith McDonagh (GBC) 5-0
Boy 4 63Kg Ben McHugh (Corrib) beat Quentin Sherlock (Drumsna) 4-1
Boy 4 66Kg Skirmantas Auzelis (B/Derreen) beat Jimmy Ahern (Tobar Pheadair) 3-2
Jun1 66kg Charlie Ward (Olympic) beat Keith Collins (Charlestown) 3-2
Jun 2 60kg Padraic O Cualain (Connemara) beat Jack Gibbons (Golden Gloves) 4-1
Jun 2 70Kg Thomas McDonagh (GBC) beat Lawrence Ward (Monivea) 4-1
Jun 2 80Kg Seamus Doherty (Charlestown) beat Jason Myers (Titans) W/O

April 6

Q/Finals

Boy 4

52kg Colm Folan (Connemra) beat Patrick J Ward (Titans) 5-0

Junior 1

60kg Jack Neary (Castlebar) beat Kryshn Preirs (Celtic Eagles) RSC2
63kg Mark King (Celtic Eagles) beat Ruairi O’Donnell (G Gloves) 3-2
63kg Mark Rhatigan (Aglish) beat Oliver Ozog (Celtic Eagles) RSC2
63kg Jared Sherlock (Drumsna) beat Owen Mannion (Connemara) 4-1
63kg Edward Corcoran (GBC) beat Charlie Ward 4-1

S/Finals

Boy 4

44kg Dean P Myers (Olympic) beat John P Stokes (Drumsna) 5-0
50kg Oisin Quinn (Aglish) beat Patrick Derrig (Ballinrobe) 5-0
50kg Michael J Cleary (Olympic) Lawrence G Ward (Olympic) 5-0
52kg Francisco Maughan (Olympic) beat Jack Heavey (Frenchpark) 5-0
57kg David McDonagh (GBC) beat Thomas McDonagh (GBC) 5-0
60th Jarlaith McDongh (GBC) beat Charlie D Ward (Gurteen) RSC2
63kg Ben McHugh (Corrib) beat Felim Finn (Ballymoate) 4-1
63kg Quentin Sherlock (Drumsna) beat Kacper Cierpiol (Celtic Eagles) 5-0
66kg Jimmy Ahern (Tobar Pheadair) beat Declan Padden (Aglish) W/O

Junior 1

66kg Keith Collins (Charlestown) beat James Howey (Tobar Pheadair) 4-1

Junior 2

60kg Padraic O Cualian (Connemara) beat Mark Harding (Golden Gloves) 5-0
60kg Jack Gibbons (Golden Gloves) beat Kyle Stanley (Gateway) 3-2
63kg Tristen Flaherty (Connemara) beat Cian Timlin (KFC) 5-0
70kg Lawrence Ward (Monivea) beat Aidan Cooper (Riverside) AB2
70kg Thomas McDonagh (GBC) beat Conor Kinarney (Riverside) W/O
80kg Seamus Doherty (Charlestown) beat Zack Ribbon (St Annes) 5-0

Finals

Boy 4

46kg Tadgh Jordan (Frenchpark) beat Patrick McTigue (KFC) 4-1
54kg John Donoghue (Olympic) beat Thomas McNicholas (Aglish) 5-0
91kg Coleman Barrett (Olympic) beat Aidan Heraty (St Annes) 5-0

Junior 1

57kg Patrick Ward (Riverside) beat Cian O’Regan (Loughrea) 5-0
91kg+ Bernard McDonagh (St Annes) beat Christopher King (Celtic Eagles) 5-0

Junior 2

54kg Dylan McDonagh (Olympic) beat Jason Butler (Ballinrobe) RSC

U/18

69kg Declan McDonagh (Claremorris) beat Cahan Hallinan (Ballina) 5-0
91kg Edward F McDonagh (GBC) beat Jason Sherlock (Drumsna) 5-0

 

Today, April 10, is Play True day, This a campaign that a few National Anti-doping Organisations along with WADA started a few years ago which has grown and Sport Ireland would like to support it.

Play True Day is dedicated to clean sport and is intended to raise awareness among athletes, the sporting public and others about the global fight against doping.

Please click on below link for more information.

http://www.playtrueday.com

 

 

Nine Irish boxers will be in action in the last 16 of the Chemistry Cup in Cologne today.

Boxing is now underway and will continued throughout the day and evening with 11am, 2pm and 6pm (Irish time) starts.

Click here for today’s program and here for draws and here for schedule.

Current EU champion Kurt Walker is the first Irish boxer in action at approximately 12 noon versus Armenia.

Current European champion Joe Ward, a two-time Chemistry Cup winner, is the last Irish athlete between the ropes this evening.

The 45th Chemistry Cup, which has been rebranded as the World Cup, is featuring 21 nations.

The live stream from the tournament will begin tomorrow, according to reliable sources.

Chemistry Cup (World Cup) Cologne, Germany

April 10

Preliminaries

51kg Carly McNaul (Ireland) v Angelika Krysztoforska (Poland)
57kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) beat Eric Petrosyan (Armenia) 5-0
63kg Wayne Kelly (Ireland) v Jorge Moiran (Cuba)
63kg James McGivern (Irelnd) v Enric La Cruz (Netherlands)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Ireland) v Otgonbaatar Bymb (Mongolia)
91kg Dean Gardiner (Ireland) v Sergei Egorov (Russia)
52kg Brendan Irvine (Ireland) v Galai Yafai (Englnd)
75kg Emmet Brennan (Ireland) v Rafael Perczynski (Poland)
81kg Joe Ward (Ireland) v Piotr Sczukowski (Poland)

April 11

Q/Finals

57kg Michaela Walsh (Ireland) Delgerkhnga Khongorzul (Mongolia)
57kg Kurt Walker (Ireland) v Albert Batyragziev (Russia)
69kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) v Liu Yang (China)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Ireland) v Nadine Apetz (Germany)
91kg Anthony Browne (Ireland) v Zhiabao Wang (China)

 

Irish squad

51kg Carly McNaul (Holy Family)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown)
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s)
57kg Kurt Walker (Canal)
63kg James McGivern (St Georges)
63kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard)
75kg Emmet Brennan (Glasnevin)
81kg Joe Ward (Spartacus)
91kg Tony Browne (St Michael’s)
91kg+ Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)

Team Manager: Bernard Dunne
Coaches: Zuar Antia, John Conlan, Damian Kennedy
Physiotherapist: Muireann Harte
Physiologist: Damain Martin

 

 

 

Another successful – and very busy – IABA StartBox session was run today at St Finians National  School in Newcastle, South Dublin.

The Start Box Initiative, a partnership between the IABA and Dublin City Council represents an ideal way to first engage with amateur boxing through the communities of Dublin. 2,500 young people engage in StartBox each year with another 1,500 engaging in the Summer Aviva StartBox experience.

James Geraghty, IABA Club Development Officer, thanked all for their contribution and involvement after today’s session.

“Serious energy shown by all the 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th classes,” he said.

“Thanks to South Dublin County Sport Partnership, Eed Griffin from IABA Dublin Boxing Development, St. Finians National School in Newcastle staff especially coordinator Sarah Mooney and Principal Jonathan Loftus and most importantly all of the pupils!”

Click here for IABA StartBox social media page.

Pictures and copy courtesy of James Geraghty.