Team Ireland, pictured above and below today, arrived home from the AIBA World Men’s and Women’s Youth Championships in Budapest, Hungary via Dublin Airport this afternoon.

Jude Gallagher claimed bronze at the tournament to improve Ireland’s haul in World and European competition this year to 23 medals.

Gallagher was edged out on a split decision by Thailand’s Thitisan Panmod for a place in the 49kg final.The Thai light-fly won gold in Hungary.

Remarkably, three boxers – Thailand’s Nillda Meekoon (silver), France’s Tallya Brillaux (silver) and America’s Asa Stevens (gold) – that reached their respective finals beat Irish athletes – Daina Moorehouse, Lauren Kelly and Dean Clancy – en route to the podium. Stevens shaded Clancy on a 3-2 split.

 

Likewise, four of Ireland’s seven-strong squad were only beaten by World champions and finalists in the Hungarian capital.

Dearbhla Rooney was informed in Budapest that she had earned a place on the Irish team for the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November.

The Leitrim feather joins Clancy and Hogan on the Irish squad for the Games.

The IABA CEO Fergal Carruth, IABA High-Performance Director Bernard Dunne, Anna Moore of the IABA and AIBA World Commission, and Peter O’Donnell, President of the Donegal Board, were at the Airport this afternoon to greet Team Ireland.

IABA President Dom O’Rourke wished all a safe journey home from the Airport this evening.

Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane.

 

 

 

Team Ireland’s homecoming flight from the World Youth Championships in Budapest, Hungary has been delayed by approximately 45 minutes.

The squad were scheduled to arrive – Flight: FR1024, Terminal 1 – at 4.45pm this afternoon via Dublin Airport.

But the flight won’t arrive until 5.30pm, according to the Dublin Airport website.

All are welcome to attend today’s homecoming.

The draw for the 2018 World University Boxing Championships in Elista, Russia has been completed.

Ireland will have Terry McEntee from DCU competing today, Saturday, in a preliminary round 60KG contest against Narek Hovhannisyan (Armenia).

Tomorrow, Sunday, will see Sean Purcell from WIT boxing a quarter final 56KG contest against the winner of today’s last 16 battle between Belarus and Armenia.

Also on tomorrow will be Dungloe boxer Matthew McCole from LKIT who will box a 64KG quarter final against Alisa Sharifov (Russia).

Ricky Nesbitt will box in the 52KG semi final on Wednesday against Hong Chuan-Hsun (Chinese Taipei).

All the Irish boxers weighed in this morning and are excited and looking forward to their debut bouts at World University level.

The Championships are being held in Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.

The opening ceremony begins at 3pm today with boxing starting after the ceremony. Boxing each day will be at 3pm (1pm Irish time) except for the final day where boxing starts at 5pm.

Elista is 2 hours ahead of Ireland.

Attached is a picture of the team following today’s draw.

L-R: Derek Ahern (Coach), Terry McEntee, Sean Purcell, Ricky Nesbitt, Matthew McCole, Paul Geoghegan (Team Manager).

TEAM IRELAND
52KG Ricky Nesbitt Holy Family Drogheda/DKIT
56KG Sean Purcell Enniskerry/WIT
60KG Terry McEntee Old School/DCU
64KG Matthew McCole Dungloe/LKIT

Team Manager Paul Geoghegan
Coaches Derek Ahern
Paddy Gallagher

Copy and image courtesy of Paddy Gallagher

Dearbhla Rooney will represent Ireland in the 57kg class at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October.

Irish team managers Stephen Connolly and Tara Mari Robins,in Budapest,Hungary for the AIBA World Men’s and Women’s Youth Championships this week,report that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) today confirmed that Rooney has earned a place in Buenos Aires.

The Sean McDermott BC feather,Dean Clancy and Lauren Kelly,the Irish female captain at the World Youths,will represent Ireland at the Games.

Meanwhile,the last batch of finals are being decided at the World Youths this afternoon.Ireland’s Dermot McDermott refereed today’s light-heavy decider between Russia and Kazakhstan.

Irish boxing will be coming home with a bronze medal,courtesy of the last-four finish of Jude Gallagher in the Hungarian capital. The Tyrone light-fly was edged on a split decision by Thailand’s Thitisan Panmod, who won gold yesterday, in the semi-finals.

Gallagher’s podium finish is Ireland’s 22nd at this level since Cuba 1987.

Stephen Connolly and Tara Mari Robins hailed the performances of the Irish squad in Hungary and the work of the coaching staff of chief seconds Billy McClean and coaches Mike Mongan, Michael Carruth, the 1992 Olympic champion, and Anita Just, IABA President Dom O’Rourke and physio David Cooke.

The Irish management also thanked the Irish Ambassador to Hungary, Patrick Kelly, for his support and the support of the staff at the Irish Chancellory in Budapest.

”It’s been a wonderful performance by Jude and all seven of our boxers over the past week.The future of Irish boxing is looking very bright!” tweeted the Irish Embassy this week.

Team Ireland are due home via Dublin Airport at 4.45pm tomorrow (September 1) afternoon. (Flight FR1024, Terminal 1).

All are welcome to attend Saturday’s homecoming.

Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane.

 

AIBA World Men’s and Women’s Youth Championships Budapest, Hungary

August 28

S/Finals

49kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) lost to Thitisan Panmod (Thailand) 1-4

August 26

Q/Final

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) lost to Nillda Meekoon (Thailand) 0-5

Last 16

75kg: Lauren Kelly (Ireland) lost to Tallya Brillaux (France) 0-5

August 25

Q/Final

49kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) beat Rafael Bianchi (Brazil) 5-0

August 23

Last 32

51kg Caitlin Fryers (Ireland) lost to Kittiya Nampa (Thailand) 1-4

Last 16

49kg Jude Gallagher (Ireland) beat Renuex Zhao (China) 5-0

August 22

Last 32

56kg Brandon McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Kumar Akash (India) 0-5

Last 16

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Ireland) beat Marta Lopez Del Arbol (Spain) 4-1

August 21

Last 32

57kg:Dearbhla Rooney (Ireland) lost to Panpatchara Somnuek (Thailand) 2-3

52kg:Dean Clancy (Ireland) lost to Asa Stevens (USA) 2-3

Irish squad

Female

48kg Daina Moorhouse (Enniskerry)
51kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata)
57kg Dearbhla Rooney (Sean McDermott)
75kg Lauren Kelly (St Brigid’s Edenderry) Cpt

Male

49kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) Cpt (Bronze)
52kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow)
56kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michael’s Athy)

IABA President: Dominic O’Rourke
Team managers: Stephen Connolly and Tara Mari Robins
Head coach: Billy McClean
Coaches: Michael Carruth, Michael Mongan, Anita Just
Physio: David Cooke