REVISED NATIONAL JUNIOR CADET DRAW

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Please scroll down for revised draw for the National Junior Boys and Girls Cadet Championships.

Boxing begins at the National Stadium at 6pm tomorrow evening.

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

Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane.

National Junior Boys and Girls Cadet Championships National Stadium Dublin.

Friday April 13th

Prelims (6pm)

38.5kg Adam Toner (Swinford) V Cian Dolan (Monivea)
38.5kg Shea Conway (Carrickmore) V Cameron Crichton (Rochfordbridge)
38.5kg Michael Nugent (Olympic Mullingar) V John Donohue (St Michaels Athy)
38.5kg Adam Tyrell (Ratoath) V Willie Delaney (Marble City)
38.5kg William Maguire (Leeside Lough) V Gareth Nugent (Sean Dorans Keady)
41.5kg William Faulkner (Rathkeale) V Brian Gilroy (Ballymore/Hollywood)
41.5kg Patrick Corcoran (Cloghan) V Andrew Ward (St Malachys)
41.5kg Tiernan Conwell (St Canices) V David Blaney (Navan)
41.5kg Patrick McTigue (Knockmore Fox) V Donnacha Mooney (Clann Naofa)
41.5kg Thomas Brolly (St Johns Derry) V Blaine Fitzgerald (Corinthians)
41.5kg Christopher Doyle (St Ailbhes) V James Keenan (Leos)
43kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar) V William Casey (Rathkeale)
43kg Cian Lally (Corrib) V Tommy McDonnell (Bay City)
43kg Joshua Maloney (Kilfenora) V Rocky O’Reilly (St Michaels Athy)
44.5kg Christy McDonagh (Navan) V Donnacha Sayers (Cashen Vale)
44.5kg John Keenan (Brian Dillons) V Jack Dempsey (Wexford CBS)
44.5kg Cody O’Reilly (Curragh) V Bernie McDonagh (Dunfanaghy)
46kg Patrick Derrig (Ballinrobe) V Cale Brennan (St Michaels Athy)
46kg Bobbie Flood (Cabra) V Shane Coffey (Tralee)
46kg Donagh Keary (Eastdown) V Daniel Elstrone (Ardnaree)
G48kg Ella Henderson (Maydown Olympic) V Grace Quinn (St Johns Derry)
G48kg Connie Gibbons (St Bronaghs) V Robyn Murran (St Brigids Kildare)
 48kg John Paul McDonagh (St Pauls Wat) V Michael Lambe (Setanta L)
48kg Thomas McDonagh (Navan) V Andrew Conlon Sweeney (St Pats Drom)
48kg Sean Brennan (Muskerry) V Nico Tolan (Navan)
48kg Michael Irvine (Mourne All Blacks) V Cole Byrne (Enniskerry)
50kg James Donovan (O.L.O.L.) V Luke Beakhurst (Esker)
50kg Edward McDonagh (Loughshore) V Tom O’Donnell (Ballymun)

Saturday April 14th

Q/Finals (10am)

37kg Bernie Stokes (Loughshore) V Dylan Sherry (Emyvale)
37kg Roy Colgan (Avona) V Michael Connors (Cherry Orchard)
38.5kg Martin Collins (Ardnaree) V Soni Gaffney (Bantry)
38.5kg Martin Collins (Drimnagh) V Winner
38.5kg Winner V Winner
38.5kg Winner V Winner
G39kg Sophia Elstrone (Ardnaree) V Esther Lambe (Setanta L)
G39kg Samantha O’Hare (Dealgan) V Rebecca Kavanagh (Cherry Orchard)
40kg Mark McEvoy (Donore) V Jack Murphy (Swinford)
40kg Raymond Joyce (Clonmel) V Jake Daly (Castlerea)
40kg Nicky Hatton (Donore) V Michael Faulkner (Northside)
40kg Wayne Joyce (Esker) V Evan Nolan (Donore
41.5kg James O’Loughlin (Olympic) V Conor McCrory (Townland)
41.5kg Winner V Winner
41.5kg Winner V Winner
41.5kg Winner V Winner
43kg Michael Cleary (Olympic) V Colin Folan (Connemara)
43kg Robert Atkinson (Dealgan) V Cian Cramer (Cabra)
43kg Ben Dempsey (Achill) V Winner
43kg Winner V Winner
44.5kg Lee Corcoran (Olympic) V Conor Donovan (Clonmel)
44.5kg Dean Loughlin (Esker) V Nathan O’Farrell (Cherry Orchard)
44.5kg Luke Cunningham (Avona) V Winner
44.5kg Winner V Winner
45kg Kayla Doherty (Geesala) V Leah O’Keefe (Kanturk)
45kg Kellie McCaffrey (Clara) V Brianna McGuinness (Dealgan)
45kg Robyn Kelly (Ballynacargy) V Holly Connolly (Ballaghadrreen)
46kg Colin Fitzpatrick (Ennis) V Billy Moran (St Pauls Waterford)
46kg Terry Hanna (Townland) V Jamie Healy (Rathkeale)
46kg Aaron McDonnell (Knockmore Fox) V Winner
46kg Winner V Winner

Saturday April 14th

Q/Finals (4pm)

G48kg Kayleight McDonagh (Clara) v Georgia McGovern (Kilnamanagh)
G48kg Emma Murphy (St Michaels Athy) V Britney O’Reilly (Urlingford )
48kg Michael Connors ( Marys Dublin) V Evan Hamilton (Ballybough)
48kg John O’Reilly (Rathkeale) V Paul Duffin (Loughshore)
48kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
50kg Sean McDonagh (Swinford) V Euan Donnelly (Midleton)
50kg Tom Murphy (St Ibars/Josephs) V Oran Carton (Maydown Olympic)
50kg Wesley Okorawanta (Drimnagh) V Troy Norman (Cherry Orchard)
50kg Winner V Winner
52kg Brandon McMahon (Carrickmore) V Tiernan Cassidy (Clann Naofa)
52kg Tom McDonagh (St Pauls Wat) V Brooklym McDonagh (Cookstown)
52kg Evan Kirwan (Drimnagh) V Paul Brogan (Letterkenny)
G54kg Hope Gallagher (Achill) V Anna Doyle (Ennis)
G54kg Hannah McCarthy (Urlingford) V Alex Kinahan (Birr)
G54kg Yasmin Meredith (Glasnevin) V Alisha King (Avona)
54kg Christopher Mongan (Tralee) V Luke McDaid (Mulhuddart)
56kg John Joyce (Cloghan) V Andrew Sweeney (St Pats Drom)
56kg Thomas King (Avona) V Siepie Mshambla (St Bernadettes)
56kg Dean Doherty (Carndonagh) V James McGuinness (St Monics)
56kg Eric Eduardo (Tobar Pheadair) V Ciaran Bergin (Cstlebar)
G57kg Aine Doyle (St Mays New Ross) V Kaylie Reynolds (Athlone)
G57kg Amy McDonagh (Clann Naofa) V Sadhbh Blood (Doolin)
59kg Aaron Crowley (St Colmans) V Thomas McAleer (Swords)
G60kg Chelsea McDonagh (St Brigids Kil) V Laua Moran (St Annes)
65kg Dylan O’Brien (Fr Horgans) V Joe Hutchinson (Neilstown)

Friday April 20th (7pm)

Q/Finals

48kg Lucy ONeill (St Bernadettes) V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner

S/Finals

39kg Abbie Gibbons (Cherry Orchard) V Carleigh Irving (Maydown Olympic)
39kg Winner V Winner
42kg Maci Cunningham (Crumlin) V Caitlyn O’Connor (Kilfenora)
42kg Nora Jackman (Paulstown) V Gabrielle Mongan (Jobstown)
45kg Angel Faulkner (Rathkeale) V Winner
45kg Winner V Winner
51kg Labhaoise Glynn (Cloghan) V Natalia Fasciszewska (Aglish)
51kg Sophie O’Sullivan (Mulhuddart) V Rebecca Collins (Glin)
54kg Clodagh McGonagle (Cardonagh) V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner
57kg Kacie Delaney (Whitechurch) V Kaci Crowley (Erne)
57kg Winner V Winner
60kg Molly Bennett (Bracken) V Dionne Daly (Neilstown)
60kg Mollie Sheppard (Rathfirland) V Winner
70kg Kim Lane (Ballybrack) V Nasya McJin Igelige (Clann Naofa)
70kg Cliona Darcy (Tobar Pheadair) V Clodagh O’Meara (Cloghan

Saturday April 21st

S/Finals (10am)

35kg Gavin Ryan (Ratoath) V Mick O’Reilly (Saviours Crystal)
37kg Sean Murray Lynch (Ballymun) V Owen Cleary (Olympic)
37kg Winner V Winner
38.5kg Winner V Winner
38.5kg Winner V Winner
40kg Wayne Joyce (Esker) V Winner
40kg Winner V Winner
41.5kg Winner V Winner
41.5kg Winner V Winner
43kg Winner V Winner
43kg Winner V Winner
44.5kg Winner V Winner
44.5kg Winner V Winner
46kg Winner V Winner
46kg Winner V Winner
G48kg Winner V Winner
G48kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
52kg Jakue Pielesz (Midleton) V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
54kg Cian Kelly (Cherry Orchard) V John Fay (Swords)
54kg Michael Mongans (Rathkeale) V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
59kg Jimmy Ahern (Tobar Pheadair) V Charles McDonagh (Cookstown)
59kg Sean Brennan (Glasnevin) V Winner
62kg Thomas Ward (St Pats Dromahaire) V John Paul Mongan (O.L.O.L.)
62kg Ryan Murphy (Neilstown) V Wayne Joyce (Baldoyle)
65kg Nathan Brody (Kilfenora) V Josh Olanyan (Jobstown)
65kg Sean Whelan (St Marys New Ross) V Winner
68kg Feidhlim Behan (Kilcullen) V Ciaran Devlin (Mark Heagney)
68kg Troy Donnelly (Cherry Orchard) V Sam Davey (Townland)
72kg Tyler Meade (Kilnamanagh) V Francis O’Reilly (Dealgan)
72kg Dylan Bradley (Muskerry) V Conor Dargan (Whitechurch)
76kg Conor O’Hara (Maydown Olympic) V Winner
85kg Mick McCarthy (Abbeyfeale Vikings) V Adam Geoghgan (Clane)

Friday April 27th

Finals (7pm)

29kg Patsy Joyce (Olympic Mullingar) W/O
31kg Ashton Ruth (Cabra) V Tadgh Sheridan (Olympic Mullingar)
33kg Caoimhe Kinsella (St Anthonys) W/O
33kg Callum Ruth (Cabra) V Paddy Cleary (Olympic)
35kg Lee Hanna (Townland) V Winner
36kg Katie O’Keeffe (Kanturk) V Kaylin Geary (Emyvale)
37kg Winner V Winner
38.5kg Winner V Winner
39kg Winner V Winner
42kg Winner V Winner
45kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
51kg Winner V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner
57kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
63kg Julia Remenyuk (Tredagh) V Winne Christina McDonagh (Neilstown)
67kg Ava Fogarty (St MichaelsAthy) V Dearbhla Tinnelly (Clann Naofa)
70kg Winner V Winner
75kg Riona Mannion (Connemara) W/O

Saturday April 28th

Finals (11am)

40kg Winner V Winner
41.5kg Winner V Winner
43kg Winner V Winner
44.5kg Winner V Winner
46kg Winner V Winner
48kg Winner V Winner
50kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
54kg Winner V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
59kg Winner V Winner
62kg Winner V Winner
65kg Winner V Winner
68kg Winner V Winner
72kg Winner V Winner
76kg Curtis Darcy (Callan) W/O
80kg Patrick McDonagh (St Josephs L) W/O
85kg Leon Douglas (Mount Tallant) V Winner
91+kg Ali Hassan (Virginia) V Martin McDonagh (Ballyhaunis)

 

 

 

WARD IN WSB ACTION IN WALES ON SATURDAY

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Joe Ward

 

 

Joe Ward will be back between the ropes in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) in Wales on Saturday night chasing a hat-trick.

The current European Elite light heavy champion and World Elite silver medallist lines out for the British Lionhearts versus Bakary Diabira of the French Fighting Roosters in a top of the table Group B clash in Newport.

Ward has already recorded two wins for the Lionhearts this season in the battle for qualification berths for the AIBA World Elite Men’s Championships in Sochi,Russia in September 2018.

It’s understood (to be confirmed) that the top three light-heavyweights in the individual WBS rankings qualify for Sochi which is expected to be a major qualifier for Tokyo 2020.

As things stands, Uzbekistan’s Ward, Bekitmer Mehkuziev, Cuba’s Julio La Cruz and Diabira have racked up two wins each in the 81kg class this season and are on equal points.

La Cruz, the current Olympic and World champion, is in action in Colombia tomorrow night.

FIVE ADVANCE TO FINALS AND S/FINALS AT COMMONWEALTHS

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Steven Donnelly (blue) in action

 

Kristina O’Hara meetS India’s five-time World champion Mery Kom in the light-fly final at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Saturday.

Both women won their semi-finals in the early hours of this morning, with O’Hara upgrading her guaranteed bronze to silver with a convincing unanimous decision over Tasymn Benny of New Zealand in her second win of the tournament.

Irish Rio 2016 Olympians Brendan Irvine and Steven Donnelly also won to guarantee themselves at least bronze, but Alanna Nihell bowed out at the last-eight stage to England’s
Page Mourney.

Donnelly, who reached the last-eight at Rio 2016, has now won three fights on the Gold Coast and is hitting peak form going into the business end of the tournament.

Carly McNaul also won this morning, the Belfast fly, who was well ahaed on a points, advancing after her bout with Ayisat Oriyomi (Nigeria) was abandoned in round two.

James McGivern completed the action for Northern Ireland, which is assured of eight medals, with a convincing unanimous decision over Jean John Colin of Mauritis.

Tomorrow is a rest day at the tournament. The semi-finals and finals will be decided Friday and Saturday.

2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Australia

Women

April 8th

Q/Final

48kg Kristina O’Hara beat Lynsey Holdaway (Wales) 3-2

April 10th

Q/Final

57kg Michaela Walsh beat Keamogeste Kenosi (Botswana) RSC3

April 11th

Q/Finals

51kg Carly McNaul beat Ayisat Oriyomi (Nigeria) ABD2
60kg Alanna Nihell lost to Page Murney (England) 0-5

S/Final

48kg Kristina O’Hara beat Tasymn Benny (New Zealand) 5-0

April 13th

S/Finals

51kg Carly McNaul v Christine Ongare (Kenya)
57kg Michaela Walsh v Alexis Pritchard (New Zealand)

April 14th

Final

48kg Kristina O’Hara v Mery Kom (India)

Men

April 6th

Last 32

75kg Steven Donnelly beat Kyran Jones (Wales) 4-1

April 7th

Last 16

56kg Kurt Walker beat Jack Bowen (Australia) 4-1
69kg Aidan Walsh beat Gul Zaib (Pakistan) 5-0

April 8th

Last 16

64kg Sean McComb lost to Luke McCormack (England) 1-4
75kg Steven Donnelly beat Gibrilla Kamara (Sierra Leone) 5-0

April 9th

Last 16

52kg Brendan Irvine beat Jabah Breedy (Barbados) 5-0
60kg James McGivern beat Emanuel Ngoma (Zambia) RSC2

April 10th

Q/Finals

56kg Kurt Walker beat Moroke Mokhotho (Lesotho) 4-1
69kg Aidan Walsh beat Leroy Hindley (New Zealand) 5-0
91kg Damien Sullivan lost to Jason Whateley (Australia) 1-4
91kg+ Stephen McMonagle lost to Patrick Mailato (New Zealand) 0-5

April 11th

Q/Finals

52kg Brendan Irvine beat Rajab Mahommed (Botswana) 4-1
60kg James McGivern beat Jean John Colin (Mauritis) 5-0
75kg Steven Donnelly beat Henry Tyrell (Samoa) 5-0

April 13th

S/Finals

52kg Brendan Irvine v Reece McFadden (Scotland)
56kg Kurt Walker v Eric Bastion (Canada)
60kg James McGivern v Manish Kaushik (India)
69kg Aidan Walsh v Wilson Hill (Fiji)
75kg Steven Donnelly v Vikas Krishan (India)

Northern Ireland Squad

48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco) (Silver, at least)
51kg Carly McNaul (Holy Family) (Bronze, at least)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s) (Bronze, at least)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) (Bronze, at least)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown) (Bronze, at least)
60kg James McGivern (St Georges) (Bronze, at least)
60kg Alanna Nihell (Eastside/British Army)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown) (Bronze, at least)
75kg Steven Donnelly (All Saints) (Bronze, at least)
91kg Damien Sullivan (Emerald)
+91kg Stephen McMonagle (Holy Trinity)

Coaches: John Conlan, Peter Brady and Damien Kennedy

 

NATIONAL JUNIOR CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTICE

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The draw for the National Junior Boys and Girls Cadet Championships will be made tomorrow, Wednesday 11th April, at 3.00pm.

The results of the draw will be emailed to Club Secretaries and posted here on www.iaba.ie shortly after the draw is made.

Please do not call the National Stadium office.

 

MICHAELA AND AIDAN WALSH AND WALKER ADVANCE AT COMMONWEALTHS

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James McGivern and Michaela Walsh

Michaela and Aidan Walsh are guaranteed at least bronze at the Commonwealth Games after winning their quarter-finals in Gold Coast, Australia this morning.

The brother and sister team claimed a unique and historic double after beating Keamogeste Kenosi (Botswana) and Leroy Hindley (New Zealand).

Kurt Walker saw off Moroke Mokhotho of Lesotho in the bantam class today, but Damien Sullivan and Stephen McMonagle bowed out to Australian and New Zealand heavy and super heavy Jason Whateley and Patrick Mailato.

As things stand, the Walshes, Walker and Kristina O’Hara are assured of at least bronze.

O’Hara will be aiming to upgrade her guaranteed podium finish to at least silver tomorrow versus New Zealand light-fly Tasymn Benny.

Rio Olympians Brendan Irvine and Steven Donnelly and Allan Nihell, Carly McNaul and James McGivern are in quarter-final action Wednesday.

Thursday is a rest day at the tournament. The semi-finals and finals will be decided on Friday and Saturday

2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Australia

Women

April 8th

Q/Final

48kg Kristina O’Hara beat Lynsey Holdaway (Wales) 3-2

April 10th

Q/Final

57kg Michaela Walsh beat Keamogeste Kenosi (Botswana) RSC3

April 11th

Q/Finals

51kg Carly McNaul v Ayisat Oriyomi (Nigeria)
60kg Alanna Nihell v Page Murney (England)

S/Final

48kg Kristina O’Hara v Tasymn Benny (New Zealand)

April 13th

S/Final

57kg Michaela Walsh v Alexis Pritchard (New Zealand)

Men

April 6th

Last 32

75kg Steven Donnelly beat Kyran Jones (Wales) 4-1

April 7th

Last 16

56kg Kurt Walker beat Jack Bowen (Australia) 4-1
69kg Aidan Walsh beat Gul Zaib (Pakistan) 5-0

April 8th

Last 16

64kg Sean McComb lost to Luke McCormack (England) 1-4
75kg Steven Donnelly beat Gibrilla Kamara (Sierra Leone) 5-0

April 9th

Last 16

52kg Brendan Irvine beat Jabah Breedy (Barbados) 5-0
60kg James McGivern beat Emanuel Ngoma (Zambia) RSC2

April 10th

Q/Finals

56kg Kurt Walker beat Moroke Mokhotho (Lesotho) 4-1
69kg Aidan Walsh beat Leroy Hindley (New Zealand) 5-0
91kg Damien Sullivan lost to Jason Whateley (Australia) 1-4
91kg+ Stephen McMonagle lost to Patrick Mailato (New Zealand) 0-5

April 11th

Q/Finals

52kg Brendan Irvine v Rajab Mahommed (Botswana)
60kg James McGivern v Jean John Colin (Mauritis)
75kg Steven Donnelly v Henry Tyrell (Samoa)

April 13th

S/Finals

56kg Kurt Walker v Eric Bastion (Canada)
69kg Aidan Walsh v Wilson Hill (Fiji)

Northern Ireland Squad

48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco)
51kg Carly McNaul (Holy Family)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown)
60kg James McGivern (St George’s)
60kg Alanna Nihell (Eastside/British Army)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown)
75kg Steven Donnelly (All Saints)
91kg Damien Sullivan (Emerald)
+91kg Stephen McMonagle (Holy Trinity)

Coaches: John Conlan, Peter Brady and Damien Kennedy