All media are invited to attend Saturday’s Liffey Crane sponsored National Elite finals at Dublin’s National Stadium.
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Please email eimear@iaba.ie for accreditation.
ELITE FINALS – RUNNING ORDER
Martin Keenan (red)
Please scroll down from running order for Saturday’s National Elite finals 2018.
Sixteen finals will be decided on the night, with Shannon Sweeney meeting Carol Coughlan in the weekend’s curtain raiser.
Martin Keenan defends his super heavyweight title against Dean Gardiner, while World Elite finalist Kellie Harrington defends her lightweight belt in an all southpaw battle with ex European Youth champion Amy Broadhurst.
World, European and Commonwealth Youth and Junior medallists Michael Nevin and Brett McGinty cross swords for the vacant middleweight title and current European Union Elite champion Michaela Walsh is in against defending featherweight champion Dervla Duffy.
Former Irish Elite champions Andy Lee, who announced his retirement from boxing yesterday, Darren O’Neill and Eric Donovan will provide commentary and analysis of Saturday’s finals live on RTE2.
Tickets for the Liffey Crane Hire Elite finals can be purchased over the phone on 01-4533371 with debit cards. Tickets are priced at €40 Ringside, €30 Angles and €25 Gallery.
National Elite Championships 2018
February 24th
Finals (6.15pm)
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St. Annes) V Carol Coughlan (Monkstown Dublin)
81+kg Lisa Browne (Aglish) V Nell Fox (Rathkeale)
54kg Lauren Hogan (St Brigids Edenderry) V Amanda Loughlin (St Michaels Dublin)
51kg Ceire Smith (Virginia/DCU) V Niamh Early (Ryston)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) V Kelly Harrington (St Marys Dublin)
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Michaela Walsh (Monkstown Antrim)
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) V Kiril Afansev (Smithfield)
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) V Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Outghterard) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda)
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Carrickmacross) V Conor Jordan (St Aidans)
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) V Thomas McCarthy (Setanta)
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V Caoimhin Ferguson (Clonard Antrim)
60kg George Bates (St. Marys Dublin) V Francis Cleary (Ballina)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) V Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard Antrim) Walkover
64kg Joanne Lambe (Carrickmacross) Walkover
75kg Aoife Burke (St Marys Dublin) Walkover
81kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) Walkover
Saturday February 17th
S/Finals
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Courtney Daly (Crumlin) 5-0
48kg Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) beat Megan Doyle (Whitechurch) 3-2
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A) W/O
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) beat Ciara Sheedy (Ardnaree) 5-0
69kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Gillian Duffy (Bray) 4-1
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Kelyn Cassidy (Savious.Crystal 4-1
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat Gerard French (Clonard, Antrim) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Karol Blugosz (Scorpion) 4-1
81kg Caomhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) 3-2
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) beat Liam Greene (South Meath) 4-1
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) beat Jason Barron (Holy Trinity) RSC3
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 5-0
U/18 Final
69kg Elice Elliott (South Meath) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 4-1
Novice Final
52kg Anita Larkin (Baldoyle) beat Kinga Krzak (Celtic Eagles) RSC3
February 16th
Q/Finals
69kg Ciara Sheedy (Ardnaree) beat Connie Vaughan (Duhallow) 4-1
75kg Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) beat Peter Carr (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Glory Carlos Imuala (Maynooth) 5-0
75kg Gerard French (Clonard Antrim) beat John Maughan (St Marys Dublin) KO2
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat David Biscevas (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 4-1
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Davit Tsotsoria (Illies GG) 5-0
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) W/O
S/Finals
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Ashley McCullough (Albert Foundry) RSC2
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 4-1
56kg Thomas McCarthy (Setanta) beat Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) 3-2
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Patrick Mongan (Olympic) 4-1
60kg Francis Cleary (Ballina) beat Adam Kelly (Portlaoise) 5-0
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Keith Flavin (Paulstown) 5-0
64kg Caoimhin Ferguson (Clonard A) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 5-0
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Dean Walsh (St Ibars) 3-2
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat Tony McGlynn (Crumlin) 5-0
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dub) 5-0
February 9th
Prelims
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) beat Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin) 3-0
56kg Thomas McCarthy (Setanta) W/O
56kg Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) beat Tommy Casey (St Francis) 5-0
60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic Galway) beat Dillon Duffy (Pegasus) 4-1
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Shane Flavin (Paulstown) 5-0
60kg Francis Cleary (Ballina) beat Sean Duffy (Holy Trinity) 5-0
60kg Adam Kelly (Portlaoise) W/O
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat Michael Hennessy (St Monicas) 5-0
69kg Tony McGlynn (Crumlin) beat David Barrett (Rylane) 4-1
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Matthew McCole (Dungloe) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin) 4-1
91+kg John McDonnell (Crumlin) beat Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles) 4-1
91+kg Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dub) beat Konstantin Popovcuic (Crumlin) 4-1
91kg+Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) beat Thomas Carthy (Glasnevin) 5-0
NATIONAL ELITE FINALS – JIMMY MAGEE CUP
Mick Dowling with Ken Egan and the late Jimmy Magee
The inaugural Jimmy Magee Cup for the Best Female Boxer will be presented at Saturday’s Elite finals at the National Stadium in Dublin.
The late Jimmy Magee of RTE fame was an enduring compatriot of Irish boxing and a regularl at the Stadium for Elite and underage tournaments.
He was also ringside for some of the greatest moments in Irish sport, including Michael Carruth’s and Katie Taylor’s Olympic gold medal wins.
“Michael Carruth is the champion, the champion, the champion!”, he commentated after the Dubliner won gold at Barcelona 1992.
“Katie Taylor is the champion of the Olympic Games,” he told the nation at London 2012.
The “memory man” also had some advice for Paddy Barnes during a war of attrition with China’s Zou Shiming in the semi-finals at the same Olympiad.
“It’s a rip-roarer, an absolutely titanic struggle if that’s the right thing to say about a Belfast man… Make sure the rivets are tight and away you go!”
Meantime, twenty finals will be decided at the flagship tournament of Irish boxing this weekend.
The 2018 tournament takes places almost 100 years after the 1st All-Ireland at Dalymount Park in 1920, nine years after the foundation of the IABA in Dublin.
The first actual Championships was hosted at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin this month in 1922, according to former IABA President Breandán Ó Connaire in History Ireland.
Tickets for the Liffey Crane Hire Elite finals can be purchased over the phone on 01-4533371 with debit cards. Tickets are priced at €40 Ringside, €30 Angles and €25 Gallery.
2018 National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships National Stadium Dublin
February 24th
Finals
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D)
49kg Ricky Nesbitt (Carrickmacross) V Conor Jordan (St Aidans)
51kg Ceire Smith (Virginia/DCU) V Niamh Early (Ryston)
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard Antrim) W/O
54kg Lauren Hogan (St Brigids E) V Amanda Loughlin (St Michaels Dub)
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) V Thomas McCarthy (Setanta)
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A)
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) v Francis Cleary (Ballina)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) V Kellie Harrington (St Marys Dublin)
64kg Joanne Lambe (Carrickmacross) W/O
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) V Caoimhin Ferguson (Clonard A)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
75kg Aoife Burke (St Marys Dublin) V Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) V Caomhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)
81+kg Lisa Browne (Aglish) V Nell Fox (Rathkeale)
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) V Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) V Martin Keenan (Rathkeale)
Saturday February 17th (7pm)
S/Finals
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Courtney Daly (Crumlin) 5-0
48kg Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) beat Megan Doyle (Whitechurch) 3-2
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown A) W/O
69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) beat Ciara Sheedy (Ardnaree) 5-0
69kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Gillian Duffy (Bray) 4-1
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Kelyn Cassidy (Savious.Crystal 4-1
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat Gerard French (Clonard, Antrim) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Karol Blugosz (Scorpion) 4-1
81kg Caomhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) 3-2
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) beat Liam Greene (South Meath) 4-1
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) beat Jason Barron (Holy Trinity) RSC3
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 5-0
U/18 Final
69kg Elice Elliott (South Meath) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 4-1
Novice Final
52kg Anita Larkin (Baldoyle) beat Kinga Krzak (Celtic Eagles) RSC3
February 16th (7pm)
Q/Finals
69kg Ciara Sheedy (Ardnaree) beat Connie Vaughan (Duhallow) 4-1
75kg Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) beat Peter Carr (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Glory Carlos Imuala (Maynooth) 5-0
75kg Gerard French (Clonard Antrim) beat John Maughan (St Marys Dublin) KO2
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat David Biscevas (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) beat Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 4-1
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Davit Tsotsoria (Illies GG) 5-0
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) W/O
S/Finals
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Ashley McCullough (Albert Foundry) RSC2
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 4-1
56kg Thomas McCarthy (Setanta) beat Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) 3-2
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Patrick Mongan (Olympic) 4-1
60kg Francis Cleary (Ballina) beat Adam Kelly (Portlaoise) 5-0
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Keith Flavin (Paulstown) 5-0
64kg Caoimhin Ferguson (Clonard A) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 5-0
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Dean Walsh (St Ibars) 3-2
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat Tony McGlynn (Crumlin) 5-0
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dub) 5-0
February 9th
Prelims
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Hyland Academy) beat Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin) 3-0
56kg Thomas McCarthy (Setanta) W/O
56kg Christian Cekiso (Portlaoise) beat Tommy Casey (St Francis) 5-0
60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic Galway) beat Dillon Duffy (Pegasus) 4-1
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Shane Flavin (Paulstown) 5-0
60kg Francis Cleary (Ballina) beat Sean Duffy (Holy Trinity) 5-0
60kg Adam Kelly (Portlaoise) W/O
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family D) beat Michael Hennessy (St Monicas) 5-0
69kg Tony McGlynn (Crumlin) beat David Barrett (Rylane) 4-1
64kg Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise) beat Matthew McCole (Dungloe) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin) 4-1
91+kg John McDonnell (Crumlin) beat Antoine Griffin (Celtic Eagles) 4-1
91+kg Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dub) beat Konstantin Popovcuic (Crumlin) 4-1
91kg+Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) beat Thomas Carthy (Glasnevin) 5-0
USA TOUR 2018
The following elite champions will be selected for international bouts with USA from the 8th of March – 22nd.
Women:
51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 69kg
Men:
49kg, 56kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, 91kg, 91kg+
The selected team will be required to come into HP squad training and testing in the IABA’s High Performance Unit from the 27th of Feb – 2nd March prior to departure. If you are still competing in the Elite Championships can you please contact the High Performance Manager via e-mail on rachael@iaba.ie of your ability to attend squad training and the US International bouts (March 8th – 22nd).
NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAWS
Please scroll down for Friday’s draw at the National Novice Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium.
Boxing begins at 6 30pm.
National Novice Championships
Friday February 23rd
S/Finals and Final (6.30pm)
57kg Bobby Doolin (Dimnagh) W/O
57kg Erikas Skadas (Crumlin) V Jamie Troy (Hyland Academy)
60kg Andrew Ryan (Loughshore) V Luke Rice (Hyland Academy)
60kg Cormac Leonard (South Meath) V Sammy Lechea (Dublin Docklands)
64kg Brooklyn O’Connell (Togher) V Shay Quinn (Loughshore)
64kg John Corrigan (Dublin Docklands) V Michael Duggan (Dungarvan)
66kg Melanie Barras (Lumpini) W/O
67kg Jack Matthews (Monkstown Dub) V Alberto Conte (Crumlin)
67kg Tim Burns (Canal) V Patrick O’Neill (Mark Heagney)
F70kg Karolina Jaglowska (Celtic Eagles) V Laura Smith (Lisburn)
71kg Declan Duffy (Twin Towns) V Daniel McCarthy (Mount Tallant)
71kg Killian Freehill (Drimnagh) V Kyle Morgan (Rathfirland)
75kg Bob Hull (Crumlin) V Marc Craig (Four Kings)
81kg John McCann (St Bronaghs) V Frank van Esbeck (Angels)
81kg Paul O’Brien (Drimnagh) V Cathal Carey (Celtic Eagles)
85kg Ross Murphy (South Side) V Niall McKenna (Ballinacarrow)
85kg Brian Mowlds ( Drimnagh) V Lawrence Fair (Comber)
91kg Paul O’Neill (Westside) V Eamon Gilligan (Dunboyne)
91kg Robert Scott (St Annes) V Darren Corcoran (South Meath)
91+kg Robert Lupu (St Michaels Dublin) V Alan Love (Ballinacarrow)
91+kg Philip Brophy (Angels) V Gatis Jansevskis (Tullow)
February 10th
Q/Finals
67kg Patrick O’Neill (Mark Heagney) beat Joe Stubbings (Angels) RSC2
81kg John McCann (St Bronaghs) beat Jason Heffernan (Angels) RSC3
81kg Frank van Esbeck (Angels) beat Gary Owens (Grangecon) 3-2
81kg Paul O’Brien (Drimnagh) beat Darren Cole (Ballinacarrow) RSC2
81kg Cathal Carey (Celtic Eagles) beat Martin Quinn (Celtic Eagles) 5-0
85kg Ross Murphy (Southside) beat James O’Shea (Tullow) 5-0
85kg Niall McKenna (Ballinacarrow) beat David O’Reilly (Ballinacarrow) 3-2
85kg Brian Mowlds (Drimnagh) W/O
85kg Lawrence Fair (Comber) W/O
91kg Paul O’Neill (Westside) beat Damien Murphy (Midleton) RSC3
91kg Eamon Gilligan (Dunboyne) beat Anthony Freeman (Angels) 5-0
91kg Robert Scott (St Annes) beat Ciaran Donnelly (Mark Heagney) 4-1
91kg Darren Corcoran (South Meath) beat Clyde Brennan (Ballinacarrow) 5-0
91+kg Gatis Jansevskis (Tullow) beat Tommy Lysaght (St Francis) 5-0
February 3rd
Q/Finals
60kg Sammy Lechea (Dublin Docklands) beat Oisin Oliver (Aglish) 5-0
64kg Brooklynn O’Connell (Togher) beat Cian Murphy (St Michaels Dublin) 4-1
64kg Shay Quinn (Loughshore) W/O
64kg John Corrigan (Dublin Docklands) beat Danny Ryan (Tipperary Town) 4-1
64kg Michael Duggan (Dungarvan) beat Tiernan O’Kane (St Caices) 5-0
67kg Jack Matthews (Monkstown Dublin) beat Kyle Carey (Carrickmacross) 4-1
67kg Alberto Conte (Crumlin) beat David Zukrowski (Bray) 4-1
67kg Patrick O’Neill (Mark Heagney) beat David Sharp (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
67kg Tim Burns (Canal) beat Scott Byrne (Dunboyne) 3-2
71kg Declan Duffy (Twin Towns) beat Joe Minnock (St Carthages) 3-2
71kg Daniel McCarthy (Mount Tallant) beat Adam O’Malley (Esker) 5-0
71kg Killian Freehill (Drimnagh) beat Kevin Murphy (Esker) 5-0
71kg Kyle Morgan (Rathfirland) beat Sam Malone (Drimnagh) 5-0
75kg Bob Hull (Crumlin) beat Danny Boyle (Dungloe) 4-1
75kg Marc Craig (Four Kings) beat Dillon Foster (Bracken) 5-0
75kg Conor McGinn (D.C.U.) beat Glen McMenany (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
75kg Conor Bolger (Smithfield) beat Jack Clerkin (St Patricks Dromahaire) 5-0
February 2nd
Prelims
71kg Kevin Murphy (Esker) W/O
71kg Killian Freehill (Drimnagh) beat Shane Morrow (St Teresa’s) 5-0
71kg Kyle Morgan (Rathfirland) beat Gary Conlan (St Pats Dromahaire) 5-0
71kg Sam Malone (Drimnagh) beat Patrick Coyle (Ballinacarrow) 5-0
75kg Conor Bolger (Smithfield) beat Jack Brady (Crumlin) 3-2
75kg Jack Clerkin (St Patricks Dromahaire) W/O
81kg Frank van Esbeck (Angels) beat Simon Costello (Angels) 5-0
81kg Paul O’Brien (Drimnagh) W/O
81kg Darren Cole (Ballinacarrow) W/O
81kg Cathal Carey (Celtic Eagles) beat Alan Muldoon (Ballinacarrow) KO2
81kg Martin Quinn (Celtic Eagles) beat Eoghan Hurley (Saviours Crystal) 5-0
91kg Darren Corcoran (South Meath) W/O
Final
February 17th
52kg Anita Larkin (Baldoyle) beat Kinga Krzak (Celtic Eagles) RSC3
March 2nd
Finals (7pm)
57kg Winner V Winner
60kg Danielle Keaney (Ballinacarrow) W/O
60kg Winner V Winner
63kg Grainne Kilker (Geesala) W/O
64kg Winner V Winner
66kg Sibheal Greene (Drumsna) V Winner
67kg Winner V Winner
71kg Winner V Winner
75kg Nicole O’Brien (Glen) W/O
75kg Winner V Winner
81kg Winner V Winner
85kg Winner V Winner
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner