Staff Eire made a 100% begin to the European U23 Championships in Budapest on Sunday.
The younger choose made it 4 from 4 on the opening day with Louis Rooney, Ryan Jenkins, Tadgh O’Donnell and Sean Mackay Trant all having their palms raised.
Louis Rooney opened his account in fashion. The Belfast boxer was the 5-0 winner over Georgia’s Lasha Kereselidze on a scoreline of 27: 30, 26: 30, 27: 30, 27: 30, 27: 30. The Star BC star, a 2024 European U23 champ, has booked a 50kg Quarter Ultimate berth within the course of.
The younger expertise packing containers for a medal on Wednesday, in opposition to Turkey’s Oyan Nurallagh
70kg Ryan Jenkins, a 2024 European Youth bronze medalist, is thru to the Final 16, following a 3-2 resolution win over Slovakia’s Adolf Stanek within the Spherical of 32. Judges scored the bout 28: 29, 29: 28, 29:28, 30:27 28: 29. The Olympic Mullingar boxer is again in motion on Tuesday, when he meets Greece’s Zacharias Mylonas
70kg Tadgh O’Donnell, additionally a 2024 European Youth bronze medalist, has gained by way of to the Final 16, with a decisive 5-0 win over Bulgaria’s Bulgaria’s Stelian Strahilov. Judges scored the bout 27:30, 27:30, 27:30, 27:30, 27:30. The 4 Kings starlet is again in motion on Monday, in opposition to Croatia’s Petar Kresimir Knezevic.
85kg Sean Mackay Trant has gained by way of to the quarter finals, following a cut up win over Germany’s David Onyekachi Nwanya The score-cards have been degree stepping into to the third spherical at 19:19, 19:19, 19:19, 19:19, 19:19. The competition was stopped mid-way by way of that spherical due to a lower to the Dub’s forehead. Judges awarded him the choice, that means he gained his first worldwide contest.
Staff Co-Captain, 80kg James Whelan, was additionally scheduled to field as we speak however was withdrawn at this morning’s medical.
The competitors schedule is out there right here
271 boxers from 32 federatons are contesting for gold at this inaugural confederation degree World Boxing U23 championships. Competing federations are: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Eire, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales.
Staff Eire
48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin
51kg Rachel Lawless, St. Brigid’s BC, Offaly
54kg Robyn Kelly, Ballynacargy Boxing Membership, Westmeath
57kg Natalia Fascizewska, Castlebar BC, Mayo
60kg Rebecca Kavanagh, Mulhuddart BC, Dublin
65kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC
80+kg Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair BC, Galway
50kg Louis Rooney, Star ABC, Belfast
55kg Pasty Joyce, Olympic BC, Westmeath
60kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath
65kg Roy Colgan, Avona BC, Dublin
70kg Ryan Jenkins, Jobstown BC, Dublin
75kg Tadgh O’Donnell, Jobstown BC, Dublin
80kg James Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC
85kg Sean Mackay Trant, Monkstown BC, Dublin
90kg Garyn McAllister, North Down BC, Down
Assist Workers
Staff Supervisor: Excessive Peformance Director, Jon Mackey
Coaches: James Doyle, Lynne McEnery, Jay Delaney, Ross Hickey (Grangecon BC, Wicklow/Defence Forces) and Paul Simpson (Saviours Crystal, Waterford)
Physio: Paddy O’Donnell and Rian Furley
Athlete Assist: Aidan Walsh
R&J: Garry McGillion (Bishop Kelly BC, Tyrone)
