Jason McKay and Kalum McConville edged to within one win of claiming at least a bronze medal apiece at the 2012 European Junior Championships in Bulgaria.

McKay stopped Hungarian light-flyweight Zsolt Karvaly in the second round of today’s last-16 clash to book his ticket into the quarter-finals in Sofia. The Canal BC stand out was five points up going into the second frame.

McConville was involved in a 29-point thriller with Germany’s Paul Wall. However, it was the Dealgan BC ace that held 15 of those points at the final bell of a top class contest.

Martin Stokes produced a typically brave performance in this afternoon’s clash with Dan Lapin in the 46kg class, but it was the Ukrainian that progressed to the last-eight after earning an 11-5 decision.

Meanwhile, Darren Pollock joined McKay and McConville in the last-eight following a countback win over Moldovan featherweight Mihail Cvasiuc after a 10-10 tie.

But James Cleary lost to Sorin Claudiu of Romania. The Olympic BC flyweight gave it everything but bowed after a 17-8 reversal this afternoon.

Wayne Kelly, Lewis Crocker and Brian Wall will be in action tomorrow.

The quarter-finals will be held on Wednesday.

2012 European Junior Championships Sofia, Bulgaria

June 23rd (Last 32)

52kg: James Cleary (Ireland) beat Kaspars Burkevics (Latvia) 19-6

54kg: John Joyce (Ireland) beat Richard Kovacs (Hungary) 15-7

60kg: Wayne Kelly (Ireland) beat Saleem Bibar (Israel) 15-8

63kg: Daryl Byrne (Ireland) lost to Bernard Barsony (Hungary) 10-12

70kg: Luke Thomas (Ireland) lost to Bakhtier Kholov (Russia) 9-14

June 24th (Last 16 & Last 32)

54kg; John Joyce (Ireland) lost to Viktor Petrov (Ukraine) 10-14

57kg: Darren Pollock (Ireland) beat Jegors Artjomovs (Latvia) 9-8 (last 32)

66kg: Lewis Crocker (Ireland) beat Huseyn Tarverdili (Azerbaijan) 15-6 (last 32)

80kg: Michael Gallagher (Ireland) lost to Uladzimir Tsitou (Belarus) 9-13

80+kg: Aaron Kelly (Ireland) lost to Marat Kerimkhanov (Russia) 6-13

June 25th (Last 16)

46kg: Martin Stokes (Ireland) lost to Dan Lapin (Ukraine) 5-11

48kg: Jason McKay (Ireland) beat Zsolt Karvaly (Hungary) RSC2

50kg: Kalum McConville (Ireland) beat Paul Wall (Germany) 15-14

52kg: James Cleary (Ireland) lost to Sorin Claudiu (Romania) 8-17

57kg: Darren Pollock (Ireland) beat Mihail Cvasiuc (Moldova) 10-10 C/B +

(no countback scores available)

June 26th (Last 16)

60kg: Wayne Kelly (Ireland) v Johanathan Zumbe (Germany)

66kg: Lewis Crocker (Ireland) v Ogulcan Albayrak (Turkey)

75kg; Brian Wall (Ireland) v Leonard Nicolae (Romania)

June 27th (Quarter-finals)

48kg: Jason McKay (Ireland) v Arturas Bankauskas (Lithuania)

5 0kg: Kalum McConville (Ireland) v Omer Koc (Ukraine)

57Kg: Darren Pollock (Ireland) v Wladislaw Brayshnik (Germany)

Irish squad

46kg; Martin Stokes (Mullhuddard)

48kg; Jason McKay (Canal)

50kg: Kalum McConville (Dealgan)

52kg: James Cleary (Olympic)

54kg: John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy)

57kg: Darren Pollock (St Agnes)

60kg: Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)

63kg: Daryl Byrne (Grangecon)

66kg: Lewis Crocker (Cairn Lodge)

70kg: Luke Thomas (Watergrasshill)

75kg: Brian Wall (Cashen Vale)

80kg: Michael Gallagher (Finn Valley)

80kg+: Aaron Kelly (Mount Tallant)

Team manager: Michael Darby

Coaches: Billy McClean. Jim O’Neill (Clann Noafa Noafa). Ger McDaid (Mulhuddard)

Physio: Eoin Naughton

R&J: Jim Murrin

Director of Boxing: Dominic O’Rourke