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European Junior Championships – Day 1 RESULTS + Day 2 FIXTURES


It was five through and five out for Ireland on the opening day of the European Junior Championships in Galati yesterday and the action continues apace in Romania this afternoon.

Euro Schoolgirls bronze medallist Robyn Kelly, Tiegan Farrell, Michael McDonagh, Martin McCullough, and Taylor Guiney recorded unanimous decision wins, the ladies in the Last 16 and the Men in the Round of 32.

However, there were five agonising split-decision defeats for Thomas McDonnell, Selby Myers, James Ward, Jason Nevin, and Thomas King.

McCullough is back in action today alongside female captain Rachael Lawless, Aaliyah Butler, Mark Duffy, and European Schoolgirls gold medallist Winnie McDonagh.
 
European Male and Female Junior Championships Galati, Romania, May 22/June 2
May 24
Last 16/32
48kg Michael Donoghue (Ireland) beat Zoltan Cservak (Hungary) 5-0
48kg Robyn Kelly (Ireland) beat Iryna Melnyk (Ukraine) 5-0
66kg Taylor Guiney (Ireland) beat Orhan Mehmet (Turkey) 5-0
66kg Tiegan Farrell (Ireland) beat Petra Kovacs (Hungary) 5-0
80+kg Thomas McDonnell (Ireland) lost to Dzmitry Barysav (Belarus) 1-4
50kg Jason Nevin (Ireland) lost to Saba Tkebuchave (Georgia) 1-4
57kg Martin McCullough (Ireland) beat Kevin Bohm (Sweden) 5-0
60kg Shelby Myres (Ireland) lost to Maryna Muliarchk (Belarus) 2-3
63kg Thomas King (Ireland) lost to Niv Rahamin (Israel) 1-4
80kg James Ward (Ireland) lost to Jack Turnbull (England) 2-3

May 25
Last 16
52kg Rachael Lawless (Ireland) v Sophia Mazzoni (Italy)
54kg Aaliyah Butler (Ireland) v Ellie Taylor (Wales)
57kg Martin McCullough (Ireland) v Ares Hakoyban (Armenia)
63kg Winnie McDonagh (Ireland) v Ceren Tuncer (Turkey)
75kg Mark Duffy (Ireland) v Lucian Miltitelu (Romania)
Last 32
54kg Mustafa Edris (Ireland) v Royston Smith-Barney (England)

May 26
Last 16
46kg Dylan Eagleson (Ireland) v Rafael Lozano (Spain)
48kg Michael Donoghue (Ireland) v James Sweney (Scotland)
52kg Donagh Keary (Ireland) v England or Azerbaijan
57kg Nicole O’Sullivan (Ireland v Poland or Romania
60kg Michael McCarthy (Ireland) v Giorgi Zhorzhaliani (Georgia)
66kg Taylor Guiney (Ireland) v Andrei Mustet (Turkey)
70kg Eoghan Lavin (Ireland) v Alperen Terzi (Turkey)

May 27
Q/Finals
48kg Robyn Kelly (Ireland) v Gamze Soguksu (Turkey)
70kg Shauna Doherty (Ireland) v Melania Moldovan (Romania)
80kg Margaret Stokes (Ireland) v Natalia Hodyk (Ukraine)

May 28
Q/Finals
46kg Breda Quilligan (Ireland) v Romania or Hungary
50kg Marie Marine-Gabriel (Ireland) v Veronika Zajicova (Czech Republic)
66kg Tiegan Farrell (Ireland) v Radmyla Rodinova (Ukraine)
75kg Dearbhla Tinnelly (Ireland) v Nur Kocaoglu (Turkey)

Irish squad
Female
46kg Breda Quilligan (Rathkeale)
48kg Robyn Kelly (Ballynacargy)
50kg Marie Marine-Gabriel (Mulhuddart)
52kg Rachael Lawless (Portlaoise) Captain
54kg Aaliyah Butler (Monivea)
57kg Nicole O’Sullivan (Corinthians)
60kg Shelby Myres (Crumlin)
63kg Winnie McDonagh (Neilstown)
66kg Tiegan Farrell (Arklow)
70kg Shauna Doherty (Sacred Heart, Dublin)
75kg Dearbhla Tinnelly (Clann Naofa)
80kg Margaret Stokes (Callan)

Male
46kg Dylan Eagleson (St Pauls, Antrim)
48kg Michael Donoghue (St Michaels Athy)
50kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar)
52kg Donagh Keary (Rathfirlnd)
54kg Mustafa Edris (Monkstown, Dublin)
57kg Martin McCullough (Gleann)
60kg Michael McCarthy (Mayfield)
63kg Thomas King (Ratoath)
66kg Taylor Guiney (Drimngh)
70kg Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) Captain
75kg Mark Duffy (Charlestown)
80kg John Ward (Brosna)
80+kg Thomas McDonnell (Docklands)

IABA President: Dominic O’Rourke
Team managers: Eugene O’Kane Snr and Anne Murphy
Coaches: Billy McClean, James Doyle, Gerard McDaid, John Gallagher, Aoife Hennigan
R&J: Loughlin Gannon

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Joe O'Neill

Reporting on Irish boxing the past five years. Work has appeared on irish-boxing.com, Boxing News, the42.ie, and local and national media. Provide live ringside updates, occasional interviews, and special features on the future of Irish boxing. email: joneill6@tcd.ie

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