11 Fight for European U15 Championship Silverware
A massive 11 Irish boxers contest for European silverware on a bumper Wednesday in Turkey.
Ireland could increase its European U15 Championships medal tally to 15 if Ava Mulhall, Alicia Ennis Light, Edward Ward, Bobby Boyland, Amy Joyce, Layla Ayres, Sophie Cronin, Andrew Nugent, Ryan Branagan, Pa Casey and Martin Nevin all win their respective quarter-finals.
Ava Mulhall boxes her 44kg quarter final against England’s Millie Rolf in Bout 2 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session. In Bout 6 of the same ring and session, Alicia Ennis Light takes on Georgia’s Barbare Tchitashvili for a place on the 54kg podium. And Edward Ward is back in action in Bout 10, contesting against Romania’s Auras Ioan Rusu Cantar.
Bobby Boylan boxes his 63kg quarter final in Bout 17 of Ring B’s Afternoon Session, against Romania’s Raimond Osvat.
Amy Joyce opens proceedings in Ring A’s Evening Session, boxing for a podium place against Aurora Pizzi of Italy. Two contests later, Layla Ayres boxes her 52kg QF against Ukraine’s Emiliia Bryzhak. In Bout 6, 75kg Sophie Cronin makes her debut at quarter final stage, against Tea Farkaš of Croatia. Andrew Nugent boxes for a 42kg medal in the subequent bout, against Carlo Gabriel Carbaruso.
In Ring B’s Evening Session, Rian Branagan takes on Karamyan Davit of Armenia for a 44kg medal in Bout 8. In Bout 10, reigning European champion, 50kg Pa Casey, contests against Ukraine’s Serhii Kirichenko for bronze – and Martin Nevin boxes his 54kg quarter final against Armenia’s Boyajyan Areg in Bout 13.
