World woes as Buckley and Kelly exit after split decision defeats
Regan Buckley and Wayne Kelly bowed out of the World Elites at the last 64 stage on 3-2 split decisions in Ekaterinburg, Russia today.
Kelly lost by the odd judge in five to Matthew Alexander of Trinidad and Tobago in the light-welter class.
The Portlaoise BC man found the target with solid shots in all three rounds of an engaging all southpaw battle but a majority of the judges opted for the counter-punching of the man from the Caribbean.
Finals scores: 29-28,29-28,29-28 to Alexander and 29-28,29-28 to Kelly.
Buckley was edged by Aldoms Suquor over three, three minute rounds in the flyweight class.
Besides being slightly wobbled by a big right, the Indoesian, a quarter finalist at last year’s Asian Games in Jakarta, took the first round, but Buckley, walking down his elusive opponent, came back strongly in the second.
Buckley won a lively third on the unoffical cards but Suquor got the nod – 30-27,29-28,29-28 and 29-28,29-28 to Buckley.
Commonwealth Games finalist Aidan Walsh meets Israeli welter Miroslav Kapuler in the last 64 tomorrow and Kelly’s Portlaoise BC team-mate Michael Nevin is between the ropes on Saturday versus Lithuanian middle Vytautas Balsys.
Antrim’s European champion Kurt Walker, the No. 6 seed in the feather class in Ekaterinburg, faces Columbia’s David Avila in the last 32 of the 77-nation tournament on Sunday and Dublin heavyweight Kiril Afanasev is in against Bulgaria’s Radoslav Panaleev.
Report courtesy of the IABA
2019 World Elite Men’s Championships Ekaterinburg, Russia
September 12
Last 64
52kg Regan Buckley (Ireland) lost to Aldoms Suquor (Indonesia) 2-3
63kg Wayne Kelly (Ireland) lost to Matthew Alexander (Trinidad & Tobago) 2-3
September 13
Last 64
69kg Aidan Walsh (Ireland) v Miroslav Kapuler (Israel)
September 14
Last 32
75kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) v Vytautas Balsys (Lithuania)
September 15
Last 32
57kg Kurt Walker v David Avila (Columbia)
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Ireland) v Radoslav Panaleev (Bulgaria)
Results
September 12
Last 64
52kg Regan Buckley (Ireland) lost to Aldoms Suquor (Indonesia) 2-3
63kg Wayne Kelly (Ireland) lost to Matthew Alexander (Trinidad & Tobago) 2-3
September 10
Last 64
81kg Kane Tucker (Ireland) lost to Erkin Adylbek (Kyrgyzstan) 0-5
91kg Kiril Afanasev (Ireland) beat Austin Aokuso (Australia) 5-0
September 9
Last 64
75kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) beat Andrei Vreme (Moldova) 5-0
Irish squad
52kg: Regan Buckley (St Teresa’s)
57kg: Kurt Walker (Canal)
63kg: Wayne Kelly (Portlaoise)
69kg: Aidan Walsh (Monkstown)
75kg: Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg: Kane Tucker (Emerald)
91kg: Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield)
High-Performnce Director: Bernard Dunne
Head coach: Zaur Antia
Coaches: John Conlan and Eoin Pluck
