Three Irish Boxer’s in Action on World Championship Opening Day
Three Irish boxers will perform on the World stage on Thursday.
Adam Hession, Keyln Cassidy and Jenny Lehane get Ireland’s World Championship campaign underway in Liverpool.
All three contest preliminary bouts on Day one of the first-ever World Boxing World Championships.
Team co-captain Hession gloves off his tournament in bout 34 of the contest. The Monivea BC lightweight takes on Jacob Cassar of Australia.
In the same Sesion 2 Waterford’s Cassidy takes to the ring where the Saviours Crystal BC boxer takes on Noel Pacheco of the Dominican Republic in an 80kg round of 64 clash
Lehane brings the curtain down on day one for Team Ireland. The Paris Olympian trades leather with Wiktoria Rogalinska in 54kg action.
Team Ireland
51kg Daina Moorehouse, of Enniskerry BC, Wicklow.
54kg Jenny Lehane of DCU Boxing Club, Dublin.
57kg Michaela Walsh of Holy Family Golden Gloves BC Belfast.Boxing-themed books
60kg Zara Breslin of Tramore BC, Waterford.
65kg Grainne Walsh of St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin.
70kg Lisa O’Rourke of Castlerea BC, Co. Roscommon
75kg Aoife O’Rourke of Castlerea BC, Co. Roscommon
50kg Louis Rooney of Star BC, Belfast
55kg Patsy Joyce of Olympic BC, Mullingar Co. Westmeath
6okg Adam Hession of Monivea BC, Co. Galway
65kg Dean Clancy of Sean McDermott BC, Co. Leitrim.
70kg Matthew McCole of Illies Golden Glove BC Co. Donegal
75kg Gavin Rafferty of Dublin Docklands Boxing Club
80kg Kelyn Cassidy of Saviours Crystal BC, Co. Waterford
85kg Brian Kennedy of St. Brigid’s BC Edenderry Co. Offaly
90kg Jack Marley of Monkstown BC, Dublin
90+kg Martin McDonagh of Galway BC
