Irish team + draw for Feliks Stamm Multi-Nations
A four-man Irish team will fight this week at the prestigious Feliks Stamm multi-nations tournament in Warsaw, Poland.
The action begins today and three top young Irish boxers will take to the ring.
Belfast’s James McGivern, the U22 bantamweight champion, will take on France’s Rio 2016 silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha in the preliminary rounds.
Oumiha defeated Elite champion and runner-up Pat Mongan and George Bates at the weekend in the Dublinn International Round RObin.
Dublin big man Thomas Carty is also in action against a French opponent, Djamili Dini Aboudou Moinzeland, and Kieran Molloy faces Norway’s Jamshid Nasari.
Limerick bantam Myles Casey received a bye into the last-four and meets Poland’s Jaroslaw Iwanow on Friday.
Photo Credit: Ricardo Guglielminotti – The Fighting Irish (@ThefIrish)
Feliks Stamm Multi-Nations Warsaw, Poland
May 3rd
Last 16
60kg James McGivern (Ireland) v Sofiane Oumiha (France)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Ireland) v Jamshid Nasari (Norway)
Q/Final
91+kg Thomas Carty (Ireland) v Djamili Dini Aboudou France)
May 5th
S/Finals
56kg Myles Casey (Ireland) v Jaroslaw Iwanow (Poland)
Irish squad
56kg Myles Casey (St Francis)
60kg James McGivern (St Georges)
69kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard)
91+g Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)
Team manager: Francis Keeley
Coaches: Dimitry Dimitruc and Jimmy Halpin
