Six Irish Boxers Shoot For Silver on Fantastic Friday
Six Team Ireland boxers will shoot for silver on what promises to be a fantastic Friday for Irish boxing.
Grace Conway, Ava Henry, Kyla Doyle, Tadgh O’Donnell, Ryan Jenkins and Adam Olaniyan will all vie to upgrade their European Youth medals on semi-final day in Croatia.
First up, in Bout 3 of Ring B’s Afternoon Session is Conway. The European Junior silver medal winner boxes Madalina Grabucea of Italy for silver and a place in the 52kg finals.
In Bout 7 of the same ring and session, Team Co-Captain 63kg Henry contests against Poland’s Kinga Krowka to change the colour of her medal.
In the subsequent bout, Bout 8, Doyle meets Italy’s Annamaria Del Giorno in the 66kg semi-final.
In Ring A’s Evening Session, 71kg O’Donnell faces an intriguing Ireland versus England battle as he faces John Joe Carrigan in the final four.
In Ring B’s Bout 6, 63.5kg Jenkins boxes Ukraine’s Artur Kuzmenko for a final slot, while team Co-Captain, 92+kg Olaniyan also meets opposition from Ukraine in the form of Oleksandr Sliesariev.
Afternoon Sessions begin at 1pm, and Evening Sessions at 5.30pm.
Team
48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin
50kg Carlagh Peake, Ballyhaunis BC, Mayo.
52kg Grace Conway Dowling, Tredagh BC, Louth
54kg Nicole Kinsella, St. Mary’s BC, NR, Wexford
63kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC.
66kg Kyla Doyle Byrne, Whitechurch BC, Dublin
48kg Scott Thompson, Spartans BC, Antrim
51kg Jamie Collins, Drimnagh BC, Dublin
54kg Kai Ducque, Avona BC, Dublin
57kg Martin McDonagh, Avona BC, Dublin.
60kg Jack Johnson, Marble City BC, Kilkenny
63.5kg Ryan Jenkins, Olympic BC, Westmeath
67kg Ryan Connolly, Setanta BC, Kildare.
71kg Tadhg O’Donnell, Four Kings BC, Wicklow.
92+kg Adam Olaniyan, Jobstown BC, Dublin.
Team Manager: Anna Moore
Coach: Liam Cunningham
Coach: Amanda Spencer
Coach: Garry Kehoe
Coach: Ralph McKay
R&J: Stephen Kelly
Draws are available here
Day One results are available here
Day Two results are available here
Day Three results are available here
Day Four results are available here
Day Five results are available here
Day Six results are available here
Day Seven results are available here
