Smith and Walsh vying for World Championship quarter final spots this morning
Ceire Smith and Michaela Walsh will be hoping to maintain Ireland’s unbeaten start to the World’s Women’s Elite World Championships this morning.
The Cavan and Belfast fighter will fight for a place in the 51kg and 57kg quarter finals respectively.
Smith meets North Korea’s No. 1 seed Mi Choi Pang in the flyweight class in Ring A, while Walsh is in against Russian feather Liudmila Vorontsova in Ring B.
It’s going to be an early opening bell for both in Ulan-Ude, Siberia with Smith fighting at 6am Irish time and Walsh through the roped 30 minutes later.
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Team Ireland’s four-strong squad have recorded four wins on the bounce so far, with Smith, Walsh, Christina Desmond and Amy Broadhurst having their hands raised in victory.
Bernard Dunne, the IABA High-Performance Director in Siberia, said Smith and Walsh can’t wait to get in the ring on Tuesday.
“It’s a tough challenge as you would expect at a World Championships but an excellent opportunity to get into the top eight,” he said. “The squad are buzzing and are in great spirits.”
Meanwhile, Desmond and Broadhurst box Wednesday. Dundalk’s Broadhurst takes on Aneta Rygielska of Poland in the 60kg class, while
Cork’s Desmond fights Myriam Da Silva of Russia.
World Women’s Elite Championships Ulan-Ude, Siberia, Russia
October 8
Last 16
51kg Ceire Smith (Ireland) v Mi Choi Pang (North Korea)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Ireland) v Liudmila Vorontsova (Russia)
October 9
Last 16
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Ireland) v Aneta Rygielska (Poland)
69kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) v Myriam Da Silva (Canada)
Results
October 6
Last 32
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Ireland) beat Maya Kleinhans (Germany) 5-0
October 5
Last 32
57kg Michaela Walsh (Ireland) beat Carmara Fatoumata (Mali) 5-0
October 4
Last 32
69kg Christina Desmond (Ireland) beat Sandy Ryan (England) 4-1
October 3
Last 32
51kg: Ceire Smith (Ireland) beat Taylah Robertson (Australia) 5-0
Irish squad
51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)
69kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)
High-Performance Director: Bernard Dunne
Head coach: Zaur Antia
Coaches: Dimitry Dimitruk and Damian Kennedy
