A winning day for Team Ireland at the European U19 Championships in Serbia, with three more boxers through to the quarter finals.
Kaysie Joyce opened procedings for the team in style. She was the 5-0 victor over Romania’s Andreea Timeea Tapu in a highly physical 70kg Last 16 bout in which she was utterly dominant. Judges scored the bout 30:26; 30:26; 30:26; 30:25; 30:25. The Clonmel BC boxer is back in action, and boxing for a medal on Monday, against the winner of this afternoon’s contest between England and Ukraine.
Kristian Jubani is also one win away from a 50kg medal. He was dominant, and stylish, throughout his 50kg Last 16 contest against Laszlo Papai of Hungary, and was the UD winner on a scoreline of 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 29:27; 30:27. Speaking after his bout Kristian said “I boxed very well. I kept me distance with him, because he’s more of a ‘fighter’ than me. I did that to the best of my ability and got the 5-0 win.” Kristian is back on action on Tuesday against the winner of this evening’s bout between Slovakia and Azerbaijan.
Louise Joyce is now within touching distance of the 48kg podium. She was the 4-1 winner of her Last 16 contest against Ukraine’s Anastasiia Tiurina. Judges scored the bout 28:29; 30:27; 29:28; 29:28; 30:27. Speaking after her bout, Louise said “I boxed well. The third round was the best round. I’m through now to the quarter final against Romania. Hopefully I win that – I probably will and have that bronze medal. Then, all the way to the top.’
The Olympic BC Mullingar boxer is back in action on Monday, when she boxes for a medal against Selin Ibraham of Romania.
354 boxers from 36 nations are competing in Loznica, Serbia. The participating nations are: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.
The complete Men’s Draw is available HERE and the complete Women’s Draw is available HERE
Team Ireland is led and managed by Jennifer O’Sullivan-Coffey of Sliabh Luachra and Bernie Curran of St. John Bosco, Newry. The team is coached by Eoin Pluck, Val Hamilton of St. Francis BC, Ralph McKay of St. Paul’s BC Antrim, Sean Crowley of Erne BC. The R&J is Stephen Kelly.
Day Four
Five Team Ireland boxers are between the ropes on Sunday.
55kg Lee Largey Snoddon makes his tournament debut, and opens proceedings in Ring A’s Afternoon. He boxes his Last 16 contest against England’s Rueben Huczmann.
Four contests later in Bout 5 of the same ring and session, 65kg Jason Donoghue returns for his second outing. He’s in against Hungary’s Istvan Czifra.
Jason Whelan, boxing at 75kg, closes the Afternoon Session in Ring B – that’s Bout 12. He’s back for his second contest, taking on Georgia’s Goga Bregvadze.
Co-Captain Kalib Walshe, boxing at 60kg, vies for a quarter final place in Bout 2 of Ring A’s Evening Session. He’s in against Tarik Huric of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Jason Donogue’s brother, John, is in action in Bout 7 of Ring B’s Evening Session. The 70kg boxer takes on Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Rejjan Jakupovic.
Watch
The Serbia Boxing Federation is live-streaming the championships on its YouTube channel, here. Links, per ring, are published on the day of boxing.
Competition Schedule
Boxing will take place, daily, from August 12th to 18th. August 19th is a rest day – all semi finals will be boxed on Thursday, August 20th. All finals will take place on Friday, August 21st.
Afternoon Sessions will begin at 1pm, Irish time, while Evening Sessions will start at 4:30pm with the exception of the second Finals session on August 21st, which will get underway at 7pm.
Team Ireland
48kg Louise Joyce, Olympic BC Mullingar
50kg Kristian Jubani, Crumlin BC, Dublin
51kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey BC, Wexford
54kg Carly O’ Herron, Rochfortbridge BC, Westmeath
55kg Lee Largey Snoddon, Immaculata BC, Belfast
57kg Leah Moore, Cabra BC, Dublin
60kg Kalib Walshe, CBS Wexford
65kg Grace Bailey, Castlebar BC, Mayo
65kg Jason Donoghue, Olympic BC Mullingar
70kg John Donoghue, Olympic BC Mullingar
70kg Kaysie Joyce, Clonmel BC, Tipperary
75kg Jason Whelan, Dublin Docklands
85kg Sean Doohan, Dunfanaghy BC, Donegal
Support Staff
Team Managers: Jennifer O’Sullivan-Coffey of Sliabh Luachra and Bernie Curran of St. John Bosco, Newry.
Coaches: Eoin Pluck, Val Hamilton of St. Francis BC, Ralph McKay of St. Paul’s BC Antrim, Sean Crowley of Erne BC.
R&J Stephen Kelly