Team Ireland’s European U17 Championship medal tally has risen to 6, following the completion of all quarter finals today.
Ronan Charles is now a two-time European medalist – he has added at least U17 bronze to his 2025 European U15 Championship silve. Today, he took on Andria Piljani of Germany in his 46kg quarter final, and was the 4-1 winner -scored 27:30; 29:28; 28:29; 28:29; 27:30; 27:30. Ronan is back in action, and boxing for an up-grade, in Friday’s Afternoon Session.
Thomas O’Reilly is also assured of at least a bronze – He was the unanimous decision winner over Artur Mangold of Germany in their 75kg quarter final. He boxes his semi final on Friday and is now a double European medalist, having won gold at the 2025 European U15 Championship.
Rylee Finn is also, now, a medalist. The 48kg boxer is assured of at least bronze following his unanimous decision quarter final win over Samvel Grigoryan of Armenia, scored 30:27; 30:27; 29:28; 30:27; 30:27. Rylee is back in action on Friday, boxing to step up the podium.
Martin Nevin will come home with at least bronze. He was the 4-1 winner over Nichita Slepoi of Moldova in their 52kg quarter final and judges scored the bout 28:29; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 29:28. Martin is back in the ring on Friday, boxing for an up-grade.
Paddy Nevin has medaled, despite losing the first round. He boxed his 70kg quarter final against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Lutsenko, and was down on all scorecards in to the second – he turned the bout around, going on to claim a 3-2 win 29:28; 28:29; 28:29; 29:28; 28:29. Paddy is back in action on Friday, looking to upgrade and win a place in Saturday’s finals.
Pat Stokes exits the championships, with a brave performance. He took on Russia’s Stepan Demianov in his 50kg Quarter Final. The 5-0 decision went to Demianov and was scored 28:29; 28:29; 27:30; 28:29; 27:30. Pat has had an excellent championships, including wins over Scotland’s Charlie Bonnar and Czechia’s Vojtech Halinar. Christy Joyce has also bowed-out. He boxed his 60kg quarter final against Eduard Karamayan of Armenia, and the 4-1 decision went to his opponent. Judges scored the bout 29:28; 28;29; 29:28; 30:27; 30:27. Christy has secured two keynote wins in Budva, over Poland’s Ksawery Urbanski and Ukraine’s Kostiantyn Slipchuk. Daisy Kieran’s championships is also over, following a tough quarter final. The Team Ireland Co-Captain took on Italy’s Morena Stifani in the 57kg quarter final, and the 4-1 decision went to Stifani, scored 27:29; 26:29; 28:29; 28:29; 29:28.
The complete championship draw is available here
A record-breaking 473 boxers are contesting the championships, of whom 158 are women and 315 are men. The 40 participating federations are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine
Team Ireland is led and managed by Shirley Kenney of Curadh BC, and Gabe Cronnelly of Monivea. The team is coached by Ken Moore, St. Francis BC, Limerick; Damien Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin; Linda Morgan, Arklow BC, Wicklow and Gus Farrell, Monivea BC, Galway. Malachy Scott, Glengormley BC, Antrim, has been appointed R&J.
Competition Schedule
Boxing begins on October 3rd, and there is no rest day at this tournament. All finals and medal ceremonies will take place on Saturday, October 10th. All Afternoon Sessions begin at 1pm, Irish time, and Evening Sessions start at 5pm.
Semi Finals
6 Team Ireland boxers vie for medal up-grades on Friday.
46kg Ronan Charles boxes his semi final in Bout 8 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session, against Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Mammadov. Over in Ring B’s Afternoon Session, 75kg Thomas O’Reilly takes on home boxer, Veselin Dedic in Bout 13
48kg Macie O’Connor opens Ring A’s Evening Session with her semi final against Elizaveta Taratynova of Russia.
48kg Rylee Finn takes on Russia’s Akmal Dustiev in Bout 7 of Ring B’s Evening Session; 52kg Martin Nevin is in action in the subsequent bout, against Ismayil Nasirdaze of Azerbaijan. Paddy Nevin also meets Azerbaijani opposition in his 70kg final – that’s Bout 11 of the same ring and session, against Hidayat Mammadov.
Schedule Ring A, Afternoon Session | Ring B, Afternoon Session | Ring A, Evening Session | Ring B, Evening Session
Watch Live
The Montengro Boxing Federation is streaming the championships live on its YouTube channel. Links, per ring, are made available on the day of boxing.
Team Ireland
46kg Ronan Charles, Mullingar Elite BC, Westmeath
48kg Macie O’Connor, Cabra BC, Dublin
48kg Rylee Finn, St. Nicholas BC, Tipperary
50kg Lucie Prentice, Banbridge BC, Down
50kg Pat Stokes, Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath
52kg Maisie Flanagan, Muckno BC, Monaghan
52kg Martin Nevin, Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath
54kg Saoirse Donnelly, Setanta BC, Kildare
54kg Sean Kelly, St. Abban’s/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford
57kg Daisy Kiernan, Dealgan BC, Louth
57kg Martin Donovan, Treaty BC, Limerick
60kg Christy Joyce, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath
63kg Maicey Field, Baldoyle BC, Dublin
63kg John Delaney, Urlingford BC, Kilkenny
66kg Robin O’Reilly, Monkstown BC, Dublin
70kg Paddy Nevin, Mullingar Elite BC, Westmeath
75kg Thomas O’Reilly, Portlaoise BC, Laois
80kg Charlie Dixon, Enniscorthy BC, Wexford.
Support Staff
Team Manager Shirley Kenny, Curadh BC, Wicklow
Team Manager Gabe Cronnelly, Monivea BC, Galway
Coach Ken Moore, St. Francis BC, Limerick
Coach Damien Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin
Coach Linda Morgan, Arklow BC, Wicklow
Coach Gus Farrell, Monivea BC, Galway
R&J Malachy Scott, Glengormley BC, Antrim