A day of mixed fortunes for Team Ireland at the European U15 Championships, with three wins bagged.
Aine Marinan has secured the first win of the European U15 Championships. Aine, boxing at 40kg, contested her opening bout, and the first of the tournament, against Ukraine’s Anastasiia Frolova, winning all rounds on all cards with high-tempo pressure boxing. Judges scored the bout 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27. She’ll box for a medal against Scotland’s Alannah McGhee in Tuesday’s Afternoon Session. in Ring A.
Cara Evans has also won through to the quarter finals. She boxed her 42kg Last 16 contest against Valeryia Pazniak and came away with the 5-0 decision, scored 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30. Cara will box for a medal against Uliana Oleneva of Russia in Tuesday’s Evening Session, contesting in Ring B.
Romeo Barrett has won through to the medal stages in Trabzon. He boxed a highly physical 75kg Last 16 contest against Filip Mitrović of Croatia, and came away with the 4-1 split decision win, scored 30:27; 27:30; 29:28; 29:28; 30:27. Romeo is back in action in Tuesday’s Afternoon Session, boxing for a medal against the winner of the contest between Russia and Turkey.
A brave performance by Leticija Telnere in contest, but not to be. She contested her 55kg Last 16 bout against Germany’s Tamina Saga Thalmann, and the 5-0 decision went to the German boxer scored 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27.
A tough performance in a tough bout for Leon Cranley. He contested his 66kg European U15 Championship Last 16 bout against Zakaria Tsiklauri of Georgia – and the 5-0 decision went to the Georgian boxer. Judges scored the bout 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30.
Leah Cairns exists the Championships on the narrowest of margins: a 3-2 split. She boxed a highly competitive 50kg Last 16 contest against Nuray Gafarova of Azerbaijan and the decision went to Gafarova, scored 27:30; 27:30; 29:28; 29:27; 27:29.
A valiant performance by Mickey Joe Joyce but not to be. He boxed his 48kg Last 16 contest against Armenia’s Petrosyan Arakel, and the 4-1 split decision went to Arakel, scored 27:30; 28:29; 27:30; 27:30; 29:28.
Team Ireland’s Youssef Shams also exits. He boxed a high-octane 52kg Last 16 bout against Italy’s Antonio Moffa and sustained two point deductions. The 5-0 decision went to Moffa. Judges scored the bout 30:24; 30:25; 30:25; 29:26; 30:25.
Leticija, Leah, Leon, Youssef and Mickey Joe can be proud of their European journeys, which have included national titles, and a High Performance training block.
396 boxers are contesting for gold, from 33 national federations: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Team Ireland’s Co-Captains are Pa Casey and Rosaletta Casey. The Vice Co-Captains are Rian Branagan and Sophie Potter. The team is led and and managed by Team Manager Stephen Connolly, Ballymore Hollywood BC, Kildare and Aine McLoughlin, Spartans BC, Cork. The team is coached by Paul Simpson, Saviours Crystal BC, Waterford; John Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry; Tommy O’Donnell, Charleville BC, Cork; Maria O’Brien, Ballymun BC, Dublin. Marty O’Neill has been appointed R&J.
The complete draw, for all weights, is available here
Competition Schedule
Boxing will take place at the Beşirli Sports Venue, begining on October 18th, with a rest day on October 22nd. All finals and medal ceremonies will take on Monday, October 26th.
Afternoon Sessions will begin at 9am, Irish time, while Evening Sessions start at 1:30pm.
Watch
The Turkish Boxing Federation is live-streaming the tournament on its YouTube channel
Day Two
6 Team Ireland make open their European U15 Championship campaigns on Monday.
Rian Branagan is first up, and boxes his 40kg Last 16 bout against Serbia’s Maksim Kovačević in Bout 4 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session. Three bouts later in the same ring an session, Pa Casey takes on Italy’s Pio Storniolo in a 50kg Last 16 bout. And Paddy Heneghan is in action in Bout 14 of the same ring and session, contesting against Russia’s Mikhail Novikov in a lighweight Last 16.
In Ring B, 54kg Martin Nevin begins his tournament in a Last 16 contest against Claudio Pennata of Italy- that’s Bout 12.
Rosaletta Casey makes her debut in Bout 3 of Ring B’s Evening Session. She takes on Poland’s Alicja Łaniecka in a 46kg Last 16 contest.
And Bobby Boylan meets Leon Ivanov of Bulgaria in Bout 15 of Ring A’s Evening Session – that’s a 66kg Last 16 bout.
Schedules Ring A Afternoon Session | Ring B Afternoon Session | Ring A Evening Session | Ring B Evening Session
Team Ireland
40kg Aine Marrinan, Nutgrove BC, Dublin
40kg Blake Fegan, Jobstown BC, Dublin
42kg Cara Evans, East Meath BC, Meath
42kg Andrew Nugent, Olympic BG, Galway
44kg Ava Mulhall, Jobstown BC, Dublin
44kg Rian Branagan, Swords BC, Dublin
46kg Rosaletta Casey, Portlaoise BC, Laois
46kg Edward Ward, Olympic BC, Galway
48kg Amy Joyce, Olympic BC Mullingar, Westmeath
48kg Mickey Joe Joyce, Punishers BC, Westmeath
50kg Leah Cairns, Golden Gloves BC, Cork
50kg Pa Casey, Casey’s BC, Kerry
52kg Layla Ayres, St Brigid’s BC Edenderry, Offaly
52kg Yousef Shams, Cherry Orchard BC, Dublin
54kg Alicia Ennis, St. Brigid’s BC Edenderry, Offaly
54kg Martin Nevin, Olympic BC, Galway
57kg Leticija Teinere, Rathkeale BC, Limerick
57kg Seb Mooney, Monkstown BC, Dublin
60kg Paddy Heneghan, Galway BC, Galway
63kg Bobby Boylan, Edenmore BC, Dublin
66kg Leon Cranley, Monkstown BC, Dublin
70kg Sophie Potter, Gateway BC, Sligo
75kg Sophie Cronin, St. Francis BC, Limerick
75kg Romeo Barrett, Titans BC, Galway
90+kg Cian Leddy, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath
Support Staff
Team Manager Stephen Connolly, Ballymore Hollywood BC, Kildare
Team Manager Aine McLoughlin, Spartans BC, Cork
Coach, Paul Simpson, Saviours Crystal BC, Waterford
Coach, John Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry
Coach, Tommy O’Donnell, Charleville BC, Cork
Coach, Maria O’Brien, Ballymun BC, Dublin
R&J Marty O’Neill, Drimnagh BC, Dublin