The path to the podium has been set for Team NI at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, following today’s draw – and four members of the team are a win away from a medal.
Boxing is Team NI’s most successful sport, having won 61 CWG medals, of which 13 are gold. Team NI topped the medal table in the ring four years ago in Birmingham with 5 golds and silver and a bronze.
The team was announced in May and since then, has been in training at the Ulster High Performance Unit, supported by Sport NI, and Sport NI sport science medicine practitioners. There preparations have included a 10 week bloc of training, contesting the Eindhoven Box Cup, the 34th Ahmet Comert Bosporus International in Turkey and against a Scotland select.
Preparation culminated in the largest sparring camp ever held on the island of Ireland – a 16 nation camp in Belfast from July 6th to 16th, including Team NI Boxing; Team Ireland; Australia; Canada; Fiji; France; Ghana; GB; India; Mauritius, Nigeria, New Zealand; Scotland; Soloman Islands, Switzerland; Tonga; Tuvalu; Zambia. In all, over 200 boxers, coaches and support staff participated in the camp, which included 300 spars and 7 school combat sessions.
Draws
Caitlin Fryers, contesting at 51kg, opens her account at Last 16 stage.The Immaculata BC boxer takes on Zinnat Ferdous of Bangladesh on Monday. The full 51kg draw is here
55kg Louis Rooney is among the first boxers in action in Glasgow. The Star BC boxer takes on Lesotho’s Mathealira Seholoholo in an L32 bout on Friday. Louis’ full draw is here
Nicole Clyde is in a 54kg category of 17 boxers, but benefits from a bye to the Last 16. The Antrim BC boxer opens her account on Sunday against Ghana’s Nancy Bamfo. The complete 54kg draw is here
Defending champion Michaela Walsh benefits from a bye to the Quarter Finals.The Holy Family boxer takes on effective home boxer, Lara Brown of Scotland. The full 57kg draw is here
Birmingham 57kg champ, Team NI’s Jude Gallagher returns at lightweight.The Two Castles team co-captain benefits from an L16 bye and meets either Ghana or Pakistan. Jude’s full draw is here
JP Hale begins his Commonwealth Games on Sunday. The 65kg Star BC boxer has a bye to the Last 16 and takes on England or Ghana. The complete Men’s 65kg draw is here
Kaci Rock is a win away from the podium.The draw has given her a quarter final start Niue’s Karen Te Ruki Pasene. Kaci’s full draw is available here
Jon McConnell begins his Commonwealth Games campaign on Monday.The 70kg boxer has a bye to the Last 16, and will meet India’s Sumit. Jon’s complete draw is here
Jansseen Hill makes her debut at Quarter Final stage, one win away from a medal. The 70kg boxer takes on England’s Chantelle Reid on Wednesday. Jansseen’s draw is here
Eoghan Quinn benefits from a bye to the Last 16. The 80kg boxer opens his account on Monday against the winner of the meeting of the Seychelles & Solomon Islands. Eoghan’s full draw is here
Heavyweight Garyn McAllister opens his account on Tuesday.He has a bye to the Last 16, and meets Ghana’s Jibril Muntari. Garyn’s complete draw is here
Superheavy Willie John McCartan begins his Commonwealth Games 1 win away from a medal. He boxes a quarter final against Ghana’s Daniel Plange on Wednesday. The full superheavy draw is here
Day One
One Team NI boxer is in action on the opening day of the Games.
Louis Rooney, the reigning Ulster Elite champ and multiple European U23 medalst, takes on Lesotho’s Mathealira Seholoholo in a 55kg Round of 32 contest. Louis is expected in the ring at around 11:45am – and Jye Dixon of Australia awaits the winner of that contest in Sunday’s Last 16.
There’s no Team NI interest on Day Two of the competition, Saturday.
In addition to the Men’s 55kg Last 16 bout on Sunday, Nicole Clyde (54kg) takes on Ghana’s Nancy Bamfo at around 6pm on Sunday evening. On the same evening, at approximately 8:30pm, 65kg JP Hale is in Last 16 action against the winner of the meeting between England and Ghana.
All schedules and results are available here
The Games
Boxing at the SEC Centre on the Scottish Event Campus will take place from Friday July 24th to Saturday, August 1st,: July 30th is a rest day.
Afternoon Sessions will, typically, begin at 11am and Evening Sessions at 6pm. The complete Games schedule is available here
How to Watch
- Every event will be available exclusively live across all subscription plans, including TNT Sports 2 (The Commonwealth Games 360) and all live event streams. Further details on plans and pricing can be found here.
- EE TV: Customers can enjoy all the action via TNT Sports on HBO Max dependent on their subscription type.
- Sky: Customers can enjoy the full Commonwealth Games experience on TNT Sports and HBO Max, depending on their subscription.
- NOW: Customers can access the Commonwealth Games 360 channel via TNT Sports 2 with a Now Entertainment & HBO Max Membership, and in Ireland via TNT Sports
- Virgin Media TV UK and Ireland: TNT Sports customers can watch the coverage via their set-top box (as well as via HBO Max in the U.K).
- Prime Video: In the UK, coverage is available via a TNT Sports subscription. TNT Sports 2 and all live event streams are also available on any HBO Max subscription.
Team NI
51kg Caitlin Fryers, Immaculata BC
54kg Nicole Clyde, Antrim BC.
55kg Louis Rooney, Star BC
57kg Michaela Walsh, Holy Family BC
60kg Jude Gallagher Two Castles OBA
65kg JP Hale, Star BC
65kg Kaci Rock, Holy Trinity BC
70kg Jon McConnell, Holy Trinity BC
70kg Janssen Hill, Holy Trinity BC
80kg Eoghan Quinn, St John’s, Swatragh
90kg Garyn McAllister, North Down BC
90+kg Willie Jon McCartan, Gilford BC