Five more Team Ireland boxers will join Grace Bailey, Kaysie Joyce and Jason Whelan in the Quarter Finals of the World U19 Championships, following a second day of Last 16 action
Reigning European champion, John Donoghue, made very short work of his 70kg Last 16 contest against Israel’s Itzhak Avrutis, closing it out via stoppage win with 10 seconds of the first round to go.
His brother, Jason, is also through to the business end of the championships. He was dominant, and in control of the ring, throughout his 65kg Last 16 contest against Catalan Mustea of Moldova, coming away with the 5-0 win, scored 30:27; 30:27; 30:26; 30:27; 30:27. Jason boxes for a medal on Friday.
Lee Largey Snodden has won through to quarter finals, having out in an assured performance in his 55kg Last 16 contest against Kosovo’s Riad Isufi, winning 5-0, scored 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 29:38; 30: 27. This is Lee’s third successive win of the tournament. He will box for a place on the World podium in Saturday’s Afternoon Session, against Azerbaijan’s Nihat Gasimov.
Kayleigh Byrne is also, now, a quarter finalist – she was the RSC 2 winner over Shi-Chun Chou of Chinese Taipei in their 51kg Last 16 – her second successive stoppage win. She boxes for a medal is Saturday’s Evening Session, against UzbekistanNazokat Mardonova
Kalib Walshe has won through to the business end of the championships. He was the 5- 0 winner over Artur Avetisyan of Armenia in their 60kg Last 16, forcing a second round standing count. Judges scored the bout 29:28; 29:28; 30:27; 30:27; 29:28. Kalib is back in action, and boxing for a medal, in Saturday’s Afternoon Session, where he’ll meet Smail Sahraoui of Algeria.
Not to be for Team Ireland’s Cassie Henderson. She boxed her 75kg Last 16 contest against Russia’s Daria Antipova, which ended in an RSC2. Cassie can be proud of her World Championship journey, which has included a High Performance training block.
Kristian Jubani, Boxing Ireland’s 2026 European U19 medalist at 50kg, has been selected to contest the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, from October 31st to November 13th. He has travelled with the team to continue his preparations, but will not compete in Budva.
The team is led and managed by Jennifer O’Sullivan Coffey of Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry. The team is coached by Eoin Pluck, High Performance; Garry Kehoe of Marble City BC Kilkenny, Fergus Turner of Enniscorthy BC, Wexford and Aoife Hennigan of Swinford BC, Mayo.
Complete World U19 Championship Drawsheets
Number of boxers per weight class
Women’s 48kg: 21 boxers
Women’s 51kg: 23 boxers
Women’s 54kg: 20 boxers
Women’s 57kg: 20 boxers
Women’s 60kg: 21 boxers
Women’s 65kg: 22 boxers
Women’s 70kg: 16 boxers
Women’s 75kg: 13 boxers
Women’s 80kg: 6 boxers
Women’s +80kg: 6 boxers
Men’s 50kg: 29 boxers
Men’s 55kg: 37 boxers
Men’s 60kg: 38 boxers
Men’s 65kg: 45 boxers
Men’s 70kg: 35 boxers
Men’s 75kg: 28 boxers
Men’s 80kg: 33 boxers
Men’s 85kg: 22 boxers
Men’s 90kg: 23 boxers
Men’s +90kg: 16 boxers
Competition Schedule
Boxing takes place at the Mediterranean Sports Centre. Monday, October 26th is a rest day at the tournament. All finals and medal ceremonies will take place on Tuesday, October 27th.
Afternoon Sessions will begin at 1pm, Irish time, and Evening Sessions will get underway at 5pm.
Complete World U19 Championships Competition Schedule
Detailed Competition Schedule
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Day Seven
Three Team Ireland boxers are in action on Friday, two of whom are boxing for a medal.
Three time European medalist, Louise Joyce, boxes her 48kg Last 16 contest in Bout 2 Ring A’s Afternoon Session, against Himanshi Himanshi of India.
In Ring A’s Evening Session, Kaysie Joyce, fresh from her RSC2 Last 16 win on Wednesday, boxes for a place on the 70kg podium in Bout 3 – she takes on England’s Shannon Warren.
And Jason Donoghue returns for his third bout of the tournament in Bout 3 of Ring B’s Evening Session. He boxes Kazakhstan’s Akshurek Kalabay for a 65kg medal.
Schedules are available here
Team Ireland
48kg Louise Joyce, Olympic BC Mullingar, Westmeath
50kg Caoimhin Connolly, Twin Towns ABC, Donegal
51kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey ABC, Wexford
54kg Carley O’Herron, Rochfortbridge BC, Westmeath
55kg Lee Largey Snoddon, Immaculata BC, Antrim
60kg Kalib Walshe, Wexford CBS, Wexford
65kg Grace Bailey, Castlebar BC, Mayo
65kg Jason Donoghue, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath
70kg Kaysie Joyce, Clonmel BC, Tipperary
70kg John Donoghue, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath
75kg Cassie Henderson, Phoenix BC, Armagh
75kg Jason Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC, Dublin
Support Staff
Team Manager, Jennifer O’Sullivan Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry
Coach, Eoin Pluck, High Performance
Coach, Garry Kehoe of Marble City BC Kilkenny
Coach, Fergus Turner of Enniscorthy BC, Wexford
Coach, Aoife Hennigan of Swinford BC, Mayo.