Draws have been made for the 2022 European Junior Championships, which will be contested by 24 boxers from Team Ireland.
Five Irish boxers are in action on day one: lightweight bantamweight John Harty opens his account against Azerbaijan’s Ibrahim Zeynalov in bout 5 in Ring B; Welterweight Tadhg O’Donnell faces Mahmoud Karnaba of Cyprus in bout 11 of the same ring and session.
In the opening day afternoon session, bantamweight Anthony James Kelly boxes Scotsman Nathan Lundie. In fight 7, the middleweight of the Irish team, Dylan Dunlop, faces the local boxer, Guiseppe Cirillo. At heavyweight, Adam Olaniyan boxes England’s John-Joe McCormack in bout 11.
Several boxers from Team Ireland are through to the next round of preliminaries, including 57kg Callum Carragher, 60kg Ryan Jenkins, 63kg Cillian Reilly, 70kg Charlie Valbergs, 50kg Grace Conway and 50kg Sarah Murphy. 66kg
Mary McDonagh, at 75kg, is already assured of at least one bronze medal: she begins her competition at the semi-final stage.
Ireland team squad
The team captains are Charlie Valabergs from Cherry Orchard and Ava Henry from Dublin Docklands.
Male boxers:
44-46 kg Alfie Jordan (Olympic L) 48 kg Jamie Collins (Drimnagh) 50 kg Calvin Doyle (Olympic L) 52 kg Johnny Harty (Portlaoise) 54 kg James Kelly (Holy Trinity) 57 kg Callum Carrager (Tredagh) 60 kg Ryan Jenkins (Olympic L) 63kg Cillian Reilly (Jobstown)66kg Tadhg O’Donnell (Four Kings)70kg Charlie Valbergs (Cherry Orchard). Team Captain, Dylan McShane 75kg (St Pauls A) Jack Teggart Weatherall 80kg (St Pauls A) Over 80kg Adam Olaniyan (Jobstown)
boxers
44-46 kg Sophie Curley Gray (Dealgan) 50 kg Grace Conway (Tredagh) 52 kg Carlagh Peake (Ballyhaunis) 54 kg Niamh Keogh (Olympic L) 57 kg Siofra Lawless (Liberty) 60 kg Ava Henry (Docklands) Team Captain, 63kg Kayleigh Whelan (Avona) 66kg Sarah Murphy (St Brigids L) 70kg Jodie Byrne (St Teresa’s) 75kg Mary McDonagh (Sliabh Luachra) 80kg Shauna Crehan (Dunboyne)
the team manager
Martin Fennessy
trainers
Ralph McKay Liam Cunningham Paul O’Toole Linda Morgan
Referee/Judge
Philip hollowed out
