NINE Group Eire will struggle for quarter-final locations on the European Junior Championships in Italy right now [Friday].
Grace Conway Dowling, Niamh Keogh, Ava Henry, Siofra Lawless, Shauna Crehan, Charlie Valbergs, Sophie Curley Grey, Sarah Murphy and Jodie Byrne will all struggle hoping to maneuver to inside one win of a prestigious medal.
Conway Dowling will get the motion underway when it comes to Eire at Montelsilvano when she fights Ukraine’s Daria Makhrova Bout at 50kg in bout 3 of Ring A’s afternoon session.
54kg consultant Keogh bins her first bout of the competitors in bout 7, in opposition to Lithuania’s Silvija Karavackaite. Group Co-Captain, light-weight Henry, who defeated the gold medal favorite in her opening bout, meets Turkey’s Sena Zeynep Comart in bout 13.
57kg Lawless is between the ropes and takes on Viktorie Jilkova of the Czech Republic. Her second struggle of the match is bout 12 of Ring B’s afternoon session. 3 bouts later, 80kg Crehan makes her match debut in bout 15 in opposition to Poland’s Kornelia Amelia Kostrzewa.
Group Co-Captain, mild middleValbergs, opens proceedings in Ring A’s night session in opposition to Hungary’s Krisztian Nileborg. 44-46kg Curley Grey will get her competitors underway in bout 4, and hopes to safe a quarter-final berth on the expense of Spain’s Claudia Aparici Alcaniz.
Eire’s 66kg consultant Murphy can be in motion in Italy for the primary time on Day 4, in bout 8, in opposition to house boxer Amina Golinelli. Whereas in bout 9 in Ring B, mild center, Byrne, meets Turkey’s Gul Yonca Yilmaz.
Group Eire Squad:
Male Boxers:
1. 44-46kg Alfie Jordan (Olympic L)
2. 48kg Jamie Collins (Drimnagh)
3. 50kg Calvin Doyle (Olympic L)
4. 52kg Johnny Harty (Portlaoise)
5. 54kg James Kelly (Holy Trinity)
6. 57kg Callum Carrager (Tredagh)
7. 60kg Ryan Jenkins (Olympic L)
8. 63kg Cillian Reilly (Jobstown)
9. 66kg Tadhg O’Donnell (4 Kings)
10. 70kg Charlie Valbergs (Cherry Orchard). Group Captain
11. 75kg Dylan McShane (St Pauls A)
12. 80kg Jack Teggart Weatherall (St Pauls A)
13. 80+kg Adam Olaniyan (Jobstown)
Feminine Boxers
1. 44-46kg Sophie Curley Grey (Dealgan)
2. 50kg Grace Conway (Tredagh)
3. 52kg Carlagh Peake (Ballyhaunis)
4. 54kg Niamh Keogh (Olympic L)
5. 57kg Siofra Lawless (Liberty)
6. 60kg Ava Henry (Docklands) Group Captain,
7. 63kg Kayleigh Whelan (Avona)
8. 66kg Sarah Murphy (St Brigids L)
9. 70kg Jodie Byrne (St Teresa’s)
10. 75kg Mary McDonagh (Sliabh Luachra)
11. 80kg Shauna Crehan (Dunboyne)
Group Supervisor
Martin Fennessy
Coaches
1. Ralph McKay
2. Liam Cunningham
3. Paul O’Toole
4. Linda Morgan
Referee/Decide
Philip Hollowed
