Joe Ward celebrates victory
The first session of the weekend’s National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships semi-finals was completed amid a tremendous atmosphere at the National Stadium tonight.
London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympians Darren O’Neill, Joe Ward and Brendan Irvine all came through their last-four tests in Dublin on unanimous and majority decisions.
Kristina O’Hara won the first ever women’s Elite semi-final bout over three, three-minute rounds this evening, while European Elite and European Games medallists Dean Walsh and Sean McComb also advanced to next Friday’s finals.
The second session of semi-finals will be decided on Saturday at the Stadium to complete next Friday’s finals line up at IABA headquarters.
Shauna O’Keefe meets ex-European Youth champion Amy Broadhurst in the women’s lightweight class. The winner will face World Elite finalist Kellie Harrington for the belt vacated by Katie Taylor who has turned professional.
Harrington, who is ranked No.2 in the World at light-welter, the weight she claimed World silver at, has dropped down to lightweight which is one of the three Olympic weights for women. The Dubliner received a bye into the 60kg final.
Saturday’s weigh-ins – 8am to 9am at the National Stadium.
National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin
February 10th
S/Finals (7pm)
48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 5-0
49kg Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry) beat Connor Jordan (St Aidans) 3-2
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls Antrim) beat TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) 5-0
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans) 4-1
57kg Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy) beat Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown) 5-0
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) beat Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) 5-0
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Gary McKenna (Old School) 5-0
64kg Emma Agnew (Delagan) beat Sidhbh Greene (St Brigids Eden) 5-0
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) beat Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) 5-0
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) 3-2
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) beat Michael Frayne (St Marys) 4-0
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) beat John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Damien Sullivan (Emerald Antrim) 3-2
February 11th
S/Finals (7pm)
52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield) V Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin)
56kg Myles Casey (St Francis) V Stephen McKenna (Old School)
60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel) V Amy Broadhurst (Delgean)
60kg Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) V Patrick Mongan (Olympic)
64kg Cheyanne O’Neill (Ahtlone) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
64kg Benaldo Marime (Holy Trinity) V Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)
69kg Tina Donnelly (Corinthians) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
69kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) V Brett McGinty (Oakleaf)
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Delagan) V Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) V Sean Allen (Arlow)
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)
91+kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) v Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)
February 17th
Finals (7:30pm)
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A)
49kg Darryl Moran (Illies GG) V Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry)
51kg Carly McNaul (Ormeau Road) W/O
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) V
54kg Terry Mullarney (Ballyhaunis) W/O
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) V Winner
60kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin) V Winner
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) V Winner
64kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) V Winne
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) V Winner
69kg Gillian Duffy (Bray) V Winner
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) V Winner
75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) W/O
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) V Winner
81kg Caroline Connolly (Mourne GG) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) V Winner
81+kg Maeve McCarron (Carrigart) W/O
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) V Winner
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) V Winner
February 4th
Q/Finals (7pm)
60kg Gary McKenna (Old School) beat Alan O’Connor (Bawnogue) 5-0
64kg Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 4-1
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Mark McCole (Dungloe) 5-0
69kg Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) beat Gerard French (Clonard U) 4-1
69kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) beat Nathan Watson (Saints) 5-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Ross Boyle (Mourne GG) 3-2
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
91+kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) beat James Clarke (Kilnamanagh) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 4-1
Q/Finals: February 3rd
52kg TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) beat Tommy Casey (St Francis) 5-0
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) beat Frankie Cleary (Ballina) 5-0
56kg Myles Casey (St Francis) beat Eamon McNally (St Michaels Antrim) 5-0
69kg Mark McCole (Dungloe) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat John Joyce (St Michaels Athy) 5-0
75kg Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) beat Glory Carlos Lumuala (Maynooth) 5-0
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Delagan) beat David Bicevas (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
75kg Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Conor Doherty (Emerald Antrim) 5-0
81kg Michael Frayne (St Marys Dublin) beat Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 5-0
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Sean Conroy (Ballina) 3-2
91kg John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) beat Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) 3-2
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) beat Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin) 4-1