Wayne Kelly, Lewis Crocker and Brian Wall recorded wins at the 16th European Junior Championships.
Brian Wall completed an Ireland hat-trick at the 16th European Junior Championships in Bulgaria yesterday.
The Cashen Vale BC middleweight beat Romania’s Leonard Nicolae to ensure that Ireland will have six boxers competing in today’s quarter-finals at the 35-nation tournament.
Earlier yesterday, Wayne Kelly and Lewis Crocker advanced to the last-eight following two magnificent wins.
Kelly booked his ticket into the last-eight after recording a 15-8 decision over Germany’s Johanathan Zumbe in the lightweight class in Sofia.
And Crocker followed that up with a 14-8 verdict over Ogulcan Albayrak of Turkey.
Wall, Kelly and Crocker join their compatriots , Jason McKay, Darren Pollock and Kalum McConville, in Wednesday’s quarter-finals.
All six are now just one win away from claiming at least a bronze medal apiece in the Bulgarian capital.
Speaking after today’s wins, Irish team manager Michael Darby hailed the performances of the Irish trio.
He said: “Wayne, Lewis and Brian boxed out of their skins today and all three gave it absolutely everything in the ring and we’re delighted with their performances.
“We now have six through to the quarter-finals and it’s going to be another big day for Irish boxing on Wednesday.”
2012 European Junior Championships Sofia, Bulgaria
June 23rd (Last 32)
52kg: James Cleary (Ireland) beat Kaspars Burkevics (Latvia) 19-6
54kg: John Joyce (Ireland) beat Richard Kovacs (Hungary) 15-7
60kg: Wayne Kelly (Ireland) beat Saleem Bibar (Israel) 15-8
63kg: Daryl Byrne (Ireland) lost to Bernard Barsony (Hungary) 10-12
70kg: Luke Thomas (Ireland) lost to Bakhtier Kholov (Russia) 9-14
June 24th (Last 16 & Last 32)
54kg; John Joyce (Ireland) lost to Viktor Petrov (Ukraine) 10-14
57kg: Darren Pollock (Ireland) beat Jegors Artjomovs (Latvia) 9-8 (last 32)
66kg: Lewis Crocker (Ireland) beat Huseyn Tarverdili (Azerbaijan) 15-6 (last 32)
80kg: Michael Gallagher (Ireland) lost to Uladzimir Tsitou (Belarus) 9-13
80+kg: Aaron Kelly (Ireland) lost to Marat Kerimkhanov (Russia) 6-13
June 25th (Last 16)
46kg: Martin Stokes (Ireland) lost to Dan Lapin (Ukraine) 5-11
48kg: Jason McKay (Ireland) beat Zsolt Karvaly (Hungary) RSC2
50kg: Kalum McConville (Ireland) beat Paul Wall (Germany) 15-14
52kg: James Cleary (Ireland) lost to Sorin Claudiu (Romania) 8-17
57kg: Darren Pollock (Ireland) beat Mihail Cvasiuc (Moldova) 10-10 c/b +
(no countback scores available)
June 26th (Last 16)
60kg: Wayne Kelly (Ireland) beat Johanathan Zumbe (Germany) 15-8
66kg: Lewis Crocker (Ireland) beat Ogulcan Albayrak (Turkey) 14-8
75kg; Brian Wall (Ireland) beat Leonard Nicolae (Romania) 7-5
June 27th (Quarter-finals)
48kg: Jason McKay (Ireland) v Arturas Bankauskas (Lithuania)
50kg: Kalum McConville (Ireland) v Omer Koc (Turkey)
57Kg: Darren Pollock (Ireland) v Wladislaw Brayshnik (Germany)
60kg: Wayne Kelly (Ireland) v Alexander Morokhin (Russia)
66kg: Lewis Crocker (Ireland) v Oleksii Takarchuk (Ukraine)
75kg: Brian Wall (Ireland) v Mustafa Atmaca (Turkey)
Irish squad
46kg; Martin Stokes (Mullhuddard)
48kg; Jason McKay (Canal)
50kg: Kalum McConville (Dealgan)
52kg: James Cleary (Olympic)
54kg: John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy)
57kg: Darren Pollock (St Agnes)
60kg: Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)
63kg: Daryl Byrne (Grangecon)
66kg: Lewis Crocker (Cairn Lodge)
70kg: Luke Thomas (Watergrasshill)
75kg: Brian Wall (Cashen Vale)
80kg: Michael Gallagher (Finn Valley)
80kg+: Aaron Kelly (Mount Tallant)
Team manager: Michael Darby
Coaches: Billy McClean. Jim O’Neill (Clann Noafa Noafa). Ger McDaid (Mulhuddard)
Physio: Eoin Naughton
R&J: Jim Murrin
Director of Boxing: Dominic O’Rourke
