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Ireland
Win Four Gold and one Silver Medal in Lithuania
by Bernard O'Neill
(MAR 18) THE Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) were celebrating
today (March 18th) after winning four gold and one silver medal and the
boxer of the tournament award at the Danas Pozniakis Junior Multi
Nations finals in Lithuania
Flyweight John Joe Nevin, started the Irish gold rush with a 29-25
victory over Lithuanian Eile Petraus in Vilnius.
And to cap an incredible tournament for the talented young Cavan man he
was also presented with the boxer of the tournament award.
Bantamweight Mark McCullough, from the Cairn Lodge club in Belfast, also
finished on top of the podium following a convincing 27-13 victory over
Slovakian puncher Tomas Varion.
To complete a remarkable tournament for the IABA, lightweight Anthony
Cacace (Oliver Plunketts) and welterweight Michael Collins (Darndale,
Dublin) also claimed gold.
Cacace recorded a comprehensive 31-11 win over Ian Mansry of France and
Collins beat Bulgarian Vitalij Kuzmiriuk 20-25.
Talented Clonmel heavyweight Con Sheehan was also competing in today's
finals but had to settle for silver after being edged out 22-20 by
Italian Rosane Francesco.
Commentating on today's outstanding medal haul, IABA Technical chief
Gary Keegan was full of praise for the Irish squad and management in
Vilnius.
He said: "We are absolutely thrilled with the medal wins in Lithuania
and everyone involved with the Irish squad deserves enormous credit.
"I was watching the Irish team in training at the National Stadium
before they departed for Lithuania last Wednesday and they looked
extremely focussed and we were quietly confident that they would do well
in Vilnius.
"The junior team are training with the seniors and that is obviously
impacting on their performances in a very positive way as they proved in
Lithuania today."
Ten nations were competing at the Lithuanian Multi Nations.
Today's medal haul arrives just seven days after the Irish senior team
took home one gold, four silver, and two bronze medals for the Zlatko
Hrbic Multi Nations in Croatia.
The Irish squad were under team manager Bernard Dunne, coaches Jim Moore
and Martin Fennessey, Eugene Duffy (R&J) and physio Lorcan Galvin in
Vilnius.
Irish Squad In Lithuania.
51Kg: John Joe Nevin (Cavan),
54Kg: Mark McCullagh (Cairn Lodge, Belfast),
57Kg: Stephen Donnelly (All Saints, Belfast),
60Kg: Anthony Cacace (Oliver Plunketts),
69Kg: Michael Collins (Darndale, Dublin),
90Kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel). |
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