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Ireland
off to a Flying Start at European Union Championships"
By Bernard O'Neill
(JUN 19) In boxing Conor Ahern and Eric Donovan got Irelands European
Union Championships campaign off to a positive start with victories at
the National Stadium in Dublin today. Flyweight, Ahern, of the
Baldoyle club in Dublin, edged out England's Stewart Langley (20-19) and
St Michael's Athy lightweight, Donovan was in top form stopping Dane
Osama Hadifi on the twenty point rule in round three. St Michael's Athy
light welterweight John Joe Joyce followed that up with a 20 point rule
stoppage of Welsh puncher Ryma Evans tonight.. Twenty one nations are
competing at the Championships which began at the National Stadium this
afternoon. Irish heavyweight John Sweeney and super heavyweight Cathal
McMonagal will be in the ring tomorrow evening.
Full Story.
Flyweight Conor Ahern got Irelands European Union Championships campaign
off to a flying start with a thrilling 20-19 victory over England's
Stewart Langley at the National Stadium in Dublin today.
And St Michael's Athy Team-mate Eric Donovan and John Joe Joyce also
emerged victorious with both Irish boxers stopping their opponents on
the 20 point rule.
Langley was actually ahead by one point going into the final ten seconds
of and untidy but explosive 51Kg decider.
But Ahern, from the Baldoyle club in Dublin, landed two solid rights to
claim the four rounder by a margin of one point. Ahern was ahead 6-3 and
12-10 at the end of rounds one and two.
But Langley-who Ahern has already beaten in Four Nation competition-was
ahead 15-14 at the end of the third and appeared poised for victory
until Aherns late surge.
Ahern will now meet Bulgaria's Salim Salimov in the quarter finals on
Wednesday.
Ahern said: "I have boxed Langley on four occasions in the past and they
were always tough tight fights
with very little in them.
"I had a bit of a back injury going into this fight but once the
adrenalin kicks in its down to business and I'm delighted with the
victory as I want to win at medal at this tournament.
Meanwhile lightweight Eric Donovan cruised past Osama Hadifi stopping
the Dane on the twenty point rule in round three (25-5).
Donovan varied his tactics well in this clash moving from body to head,
and the St Michael's Athy ace said that he spotted a flaw in the Danes
defence when he was shadow boxing before the fight.
He said: "I noticed he was very flat footed when he was shadow boxing
and I went for a few body shots in the opening round and then just
increased my lead. I work a lot on those shots and I'm pleased with my
performance."
Donovan will now meet Italian Domenico Valentino in the quarter finals.
Valentino, a world bronze medallist, is going for his fourth gold on the
trot at this level.
Donovan added: "I beat Valtentino 9-8 as a junior here at the Stadium a
few years back when I was Irish captain and he was Italian captain. He
is a top class boxer and it is going to be a very tight fight and I'm
looking forward to the challenge.
Light weltweight John Joe Joyce became the third Irish boxer to book his
ticket into the last eight following a very convincing second round 20
point rule win over Rmya Evans.
Joyce was also in command of this brief contest and will now face
Hungarian Gyula Kate in the quarter finals.
Irish heavy weight John Sweeney and super Cathal McMonagle will be in
the ring tomorrow night. Sweeney meets French puncher John Michael
M'Bumba, and McMonagle clashes with Turkeys Kurban Gunerbakan.
Scotlands Darren Traynor staged the comeback of the opening day at the
Championships. Traynor
was trailing by nine points at the end of the second against Croatian
Ahmeti Mirsad, but stormed back to win 28-27.
The President of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, Dominic O'Rourke,
AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu
and Executive Director Mr Ho Kim, Irish Sports Council Chairman Ossie
Kilkenny and CEO John Treacy and Olympic Council of Ireland Secretary
Dermot Sherlock attended todays tournament.
The Boys and Girls of the Droichead Nua Dancing Scholl in Newbridge Co
Kildare performed todays opening ceremony and received a sustained round
of applause following their superb exhibition of traditional Irish
dancing.
European Union Boxing Championships Results June 18 National Stadium
Dublin (Scores at end of each round in brackets)
Flyweight:51Kg: Conor Ahern (Ireland) beat Stewart Langley (England)
20-19 (6-3,10-12,15-14
Bantamweight:54Kg: Rudolph Dydi (Slovakia) beat Husey Dundar (Turkey)
RSCO3, 7-2,18-8 (RSCO3)
Lightweight: 60Kg: Filip Palic (Croatia) lost to Thomas Stalker
(England) 13-19 (1-2,3-7,6-15
Lightweight: 60Kg: Eugen Burhard (Germany) beat Theodoras Papzof
(Greece) 21-9 (5-3,9-6,17-9)
Lightweight: 60Kg: Osama Hadifi (Denmark) lost to Eric Donovan (Ireland)
RSCO3 (2-5,4-18,5-25)
Lightweight: 60Kg: Domenico Valentino (Italy) beat Doncho Gadzhev
(Bulgaria) 7-5,12-5,18-7,23-11)
Lightweight: 60Kg: Andrzei (Poland) beat Joseph Kelso (Scotland) RSCO3
(8-1,24-4, RSCO3)
Lightweight: 60Kg: Florian Nicolescu (Romania) lost to Daouda Sow
(France) 4-9,7-17,11-25.33-11)
Evening Session
Featherweight: 57Kg: Mirsad Ahmeti (Croatia) lost to Darren Traynor
(Scotland) 27-28 (12-2,19-8,23-17)
Featherweight: 57Kg: Julian Stan (Romania) lost to Yakup Kilic (Turkey)
21-42 (7-6,14-18,19-33)
Light Welter 64Kg: Pavol Hlavacka (Slovakia) beat Edward Doyle
(Scotland) 24-4 (9-2,15-2,18-3)
Light Welter: 64Kg: Bradley Saunders (England) beat Guevork Galistan
(Greece) RSC4 (4-2,12-7,20-9)
Light Welter: 64Kg: Gyula Kate (Hungary) beat Boris Katalinic (Croatia)
23-8 (3-2,9-6.16-7)
Light Welter: 64Kg: John Joe Joyce (Ireland) beat Ryma Evans (Wales)
RSCO2 (12-1)
Light Welter: 64Kg: John Rovers (Holland) lost to Vjaceslaw Kerber
(Germany) 9-29 (2-4,5-20,7-23)
Light Welter: 64Kg: Ionut Gheroghue (Romania) beat Alexis Vastine
(France) 31-26 (11-3,23-5, 28-14) |
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