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World and European Rankings
By Bernard O'Neill
(SEPT 27) Irish boxers occupy thirty five positions in the Men's, Women's,
Pound-for-Pound, Junior and Cadet World, and European rankings as published
on the amateur boxing website www.ababoxing.com for September and August.
Middleweight Darren Sutherland commands number six spot in the World
rankings and is at number two in the Europeans, while light heavyweight Ken
Egan is ranked 10th in the World and 4th in Europe.
Roy Sheahan is ranked 17th in the World and 10th in Europe, while Cathal
McMonagle is ranked 16th in the World and 10th in Europe.
Light flyweight Paddy Barnes (11th), flyweight Conor Ahern (11th),
bantamweight Ryan Lindberg (15th) featherweights Carl Frampton (11th) and
David Oliver Joyce (13th), John Joe Joyce, at lightweight (17th),
middleweights Darren O'Neill (11th) and Eamon O'Kane (19th), and heavyweight
John Sweeney (10th) are also included in the European top twenty rankings.
Reigning Women's World and back-to-back European lightweight champion Katie
Taylor is ranked number one in the World and Europe for the eight month
running.
Taylor is also rated number one in the pound-for-pound World and European
table. Light welterweight Allana Murphy is rated 6th in the World and 4th in
Europe.
Ryan Lindberg (9th) also makes the World Junior rankings along with
flyweight John Joe Nevin (12th), bantamweight Mark McCullagh (10th), and
heavyweight Con Sheehan (13th).
Lindberg (6th), Nevin (7th), McCullagh (7th), and Sheehan (11th) are also
included in the European Junior rankings.
The World Cadet rankings just published for September also features Irish
boxers following excellent performances from light welterweight David Joe
Joyce,light middleweight Bernard Roe, middleweight Tommy McCarthy and
heavyweight Joe Joyce in international competition this year.
Roe is rated eight in the world while David Joe Joyce (11th), McCarthy
(13th) and Joe Joyce (11th) also feature in the top fifteen.
Irish boxers by club
Men's Senior
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Holy Trinity)
51Kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle)
54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata)
57Kg: Carl Frampton (Midlands White City)
57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
64Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy) (Joyce has moved up to light
welterweight)
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (St Michael's Athy)
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (St Saviours OBA)
81kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown)
91Kg:John Sweeney (Dungloe)
91Kg+: Cathal McMnagle (Holy Trinity)
Women's Senior
60Kg: Katie Taylor (St Fergal's Bray)
64Kg: Allana Murphy (Eastside)
Junior
51Kg: John Joe Nevin (Cavan)
54Kg: Ryan Lindberg ((Immaculata)
54Kg: Mark McCullagh (Cairn Lodge)
91Kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel)
Cadets
64Kg: David Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
71Kg: Bernard Roe (Dublin Docklands)
75Kg: Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett)
91Kg: Joe Joyce (Moate) |
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