National Boy & Girl 1, 2 and 3
Championships
By Bernard O'Neill
(MAR 30) Seventeen new Irish champions were crowned at the conclusion of the
Boy and Girl 1 finals at the National Stadium in Dublin.
The Gurteen club were celebrating on the double after Martin Ward and John
Ward delivered 31Kg and 33kg titles.
And James Mongan, Daryl Moran, Joe McDonagh, Adam Workman, Conor Wallace and
Daryl Byrne also finished on top of the podium at the South Circular Road
venue.
Luke Thomas, from the Riverstown club in Cork, had his hand raised in
victory following a 6-1 win over Gary Daly.
Rising stars, Shauna Lynch and Tamilee Diver meantime, won the two Girl 1
titles on offer courtesy of wins over Helen McCarthy and Rebecca Nugent.
The Finn Valley club had been hoping to do the double after Michael
Gallagher won his 50Kg final - but Gallagher's club-mate Francis Mongan lost
out by two points to Kalvin Hayes in the 52Kg decider.
Meanwhile, Devon Coyle and Amirh Pourmosti went all the way in the 48Kg and
54Kg finals, while Martin Collins and eventual champion James Mullaney
produced a three round thriller which Mullaney won by a margin of one point.
In this afternoons Boy 3 semi finals there were wins for Martin Casey and
Thomas Waite in the first two 31 Kg bouts of the session, while Corks Mike
McDonagh impressed in his 9-1 victory over Jamie Higgins.
McDonagh, who has so far registered eighteen points in the Championships and
conceded just one, will meet Joseph Fitzpatrick in Saturdays final.
In the only female bout of the afternoon, Meagan O'Donnell beat Katelynn
Dunphy to march into the 42.1 Kg final.
Earlier today, there were mixed fortunes for the two Bernard McDonaghs in
the Boy 2 semi finals. with McDonagh of the St Anne's club advancing after
an impressive win over William Harty, but his namesake, from the Olympic
club in Galway, bowing out following an 8-1 reversal to the talented Conor
McDonald.
St Agnes ace Sean Higginson continued his march toward an Irish title with a
narrow win over Ross Ellis, and John Nevin, a cousin of Irish 2008 Olympian
John Joe Nevin, progressed to the 33Kg final.
Hugh Nevin, also a relation of the Cavan bantamweight, who qualified for
Beijing in Pescara, Italy earlier this month, chalked up an 8-2 victory over
Rory Lavery to book his ticket into the 36Kg decider.
The weigh-in for the Boy & Girl 2 and 3 finals will be held between 8am and
9am tomorrow morning with boxing to commence at 12 noon.
National Boy & Girl 1,2 and 3 Championships Results March 28th
Boy 1 & Girl 1 Finals
25Kg: Brendan Irving (Gleann) W/O
27Kg: Patrick Stokes (K&K) lost to Daryl Moran (Illies GG) 1-4
29Kg: Joe McDonagh (St Marys) beat Dean Logan (Ryston) 10-1
31Kg: Martin Ward (Gurteen) beat Tom Mongan (Letterkenny) 5-4
33Kg: Darren Pollock (St Agnes) beat John Ward (Gurteen) 5-0
36Kg: James Morgan (Olympic) beat John McDonagh (Ballymun) 3-2
36.1Kg (Female) Shauna Lynch (Ballycroy) beat Helen McCarthy (Paulstown) 9-4
39Kg: Luke Thomas (Riverstown) beat Gary Cully (St Davids) 6-1
39.1Kg (Female) Tamilee Diver (Mourne) beat Rebecca Nugent (Cove) RSC1
42Kg: Adam Workman (Monstown) beat John Keenan (Loughmahon) 6-1
44Kg: Sean Devlin (Bray) lost to Connor Wallace (Sacred Heart) 5-6
46Kg: Curtis Fitzgerlad (Phibsboro) lost to Dayrl Byrne (Grangecon) AB1
48Kg: Cian Folan (Connemara) lost to Devon Coyle (Neilstown) 8-13
50Kg: Michael Gallagher (Finn Valley) beat James McDonagh (Ballina) RSC1
52Kg: Francis Mongan (Finn Valley) lost to Kalvin Hayes (Dungarvan) 6-8
54Kg: Amirli Pourmosti (St Agnes) beat Francis Barrett (Olympic) 6-2
57Kg: Martin Collins (Edenmore) lost to James Mullaney (Paulstown) 4-5
Boy 3 Semi Finals
31Kg: Martin Casey (Carlow) beat Cormac Gallagly (Ederney) 6-3
31Kg: Patrick Kavanagh (Crumlin) lost to Thomas Waite (Cairn Lodge) 3-7
33Kg: Joseph Fitzpatrick (Immaculata) beat Barry Corigan (Dromore) 11-4
33Kg: Jamie Higgins (St Davids) lost to Mike McDonagh (Bantry) 1-9
36Kg: Thomas Griffen (St Matthews) beat Jerome Gannon (Eagle) 6-1
36Kg: Eamon McNally (St Agnes) lost to Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) 1-10
39Kg: Francis McDonagh (St Pauls) lost to Derek Potter (Cairn Lodge) 2-12
39Kg: Bernard Garvey (Sacred Heart) beat Shane McDermot (Ryston) 6-3
42Kg: Thomas Waites (Toome) beat Stephen Mulholland (St Malachys) 8-5
42Kg: Alan O'Connor (St Matthews) lost to Kevin Sexton (Ryston) 4-7
42.1Kg (Female) Meagan O'Donnell (Dungloe) beat Katelynn Dunphy (Callan)
15-2
44Kg: Edward Stokes (Drimnagh) beat Ronan Devlin (Toome) 7-0
44Kg: Bernard Ward (Olympic) lost to Michael O'Reilly (Marble City) 3-13
46Kg Oisin Ward (Loughglynn) lost to Daniel Fullerton (Keady) RSC1
46Kg: Keane McMahon (Phibsboro) lost to Jason Reilly (Marble City) 4-5
48Kg: Aaron Rogan (Oakleaf) beat Emmanuel Caddell (St Agnes) 2-1
48Kg: Noel Murphy (Macroom) beat Ryan Dervan (Loughrea) 8-5
50Kg: Darren Mangan (Letterkenny) lost to Patrick Ward (Gurteen) 1-2
50Kg: David McDonagh (Darndale) beat Ryan Walsh (St Ibars) 8-6
52Kg: Shea Rankin (Clonoe) lost to JJ McDonagh (Crumlin) 8-12
52Kg:Martin Hackett (Belfast Kronk) beat Wesley McDonagh (Portlaoise) 6-2
54Kg: Dylan Carr (Carlow) beat Arthur McDonagh (Dungarvan) 5-1
54Kg: Joe Kinhart (Golden Gloves) beat Martin Drain (Clonard) 3-2
54.1Kg: (Female) Laura Murphy (Fermoy) lost to Shanice Just (GRangecon) 5-9
57Kg: Robert Carty (St Davids) beat Gary Sweeney (All Stars) 8-1
57Kg: Patrick Barrett (Olympic) beat Dean Donovan (Swords) 7-5
60Kg: Brendan O'Reilly (Portlaoise) beat Pat McDonagh (St Josephs) 5-1
60Kg: Ryan Thomas Quinn (Saints) beat Michael Mongan (Olympic) 3-2
63Kg: Jason Ormond (St Matthews) lost to Connor Doherty (Holy Trinity) 5-8
66Kg: Paul McGuire (Immaculatta) beat Eoghan Flanagan (Loughglynn) 2-1
66Kg: Taylor Goldrick (Clonoe) lost to Anthony Coyle (Geesala) 0-12
70Kg: Ciaran McDonnell (Crumlin) lost to Jason O'Neill (St Davids) 3-9
70Kg: Thomas Conroy (Kiltimagh) lost to Michael Heron (Springhill) DISQ3
Boy 2 Semi Finals
29Kg:John Daly (Ryston) lost to Ryan Jones (Scorpion) 0-15
29Kg:Leigh Moran (Illies GG) lost to Eoin McGrath (Ryston) AB2
31Kg:Jason Collins (Ballycroy) lost to James Byrne (Brian Dillons) 5-8
31Kg:Darren Kelly (Finn Valley) lost to Keith Flavin (Paulstown) 0-3
33Kg:John Nevin (Cavan) beat Bernie Lawrence (Drimnagh) 2-0
33Kg:Paul Doody (Grangecon) beat Kurt Walker (Lisburn) RET2
36Kg:Lawrence Ward (Monivea) lost to Pat McDonagh (St Francis) 3-3 C/B 6-8
36Kg:Ray Lavery (St Branaghs) lost to Hugh Nevin (Cavan) 2-8
39Kg:William Harty (Rathkeale) lost to Bernard McDonagh (St Annes) 2-11
39Kg:Ross Ellis (St Matthews) lost to Sean Higginson (St Agnes) 0-1
42Kg:Jason McDonagh (St Annes) beat Lee Reeves (St Francis) 5-0
42Kg:Tony Jackman (Paulstown) lost to Dylan Clarke (St Matthews) 0-4
44Kg:Mike Ward (St Anthonys) beat John O'Brien (Ryston) 11-3
44Kg:Kevin Moore (Clonard) Richie McDonagh (Darndale) 3-9
46Kg:John McDonagh (Drimnagh) beat Seamus Deeds (St Agnes) 1-0
46Kg:Pauric Roddy (Clonmany) lost to James Sherlock (Olympic) 1-3
48Kg:Ger McCorley (Toome) lost to Kieran O'Connor (Cardonagh) 1-6
48Kg:Bernard McDonagh (Olympic) lost to Conor McDonald (Gorey) 1-8
50Kg:Craig Courtney (St Marys) lost to KIeran Doherty (Clonmany) 0-5
50Kg:Kelan Hurley (Tramore) beat Martin Barrett (Olympic) 6-0
52Kg:Victor Medveduc (Tramore) lost to Sean Coughlan (St Annes) RSC1
52Kg:Owen McDonagh (St Josephs) lost to Ger Whitehouse (Bracken) 2-14
54Kg: Owen Maughan (Midfield) lost to Mike Harly (Rathkeale) 1-9
54Kg: Anthony Rowntree (Clonard) lost to David Joyce (Moate) 0-1
57Kg: Ray O'Brien (Longford) lost to James Gallagher (Saints) 7-9
57Kg: Jack Shelly (Slievnamon) beat John Crawley (Ballinasloe) RSC3
60Kg: Tom Kearney (Saints) lost to Pat Gaffney (Clann Naofa) RSC2
60Kg: Stephen Stokes (Twintowns) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 9-0
National Boy & Girl 1,2 and 3 Championships Results March 27th
Boy 3
33Kg: David Colman (Ballina) lost to Mike McDonagh (Bantry) 0-9
36Kg: Eamon McNally (St Agnes) beat Pat Nevin (Cavan) 12-7
36Kg: Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat Martin Reilly (St Francis) 6-4
39Kg: Ryan Hogan (Glasnevin) lost to Bernard Garvey (Sacred Heart N) 1-14
39Kg: Leon Sweeney (Kiltimagh) lost to Shane McDermot (Ryston) 7-9
42Kg: Alan O'Connor (St Matthews) beat Wayne Ward (St Anthonys) 7-2
42Kg: John Casey (Rathkeale) lost to Kevin Sexton (Ryston) 3-14
44Kg: Bernard Ward (Olympic) beat Peter O'Reilly (St Francis) 12-2
44Kg: Jonathan Smith (Dungloe) lost to Michael O'Reilly (Marble City ) 2-13
46Kg: Dan Fullerton (Keady) beat Tony McDonagh (Darndale) 5-3
46Kg: Keane McMahon (Phibsboro) beat David Roche (Riverstown) 9-3
46Kg: Jason Reilly ((Marble City) beat Michael McCabe (St Agnes) 8-1
50Kg: James McDonagh (Loughmahon) lost to Darren Mangan (Letterkenny) 0-2
50Kg: Jonathan Goddard (Cairn Lodge) lost to Patrick Ward (Gurteen) 0-6
50Kg: Thomas Reilly (St Pauls) lost to David McDonagh (Darndale) 0-6
50Kg: Diago Capucci (Edenderry) lost to Ryan Walsh (St Ibars) 4-11
52Kg: Martin Hackett (Belfast Kronk) beat Ryan Peake (Annagh)
52Kg: Jake Kaliac (St Colmans) lost to Wesley McDonagh (Portlaoise) 0-5
54Kg: Joe Kinhart (Golden Gloves) beat Hughie Maughin (Baldoyle) 6-3
54Kg: Martin Drain (Clonard) beat Barry Leeson (Keady) 5-1
57Kg: Jason Stokes (Sav/Crystal) lost to Robert Carty (St Davids) 2-5
57Kg: Philip Sloan (Newcastle) beat Gary Sweeney (All Stars) W/O
57Kg: Denvir Jenkins (St Brigids) lost to Patrick Barrett (Olympic) RSC3
57Kg: Dean Donovan (Swords) beat David Carr (Belfast Kronk) 10-1
66Kg: Joseph McDonnell (Crumlin) lost to Anthony Coyle (Geesala) RSC1
Boy 1 (Semi Finals)
27Kg: Thomas Ward (Ballinalsoe) lost to Patrick Stokes (K&K) 0-10
27Kg: Daryl Moran (Illies GG) beat John Brown (Poleglass) 12-8
29Kg: Paddy McDonagh (Rathkeale) lost to Joseph McDonagh (St Marys Dublin)
0-13
29Kg: Dean Logan (Ryston) Michael Maughan (Midfield) 7-0
31Kg: Martin Ward (Gurteen) beat Shane Lesley (Holy Family Drogheda) 1-0
31Kg: Tom Mongan (Letterkenny) beat Jason McKay (LIsburn) 4-0
33Kg: Eric O'Leary (Leeside Lough) lost to John Ward (Gurteen) 4-13
33Kg: Eoghan Hampsey (Clonoe) lost to Darren Pollock (St Agnes) 1-4
36Kg: Donal McIlroy (Poleglass) lost to James Mongan (Olympic) 0-15
36Kg: Chris Durning (Dunfanaghy) lost to John McDonagh (Ballymun) 5-9
39Kg: Luke Thomas (Riverstown) beat John Lawrence (Eagle) 5-3
39Kg: Gary Cully (St Davids) beat Larry Stout (St Ibars) 9-0
42Kg: Adam Workman (Monsktown) beat Karl Collins (Crumlin) 10-5
42Kg: Michael Sweeney (Eagle) lost to John Keenan (Loughmahon) 1-5
44Kg: Craig Bonney (Trinity Boys) lost to Sean Devlin (Bray) 6-9
44Kg: Robert O'Hara (Ballinrobe) lost to Conor Wallace (Sacred Heart) 2-7
46Kg Kurt Bowes (Fermoy) lost to Curtis Fitzgerald (Phibsboro) 4-6
46Kg: John Griffen (Connemara) lost to Daryl Byrne (Grangecon) RSC1
48Kg: Cian Folan (Connemara) beat Adam Moran (Ryston) 6-6 C/B 14-11
48Kg: Mark McElhinney (Convoy) lost to Devon Coyle (Neilstown) RSC2
50Kg: Michael Gallagher (Finn Valley) beat Martin Collins (Darndale) 10-3
50Kg: James McDonagh (Ballina) beat Lee Brady (Ennis) 6-6 C/B 11-9
52Kg: Caomhain O'Hernon (Galway) lost to Francis Mongan (Finn Valley) RSC1
52Kg: Graham Kealy (Paulstown) lost to Kalvin Hayes (Dungarvan) 2-12
54Kg: Amirh Pourmosti (St Agnes) beat Tommy Maughan (Ballymun) 5-4
54Kg: Tony Stokes (Longford) lost to Francis Barrett (Olympic) 1-12
57Kg: James Mullaney (Paulstown) beat Liam Clarke (Rathkeale) RSC3
National Boy & Girl 1,2 and 3 Championships Results March 26th
Boy 1
29kg: Padraig Mackle (Toome) Lost to Dean Logan (Ryston) 8-12
29kg: Malachy McLaughlin (Dromore) Lost to Michael Maughan (Midfield) 0-2
31kg: Tom Mongan (Letterkenny) Beat James McCarhty (Brian Dillons) 8-4
31kg: Jason McKay (Lisburn) Beat Bernie Stokes (Drimnagh) 12-1
33kg: Darren Pollock (St Agnes) Beat Paddy Nolan (Gorey) 3-1
36kg: Michael O Reilly (Saviours Cyrstal) Lost to John McDonagh (Ballymun)
5-0
39kg: Ryan Devlin (Corpus Christil) Lost to John Lawrence (Eagle) 5-8
39kg: Gary Cully (St Davids Naas) Beat Michael Corcoran (Drimnagh) 6-2
39kg: Larry Stoutt (St Ibars) Beat Mark Cole (Dungloe) 10-2
42kg: John Keenan (Loughmahon) Beat Daniel McCauley (Springhill) 11-0
44kg: Connor Wallace (Sacred Heart ) Beat Shane Leary (Edenderry) 14-9
46kg: Daryl Byrne (Grangecon) Beat Thomas Ward (Twintowns) 12-2
Boy 2
29kg: Eoin McGrath (Ryston) Beat Aaron Barwell (Westside) RSC2
31kg: Curtis Cummins (Crumlin) Lost to Darren Kelly (Finn Valley) 2-5
31kg: Kevin Donnelly (Scoripion) Lost to Keith Flavin (Paulstown) 1-10
33kg: Hugh Brady (Riverstown) Lost to Kurt Walker (Lisburn) 1-4
36kg: Michael Cunningham (Poleglass) Lost to Pat McDonagh (St Francis) 1-5
36kg: Michael Corcoran (Crumlin) Lost to Rory Lavery (St Bronaghs) 2-13
36kg: Patrick Ward (Kiltimagh) Lost to Hugh Nevin (Cavan) RSC2
39kg: Ross Ellis (St Matthews) Beat Dave Brooker (Brosna) 1-0
39kg: Sean Higginson (St Agnes) Beat Mark Kelly (Ederney) 4-3
42kg: Shea Dowdall (St Malachys) Lost to Lee Reeves (St Francis) 6-7
42kg: Jordan McLaughlin (Holy Trinity) Lost to Tony Jackman (Paulstown) RSC2
42kg: Dylan Clarke (St Matthews) Beat Dan McInerny (Brosna) 4-0
44kg: Richie McDonagh (Darndale) Beat Jamie Lennon (St John Bosco) 9-7
46kg: John Mc Donagh (Darndale) Beat Milo O’Donherty (Ennis) 3-0
46kg: David Kennedy (Gorey) Lost to Seamus Deeds (St Agnes) 2-6
46kg: David Mc Dermott (Tolerton) Lost to Pauric Roddy (Clonmany) 3-10
46kg: James Sherlock (Olympic) Beat Pat McDonagh (Glen) 2-0
48kg: Conor McDonald (Gorey) Beat Jeffery McQueen (O.L.O.L) 4-2
50kg: Kieran Diherty (Clonmany) Beat Dean Lecky (Cairn Lodge) 11-1
50kg: Shane McIntyre (Geesala) Lost to Kelan Hurley (Ennis) 3-7
50kg: Hugh Myers (Brosna) Lost to Martin Barrett (Olympic) 0-4
52kg: Owen McDonagh (St Josephs Derr) Beat Dylan Ruth (Marble City) 9-5
52kg: Gerard Whitehouse (Bracken) Beat Mark Haughey Lowe (Clonard) 6-0
54kg: Michael McDonagh (Darndale) Lost to David Joyce (Moate) 0-2
