Elite National
Senior Championships
By Bernard O'Neill
February 13, 2009
(FEB 13) Ken Egan moved to within one
fight of winning his ninth Irish senior title in a row following a 16-3
semi final win over Denis Hogan at the Elite National Senior
Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight. But
defending champion Roy Sheahan is out of the tournament after he lost
out 7-5 to Illies Golden Gloves welterweight Willie McLoughlin.
Egan, a silver medal winner at the Beijing Olympics, boxed well within
himself to earn this evenings victory and now awaits the winner of
Saturdays clash between Tommy McCarthy and Brendan Fitzpatrick.
"It was great to get a competitive bout under my belt and fair play to
Denis he came out to fight and he gave me a good contest, " said the
Neilstown southpaw after his win.
Meanwhile, John Joe Nevin, fighting competitively for the first time
since last August Olympics, advanced to within one bout of claiming his
second Irish title in a row after recording a 16-6 victory over Tyrone
McCullough.
But the Cavan bantamweight, Ireland's second boxer to qualify for the
Beijing Olympics, was made to work all the way for this win against an
opponent who was never more than three points adrift in the opening two
rounds.
However, Nevin opened up in the third - and despite receiving a public
warning for dropping his head - forced Walker into a standing count en
route to victory.
David Oliver Joyce, a gold medal winner at the 2008 EU Championships in
Poland, became the first St Michael's Athy boxer to make it to the
finals with a 9-5 victory over Carlow featherweight Dermot Lawlor.
But once again the more established boxer had to earn his passage into
the final the hard way as Lawlor kept slugging it out up to the final
bell.
Lightweight Ross Hickey progressed at the expense of Ciaran Bates, while
John Joe Joyce edged to within nine minutes of bagging his fourth Irish
title on the trot after earning 17-7 verdict over Michael McLoughlin.
Joyce picked off some beautiful shots in the second round of this light
welter encounter - but McLoughlin responded with a thudding right of his
own to remain just four points in arrears. However, Joyce upped the
tempo in the third to put the matter beyond dispute.
Stephen O'Reilly, an eight times Irish champ at underage level, booked
his ticket into the middleweight final and defending heavyweight
champion Con Sheehan availed of a public warning to edge out Jimmy
Sweeney.
Joe Joyce withstood a furious fight back from Anthony Crampton in the
final round to make it to the super heavyweight final. Conor Ahern
received a walkover after Neil Walker failed to make the 51Kg weight.
The weigh-in for tomorrow evenings semi finals will be held between 8am
and 9am and 12 noon and 1pm at the National Stadium. Boxing begins at
7.30pm tomorrow night.
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National Senior Championships contact Mr Gerry Callan of the Irish Daily
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Defending champions
Super heavyweight: 91Kg+: Vacant
Heavyweight: 91Kg: Con Sheehan
Light heavyweight: 81Kg: Ken Egan
Middleweight: Vacant
Welterweight: 69Kg: Roy Sheahan
Light welterweight: 64Kg: John Joe Joyce
Lightweight: 60Kg: Ross Hickey
Featherweight: 57Kg: David Oliver Joyce
Bantamweight: 54Kg: John Joe Nevin
Flyweight: 51Kg: Vacant
Light flyweight: 48Kg: Paddy Barnes receives walkover
Elite National Senior Championships Semi Final Results And Draws
National Stadium Dublin
February 13th (7.30pm)
51Kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle) beat
Neil Walker (Dockers) W/O
54Kg: JJ Nevin (Cavan) beat Tyrone McCullough (Illies GG) 16-6
57Kg: David Oliver Joyce ( St Michael's Athy) beat Dermot Lawlor(Carlow)
9-5
60Kg: Ross Hickey (Grangecon) beat Ciaran Bates (St Mary's) 10-6
64Kg: JJ Joyce (St Michael's Athy) beat Michael McLoughlin (Cardonagh)
17-7
69Kg: Willie McLoughlin (Illies GG) beat Roy Sheahan (St Michael's Athy)
7-5
75Kg: David Joyce (St Michael's Athy) lost to Stephen O'Reilly (Twintowns)
2-9
81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown) beat Denis Hogan (Grangecon) 16-3
91Kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel) beat Jimmy Sweeney (Drimnagh) 7-6
91+Kg: Anthony Crampton (St Bronaghs) lost to Joe Joyce (Moate) 8-9
February 14th (7.30pm)
51Kg: Declan Geraghty (Dublin Docklands) v Ruairi Dalton (St Johns
Antrim)
54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata) v Danny Coughlan (St Anne's)
57Kg: Carl Frampton (Midland) v Kevin Fenessey (Clonmel)
60Kg: Ray Moylette (St Anne's) v Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy)
64Kg: Jamie Kavanagh (Crumlin) v Philip Sutcliffe (Crumlin)
69Kg: Fergal Redmond (Arklow) v Cathal McAuley (Dungloe)
75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Paulstown) v Eamon O'Kane (Immaculata)
81Kg: Brendan Fitzpatrick (West Finglas) v Thomas McCarthy (Oliver
Plunkett)
91Kg: Alan Reynolds (St Joesphs) v John Sweeney (Dungloe)
91+Kg: Thomas Crampton (St Bronaghs) lost to David Joyce (Moate) 8-9
2009 Elite National Senior Championships Results
Quarter Final Results February 7th (evening session)
75kg: David Joyce (St Michael's Athy) beat Andra Soldra (Sacre Couer)
15-5
75kg: Michael Collins-Darndale lost to Stephen O'Reilly (Twin Towns)
6-19
75kg: Darren O'Neill (Paulstown) beat John Joe McDonagh (Brosna) 12-5
75kg: Luke Keeler (St Matthews) lost to Eamon O'Kane (Immaculata) 11-13
81kg: Thomas Roohan (St Josephs ) lost to Thomas McCarthy (Oliver
Plunkett) (2-16)
91kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel) beat Declan Traynor (St Bronaghs) 17-1
91kg: Jimmy Sweeney (Drimnagh) beat Patrick Corcoran (Galway) W/O
91kg: Alan Reynolds (St Josephs Sligo) beat Hughie Joyce (St Michael's
Athy) RET3
91kg: John Sweeney (Dungloe) beat Philip Kearns (Golden Cobra) 25-1
91+kg: David Joyce (Moate) beat Gareth Smith (Crumlin) RSCI2
Quarter Final Results February 7th (afternoon session)
51kg: Jamie Conlon (St John Bosco) lost to Ruairi Dalton (St Johns) 6-18
54kg: Richie Sweetman (Blessington) lost to Danny Coughlan (St Anne's)
4-19
57kg: Dermot Lawlor (Carlow) beat Michael Myers (Ryston) 13-11
57kg: Carl Frampton (Midland) beat Tyrone McKenna (Oliver Plunkett) 14-5
57kg: Sean Kilroy (Holy Family Drogheda) lost to Kevin Fennessy (Clonmel)
4-9
60kg: Ciaran Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Eamon Touhy (Athlone) 9-8
60kg: Raymond Moylette (St Anne's) beat Robert Gorman (Bracken) 12-2
64kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michaels Athy) beat Patrick Ward (Olympic) 22-5
64kg: Michael McLoughlin (Carndonagh) beat James McDonagh (Dockers) 13-1
64kg: Jamie Kavanagh (Crumlin) beat Stephen Donnelly (All Saints) 21-4
64kg: Niall McGinley (Bishop Kelly) lost Philip Sutcliffe (Crumlin) RSC1
69kg: Willie McLoughlin (Illies Golden Gloves) beat Thomas Blaney
(Westside) 20-2
69kg: Roy Sheahan (St Michaels Athy) beat Jamie Dowling (Paulstown) 16-3
69kg: David Walsh (St Johns) lost to Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 8-9
69kg: Cathal McAuley (Dungloe) beat Mark McNamara (St Francis) 12-5
Preliminary Round Results February 6th
64Kg: Patrick J Ward (Olympic) beat Niall Murray (Gorey) 7-7 c/b 17-16
64Kg: Niall McGinley (Bishop Kelly) beat Paul Barbour (Dromore) RSC2
69Kg: Jamie Dowling (Paulstown) beat Ronan Brennan (Dealgan) RSC3
69Kg: Noel Sommers (St Matthews) lost to David Walsh (St Johns) RET3
69Kg: Fergal Redmond (Arklow) beat Shane Murtagh (Crumlin) 9-8
69Kg: Sean Hunt (St Matthews) lost to Cathal McAuley (Dealgan) RSC2
69Kg: Zilvinis Buyaliskis (Arklow) lost to Mark McNamara ( St Francis)
4-8
75Kg: Brian Brosnan (Olympic) lost to Stephen O'Reilly (Twintowns) 6-8
75Kg: Edward Healy (Portlaoise) lost to Darren O'Neill (Paulstown) 3-19
75Kg: Mark Carlyle (Crumlin) lost to JJ McDonagh (Brosna) 6-12
75Kg: Luke Keeler (St Matthews) beat Sean Shevlin (Dealgan) RSC1
91Kg: Declan Traynor (St Bronaghs) beat Michael Mullaney (Claremorris)
RSC3
91Kg: Sean Crudden (Enniskillen) lost to Jimmy Sweeney (Drimnagh) RSC2
91Kg: Patrick Corcoran (Galway) beat Patrick Coyle (Geesala) RSC1
91Kg: Alan Reynolds (St Josephs) beat William Byrne (Knocknaghosel) 11-2
91Kg: Antoine O'Griofa (Conamara) lost to Hughie Joyce (St Michael's
Athy) 7-25
91Kg: Niall Kennedy (Gorey) lost to John Sweeney (Dungloe) 5-21
91Kg: Philip Kearns (Golden Cobra) beat Michael McDonagh (Olympic) 7-7
c/b 18-17
