Two Wins for
Ireland
By Bernard O'Neill
May 26, 2009
(MAY 26) Chris Mullally joined Joe Ward
and Michael Reilly in the quarter finals of the AIBA World Junior
Championships courtesy of an impressive 7-2 win over Turkeys Ihsan
Erdogan in Yerevan, Armenia tonight (local time). However, St Michael's
Athy ace Christy Joyce was beaten 17-6 by Russian featherweight Dmitry
Kulakov.
Mullalys win ensures that three Irish boxers will be competing for at
least bronze medals at the Yerevan Sports Centre on Wednesday.
The Irish trio will face two Russian and one Israeli opponent.
Earlier today, Ward and Reilly won their last 16 match ups.
But Newry bantamweight Ryan McKeown bowed out on a 12-9 verdict despite
producing a top class performance versus Belzhan Amantayev of
Kazakhstan.
Moate light middleweight Ward stopped Denis Rybak of Kazakhstan in the
third round this morning - Ward was 7-0 up when the bout was halted 45
seconds into the third frame.
That win arrived just before Reilly shaded a thrilling contest with
Manuel Osorio of Puerto Rico, winning the see saw light 66Kg showdown
5-4, the Drimnagh club-man snatching victory from the jaws of a
count-back with the final score in the last five seconds.
AIBA World Junior Championships Results & Draw
May 24th (Preliminary - last 32)
57Kg: Christy Joyce (Ireland) beat Arayik Harutyunyan (Armenia) 7-5
63Kg: Chris Mullally (Ireland) beat Ciga Gignuri (Georgia) 13-6
May 25th (Last 16)
52Kg: Roy O'Carroll (Ireland) lost to Carrazana Ramirez (Cuba) 8-16
May 26th (Last 16)
54Kg: Ryan McKeown (Ireland) lost to Belzhan Amantayev (Kazakhstan) 9-12
57Kg: Christy Joyce (Ireland) lost to Dmitry Kulakov (Russia) 6-17
63Kg: Chris Mullally (Ireland) beat Ihsan Erdogan (Turkey) 7-2
66Kg: Michael Reilly (Ireland) beat Manuel Osorio (Puerto Rico) 5-4
70Kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Denis Rybak (Kazakhstan) RSC3
May 27th (Quarter Finals)
63Kg: Chris Mullally (Ireland) v Magomed Abdulamagomedov (Russia)
66Kg: Michael Reilly (Ireland) v Dan Ahorono (Israel)
70Kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) v Rustan Musaadzhev (Russia)
Irish squad:
52Kg: Roy O'Carroll (Glen)
54Kg: Ryan McKeown (Sacred Heart Newry)
57Kg: Christy Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
63Kg: Chris Mulally (Ryston)
66Kg: Michael Reilly (Drimnagh)
70Kg: Joe Ward (Moate)
