AIBA World
Championships
By Bernard O'Neill
September 10, 2009
Semi Finals: September 11th -54Kg: John Joe Nevin
(Ireland) v Eduard Abzalimov (Russia) (afternoon).
Irish bantamweight John Joe Nevin had a light training
session this afternoon ahead of tomorrows AIBA World Senior
Championships semi final with Eduard Abzalimov of Russia at
the Mediolanum Forum in Milan.
Both boxers are no strangers to each other as they met in
training and sparring camp last year in Vladivostok when
Ireland trained and sparred with Russia before the Beijing
Olympics.
Nevin, who boxes out of Cavan BC, claimed at least a bronze
medal following Wednesdays 7-5 win over Yu Gu of China.
That win brings Ireland's medal haul to six (five bronze and
pending) since the 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba.
If the 20 year old Irish senior champion emerges victorious
tomorrow then he'll become the first Irishman to reach a
World Senior Championships final - and the first to win at
least silver at this level.
Nevin will box out of the blue corner tomorrow. He has
fought out of the blue corner in his 4 wins at these
Championships so far, scoring 50 points and conceding 16.
Eduard Abzalimov won a European Junior Championships title
eight years ago. Mullingar born Nevin won European Union
silver in Odense, Denmark this year.
Last year Nevin reached the last 16 of the Beijing Olympics
where he was beaten by eventual Olympic champion Enkhbatyn
Badar -Uugan of Mongolia.
Alcaron Yankiel Leon of Cuba and Detelin Dalakliev of
Bulgaria meet in Saturdays corresponding 54Kg semi final.
Irish World Championships Medal winners
Tommy Corr (Light middleweight) Munich 1982 (Bronze)
Michael Carruth (Light welter) Moscow 1989 (Bronze)
Damaen Kelly (Flyweight) Helsinki 1993 (Bronze)
Stephen Kirk (Light heavyweight) Budapest 1997 (Bronze)
James Moore (Welterweight) Belfast 2001 (Bronze)
John Joe Nevin (Bantamweight( Milan 2009 (guaranteed at
least bronze)
Last 64 September 2nd
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Ramir Najafou
(Azerbaijan) 19-4
Last 32 September 5th
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Nikola Magovac (Serbia)
14-3
Last 16 September 7th
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ire) beat Iderkhuu Enkhjargal (Mon)
10-4
Last 8 September 9th
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Yu Gu (China) 7-5
AIBA World Senior Championships
Last 64 September 1st
51Kg: Declan Geraghty (Ireland) beat Manyo Plange (Ghana)
12-5
64Kg: Philip Sutcliffe (Ireland) lost to Tralan Lupu
(Romania) 5-12
91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Ireland) lost to Thomas Markovic
(Croatia) (last 32) 5-14
Last 64 September 2nd
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Ramir Najafou
(Azerbaijan) 19-4
60Kg: Eric Donovan (Ireland) beat Dakhodir Karimov
(Tajikistan) 13-4
75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Ireland) beat Rajan ShIlpakar (Nepal)
RSC2
Last 64 September 3rd
69Kg: Willie McLaughlin (Ireland) beat Come Ndyishmiye
(Burundi) RSC1
57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (Ireland) beat Wuttichai Masuk
(Thailand) 28-3
Last 32 Phase
September 4th
51Kg: Declan Geraghty (Ireland) beat Mumin Veli (Macedonia)
11-9
60Kg: Eric Donovan (Ireland) lost to Jai Bhagwan (India)
6-11
September 5th
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) lost to Peter Munkai (Kenya)
4-15
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Nikola Magovac (Serbia)
14-3
75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Ireland) beat Stipcia Brekala
(Croatia) 19-3
September 6th
57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (Ireland) lost to Oscar Valdez
(Mexico) 11-16
69Kg: Willie McLaughlin (Ireland) beat Vedic Velibor (Bosnia
& Herzegovina) 14-3
81Kg: Ken Egan (Ireland) beat Muhammad Sutani Quadir
(Afghanistan) RSC3
91Kg: Con Sheehan (Ireland) lost to Osmay Duarte Acosta
(Cuba) 0-11
Last 16
September 7th
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Iderkhuu Enkhjargal
(Mongolia) 10-4
69Kg: Willie McLaughlin (Ireland) beat Jvania Kakhabev
(Georgia) 7-5
81Kg: Ken Egan (Ireland) beat Jeysson Monroy Varela
(Columbia) 16-7
September 8th
51Kg: Declan Geraghty (Ireland) lost to Tugstogt Nyambayar
(Mongolia) 7-17
75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Ireland) lost to Andranik Hakobyan
(Armenia) 3-7
Quarter Finals
September 9th
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Yu Gu (China) 7-5
69Kg: Willie McLaughlin (Ireland) lost to Andrey Zamkovoy
(Russia) 7-16
81Kg: Ken Egan (Ireland) lost to Abdelkader Bouhenia
(France) 9-17
Semi Finals
September 11th
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) v Eduard Abzalimov (Russia)
(afternoon)
Irish 2009 AIBA World Championships Squad
· 48Kg: (Light flyweight) Paddy Barnes (Holy Family,
Belfast))
· 51Kg: (Flyweight) Declan Geraghty (Dublin Docklands)
· 54Kg: (Bantamweight) John Joe Nevin (Cavan)
· 57Kg; (Featherweight) David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's
Athy)
· 60Kg: (Lightweight) Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy)
· 64Kg: (Light welterweight) Philip Sutcliffe (Crumlin)
· 69Kg: (Welterweight) Willie McLaughlin (Illies GG,
Donegal)
· 75Kg: (Middleweight) Darren O'Neill (Paulstown, Kilkenny)
· 81Kg: (Light heavyweight) Ken Egan (Neilstown)
· 91Kg: (Heavyweight) Con Sheehan (Clonmel)
· 91+Kg: (Super heavyweight) Cathal McMonagle (Holy Trinity,
Belfast)
IABA President: Dominic O'Rourke
Team Manager: Des Donnelly
Coaches: Billy Walsh, Zuar Antia, Jimmy Halpin, Jim Moore
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Murphy
Performance Psychologist: Gerry Hussey
Performance Analysis: Alan Swanton
