Group Eire will return from the Czech Republic with somewhat additional baggage – 6 gold and 1 silver, from the Usti nad Labem Grand Prix.
251 boxers from 18 nations have been within the competitors’s draw earlier this week – nonetheless, France and Brazil withdrew their boxers on Thursday. This gave 57kg Michaela Walsh an uncommon double-walkover in yesterday’s semi-finals.
In a single day, the Polish group left the event – which meant 54kg Jennifer Lehane, 75kg Aoife O’Rourke and 92kg Jack Marley obtained walkovers of their finals.
50kg Daina Moorehouse was the primary Group Eire boxer in motion at the moment, towards Ukraine’s Tetiana Kob. It was a hotly contested bout, which resulted in a loss for Daina by the narrowest of margins, a 3-2. She comes house with silver.
60kg Kellie Harrington confronted Sweden’s Anges Alexiusson, and bagged one other gold medal following a 3-2 break up choice win within the Olympic champion’s favour. 63.5kg Dean Clancy was the final Group Eire boxer in motion at the moment, and met Slovakia’s Villam Tanko within the finals. This bout additionally got here all the way down to a break up – 4:1 within the Irish boxer’s favour.
66kg Amy Broadhurst has been withdrawn, by means of sickness. And, having received his opening bout, Kelyn Cassidy was withdrawn due to a facial damage.
Group Eire Head Coach Zauri Antia says “This was a really robust event, with wonderful boxers from throughout Europe, but additionally the USA, Korea and South America. I’m very pleased with our preparations on the multi-nations camp in Germany, and with the great efficiency at Usti from each single member of our Group – congratulations to them, their households, and really importantly, to their golf equipment and membership coaches”
The group return house on Monday, touchdown at Dublin Airport, from Prague, at 12:45pm.
Group Eire
51kg Sean Mari, Monkstown D BC
57kg Jude Gallagher, Two Castles BC
63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC
71kg Dean Walsh, St Ibars/St Joseph’s BC
80kg Kelyn Cassidy, Saviours Crystal BC
92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown D BC
50kg Daina Moorehouse, Enniskerry BC
54kg Jennifer Lehane, DCU BC
57kg Michaela Walsh, Emerald BC
60kg Kellie Harrington, St. Mary’s BC
66kg Amy Broadhurst, St Bronagh’s ABC
75kg Aoife O’Rourke, Olympic BC, Galway
Head Coach: Zauri Antia
Coach: John Conlan
Coach: Eoin Pluck
Coach: Damian Kennedy
R&J: Mal Scott
Physio: Rob Tuomey
Physiologist: Paula Fitzpatrick.
