Co-Staff Eire Captain Jim Donovan led by instance in Spain right now, producing a assured and warranted efficiency en path to a debut World Youth Championships win.
The welterweight prospect received a busy Day 3 for Eire off to a successful begin in La Nucia – Benidorm.
Donovan, a cousin and coaching companion of embellished former underage standouts Paddy and Edward Donovan, was too good for the very best Korea has to supply on the weight.
The skillful OLOL BC fighter defeated Hoon Lee by a 5-0 scoreline to progress to the final 16 of the match.
Neilstowns Ryan Murphy exited on the gloves of Uzbekistan’s Rakhmatullo Boymatov in the identical afternoon session.
The Irish 80kg champion was sport and ferocious in opposition to a gifted and well-schooled opponent within the opening spherical, however suffered a reduce and was handed a standing eight depend within the first three minutes.
After receiving directions within the nook he got here out prepared for spherical 2 just for the referee to name an finish to the combat and finish Murphy’s World Youth Championships within the course of.
Two extra Irish fighters will compete within the competitors right now. In Ring B’s night session, 63.5kg Conor McCrory meets England’s Osama Muhamed in bout 3, whereas in bout 11, superheavy Bernie Cawley fghts Inho Choin of Korea
Staff Eire Squad
Males:
48kg Thady Patsy Joyce, Olympic L, Westmeath
51kg Jack Harkin, Oakleaf BC, Derry
54kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath
57kg Roy Farrelly, Avona BC, Dublin
60kg Lee McEvoy, Avona BC, Dublin
63.5kg Conor McCrory, Townland ABC.
67kg James Donovan, OLOL, Limerick
71kg Bobbi Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin
75kg TJ King, Phoenix of Ballyboughal, Dublin
80kg Ryan Murphy, Neilstown, Dublin
86kg Nathan Ojo, Esker, Dublin
92kg David McDonagh, Olympic BC, Galway
92+ Bernard Cawley, St. David’s BC, Naas
Ladies:
48kg Georgia McGovern, Setanta L, Kildare
50kg Caoimhe Kinsella, St Anthony’s/Pats, Wexford
52kg Esther Lambe, Setanta L, Kildare
54kg Shakira Donoghue, Templemore, Tipperary
57kg Rebecca Kavanagh, Mulhuddart,
60kg Yasmin Meredith, Corinthians BC, Dublin
63kg Rebecca Collins, Baldoyle, Dublin
66kg Gabrielle Mongan, Whitechurch, Dublin
70kg Laura Moran, St Anne’s, Mayo
81kg Dearbhla Tinnelly, Clann Naofa, Louth
81+kg Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair, Galway
Staff Supervisor: Francis Keeling
Staff Supervisor: Bernadette Lannon
Coach: Lynne McEnery
Coach: Michael Mongan
Coach: Liam Cunningham
