Four more Irish boxers secured medals on Saturday at the World Boxing Under-19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro, bringing the team’s medal haul to six.

John Donoghue, Kalib Walshe, Louise Joyce and Jason Whelan won their quarter-final bouts to guarantee at least bronze medals, joining the already qualified Kaysie Joyce and Jason Donoghue in the semi-finals.

Reigning 70kg European champion John Donoghue joined his brother Jason in the semi-finals with a unanimous decision win over Hungary’s Levente Turos.

The fight ended up being a routine victory for the Olympic BC Mullingar man, as he won every round on the scorecards to earn his third international medal.

Kalib Walshe secured at least a bronze in the 60kg class with a dominant win over Algerian fighter Smail Sahraoui.

The Wexford fighter also won all three rounds on each of the judges’ scorecards, enjoying success both on the back foot and as the aggressor in a superb performance.

In the evening session, Louise Joyce added a fifth medal for Ireland with a split decision win over Ciana Nonphala of the US at 48kg.

The former European medallist from Olympic BC Mullingar fell behind after the first round, but boxed her way back into the contest on the backfoot in the second and third to win 3-2 on the scorecards in a close and entertaining fight.

Co-captain of the Irish team, Jason Whelan of the Dublin Docklands club guaranteed his medal with a decision win at 75kg.

The Dublin fighter won well on the scorecards in his quarter-final contest against Nikolay Sabev of Bulgaria, winning 5-0.

Whelan’s fellow co-captain, Grace Bailey of Castelbar BC was defeated by unanimous decision by Harsika Harsika of India in the 65kg quarter-finals in a physical encounter.

At 55kg, Lee Largey Snoddon of Immaculata BC in Belfast exited the tournament on a 3-2 split decision in a quarter-final bout against Nihat Gasimov of Azerbaijan, where both fighters received standing counts.

Gorey ABC’s Kayleigh Byrne also lost out on a 3-2 split decision to Nazokat Mardonova of Uzbekistan at 51kg.

Byrne fought her way back into the contest after falling behind early on, but despite forcing a standing count in the final round, she lost that round on one scorecard, costing her the victory and a world medal.

Ireland’s semi-finalists will be back in action on Sunday, with all six boxers having the chance to upgrade their medals.