{"id":936077,"date":"2026-10-21T20:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936077\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:32:19","slug":"world-u19s-3-win-qf-berths-boxing-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936077\/","title":{"rendered":"World U19s | 3 win QF berths \u2013 Boxing Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three Team Ireland boxers have won through to the medal stages of the World U19 Championships in Budva.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Co-Captain Grace Bailey returned for her second bout of the tournament, and was the round 2 stoppage winner over Dunja Vuksic of Serbia, whom she had utterly dominated in round one. Grace boxes for a 65kg medal against Harsika Harsika of India is Saturday\u2019s Evening Session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, for Kaysie Joyce, what a way to make a World level debut \u2013 she, too, was a round 2 stoppage winner. She took on Ukraine\u2019s Vladyslava Nalyvaiko in her 70kg Last 16 contest, and goes through to the medals stages courtesy of an RSC2 win. Kaysie is back in action in Friday\u2019s Evening Session, where she\u2019ll box for a medal agains the winner of today\u2019s bout between England and Kazakhstan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Co-Captin Jason Whelan is through to the medal stages, being the 5-0 winner over Italy\u2019s Alessandro Bramerini in their 75kg Last 16, scored 24:30; 25:30; 25:30; 25:30; 25:30. Jason takes on Bulgaria\u2019s Nikolay Sabev for a place on the podium in Saturday\u2019s Evening Session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kristian Jubani, Boxing Ireland\u2019s 2026 European U19 medalist at 50kg, has been selected to contest the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, from October 31st to November 13th. He has travelled with the team to continue his preparations, but will not compete in Budva.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team is led and managed by Jennifer O\u2019Sullivan Coffey of Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry. The team is coached by Eoin Pluck, High Performance; Garry Kehoe of Marble City BC Kilkenny, Fergus Turner of Enniscorthy BC, Wexford and Aoife Hennigan of Swinford BC, Mayo.<\/p>\n<p>Complete World U19 Championship Drawsheets<\/p>\n<p>Number of boxers per weight class<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 48kg: 21 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 51kg: 23 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 54kg: 20 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 57kg: 20 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 60kg: 21 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 65kg: 22 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 70kg: 16 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 75kg: 13 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s 80kg: 6 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s +80kg: 6 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 50kg: 29 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 55kg: 37 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 60kg: 38 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 65kg: 45 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 70kg: 35 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 75kg: 28 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 80kg: 33 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 85kg: 22 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s 90kg: 23 boxers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s +90kg: 16 boxers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-21-at-7.36.04-PM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4508\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Competition Schedule<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boxing takes place at the Mediterranean Sports Centre. Monday, October 26th is a rest day at the tournament. All finals and medal ceremonies will take place on Tuesday, October 27th. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afternoon Sessions will begin at 1pm, Irish time, and Evening Sessions will get underway at 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>Complete World U19 Championships Competition Schedule<\/p>\n<p>Detailed Competition Schedule<\/p>\n<p>Watch<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every single bout of the competition will be livestreamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/worldboxing.tv\/home\/events\/ejnGO9mlazyhaUFDNwdA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Boxing TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscriptions cost $5.99 per month and will include every session live with commentary from the semi-finals onwards.<\/p>\n<p>Day Six<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 Team Ireland boxers vy for quarter final spots in Budva on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lee Largey Snoddon takes on Kosovo\u2019s Riad Isufi in his 55kg Last 16 contest. Lee has two wins under his belt so far at the tournament at Round of 64 and Last 32 stage. That\u2019s Bout 2 of Ring A\u2019s Afternoon Session. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jason Donoghue, meanwhile, is on the hunt for his second win  \u2013 he\u2019ll box Catalan Mustea of Moldova in Bout 6 of Ring B\u2019s Afternoon Session. Five bouts later, his brother, reigning European champ John, is between the ropes against Israel\u2019s Itzhak Avrutis. That\u2019s Bout 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cassie Henderson makes her World level debut in Bout 9 of Ring A\u2019s Evening Session in a 75kg Last 16 contest, facing Russia\u2019s Daria Antipova.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its an all-Wexford Evening Session in Ring B. Kayleigh Byrne, fresh from her Last 32 RSC3 win, will contest for a quarter final place against Shi-Chun Chou of Chinese Taipei \u2013 that\u2019s Bout 4. And lightweigh Kalib Walshe takes on Artur Avetisyan of Armenia in Bout 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedules are<a href=\"https:\/\/mne.xboxing.world\/download?matchId=46&amp;isNationality=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> available here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Team Ireland<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">48kg Louise Joyce, Olympic BC Mullingar, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50kg Caoimhin Connolly, Twin Towns ABC, Donegal<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">51kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey ABC, Wexford<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">54kg Carley O\u2019Herron, Rochfortbridge BC, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">55kg Lee Largey Snoddon, Immaculata BC, Antrim<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">60kg Kalib Walshe, Wexford CBS, Wexford<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">65kg Grace Bailey, Castlebar BC, Mayo<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">65kg Jason Donoghue, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">70kg Kaysie Joyce, Clonmel BC, Tipperary<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">70kg John Donoghue, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">75kg Cassie Henderson, Phoenix BC, Armagh<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">75kg Jason Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC, Dublin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support Staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Manager, Jennifer O\u2019Sullivan Coffey, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach, Eoin Pluck, High Performance<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach, Garry Kehoe of Marble City BC Kilkenny<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach, Fergus Turner of Enniscorthy BC, Wexford <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach, Aoife Hennigan of Swinford BC, Mayo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three Team Ireland boxers have won through to the medal stages of the World U19 Championships in Budva.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":936078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-936077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/936078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}