{"id":939603,"date":"2026-10-24T19:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939603\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T19:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:56:21","slug":"world-u19s-medal-tally-rises-to-6-boxing-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939603\/","title":{"rendered":"World U19s | Medal tally rises to 6 \u2013 Boxing Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Ireland will return from the World U19 Championships with 6 medals following completion today of all quarter finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Donoghue is now a two-time world medalist, after his World U19 Championship quarter final victory. John, and 2023 World Junior champ, was the unanimous decision winner over Hungary\u2019s Levente Turos in the 70kg QF. He\u2019s back in action, and boxing for an up-grade in Sunday\u2019s Afternoon Session, against Artyom Stepanyan of Armenia<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kalib Walshe has won, at least, a World U19 Championship. The European silver medalist has defeated, 5-0, Algeria\u2019s Smail Sahraoui in a lightweight QF. Kalib boxes his semi final in Sunday\u2019s Evening Session, taking on Greece\u2019s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Louise Joyce is assured of at least bronze. The three time European medalist was the 3-2 split decison winner over USA\u2019s Ciana Nonhphala in their 48kg quarter final. Louise, of Olympic BC Mullingar, boxes her semi final in Sunday\u2019s Evening Session, against Elissandra Santos of Brazil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Co-Captain Jason Whelan has his place on the podium \u2013 he was the unanaimous decision winner over Nikolay Sabev of Bulgaria in their 75kg quarter final. Jason, of Dublin Docklands, boxes for an up-grade in Sunday\u2019s Evening Session, contesting against Uzbekistan\u2019s Suhrob Rakhmatullaev<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kayleigh Byrne left absolutely everything in the ring in her World U19 Championship quarter final, and bows-out on a dreaded 3-2 split. Kayleigh, of Gorey BC, boxed her 51kg QF against Nazokat Mardonova of Uzbekistan. Despite winning the second round 3-2, and the third 4-1, the decision went to Mardonova. Kayleigh\u2019s journey Worlds journey has included wins over Patrycja Petriman of Poland and Shi-Chun Chou of Chinese Taipei, a 2026 European silver medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Co-Captain Grace Bailey has bowed out of the championships. The 65kg Castlebar BC boxer contested a tough, physical quarter final against Harsika Harsika of India, with the UD going to the Indian athlete. Grace\u2019s World journey has included wins over Timea F\u00e1bryov\u00e1 of Slovakia and Dunja Vuksic of Serbia;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lee Largey Snoddon also exits, on the narrowest of margins: a 3-2 split. Lee boxed his 55kg quarter final against Azerbaijan\u2019s Nihat Gasimov, winning a tumultuous 1st round 4-1, but ultimately the judges awarded the decision to Gasimov. Lee, of Immaculata BC, has had an incredible tournament, winning against David Mlacic of Australia, Moldova\u2019s Damian Grisman and Riad Isufi of Kosovo<\/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=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792871781_619_Entourage-1024x631.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4542\"  \/><\/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 Eight<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Ireland\u2019s Kaysie Joyce boxes her 70kg semi final in Bout 5 of Ring A\u2019s Afternoon Sesson, taking on USA\u2019s Marley McNealy while 60kg Kalib Walshe and 70kg John Donoghue box for up-grades in Bouts 4 &amp; 6 of Ring A\u2019s Afternoon Session, against Greece\u2019s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis and Artyom Stepanyan of Armenia, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Louise Joyce boxes the opening semi final in Ring A\u2019s Evening Session, against Elissandra Santos of Brazil. 65kg Jason Donoghue and 75kg Jason Whelan box in Bouts 6 &amp; 7, against Spains\u2019 Pablo Souto Macias and Uzbekistan\u2019s Suhrob Rakhmatullaev<\/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":"Team Ireland will return from the World U19 Championships with 6 medals following completion today of all quarter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-939603","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\/939603","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=939603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}