Team Ireland’s Macie Duffy O’Connor has won at least European U17 Championship bronze medal.

She boxed her 48kg quarter final against Jenna Dailly of Scotland, and won all rounds on all cards. Macie boxes to step up the podium in her semi final in Friday’s Evening Session. She’s now a two-time European medalist, having claimed European U15 silver in 2025.

Rylee Finn has won through to the medal stages – He was the RSC2 winner over Rei Collaku of Albania in his 48kg Last 16. Rylee is back in acton, and boxing for a medal, in Thursday’s Evening Session. So, too, has Martin Nevin, following a 4-0 Last 16 win over Levani Tepania of Georgia. Judges scored the bout

Martin boxes for a place on the podium in Thursday’s Evening Session.

Not to be for Team Ireland’s Martin Donovan. He exits the championships at 57kg Last 16 stage, following an RSC2 win for his opponent, Muhammadali Istamov of Azerbaijan. Martin’s European U17 journey included an RSC2 win over Ukraine’s Ukraine’s Danylo Sielieznov, a national title and High Performance training block

Saoirse Donnelly bows-out – She boxed her 54kg Last 16 contest against Italy’s Melissa Cavaliere, and the 4-1 decision went to her opponent, scored 29:28; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 28:29. Saoirse’s European journey has included a win over Ema Halajko of Croatia, a national title, and a multi-week High Performance training bloc

Maicey Field has also exited the championships. She boxed her 63kg quarter final against Turkey’s Sudenur Yalgettekin; the 5-0 decision went to the Turkish boxer, and judges scored the bout 30:27; 29:28; 30:27; 29:28; 29:28. Maicey, who is a 2025 European U15 Championship silver medalist, claimed an RSC3 win over Croatia’s Mia Aleksa en route to her U17 quarter final.

The complete championship draw is available here

A record-breaking 473 boxers are contesting the championships, of whom 158 are women and 315 are men. The 40 participating federations are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine

Team Ireland is led and managed by Shirley Kenney of Curadh BC, and Gabe Cronnelly of Monivea. The team is coached by Ken Moore, St. Francis BC, Limerick; Damien Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin; Linda Morgan, Arklow BC, Wicklow and Gus Farrell, Monivea BC, Galway. Malachy Scott, Glengormley BC, Antrim, has been appointed R&J.

Competition Schedule

Boxing begins on October 3rd, and there is no rest day at this tournament. All finals and medal ceremonies will take place on Saturday, October 10th. All Afternoon Sessions begin at 1pm, Irish time, and Evening Sessions start at 5pm.

Day Six

The schedule, by ring and session, is not yet available for Thursday; this article will be updated when the schedule is shared by the LOC.

However, 8 Team Ireland boxers will contest for podium places.

Team Co-Captain, 57kg Daisy Kieran will take on Italy’s Morena Stifani. Ronan Charles, boxing at 46kg, will take on either Greece and Germany in his Quarter Final in the Afternoon Session – he’ll be joined in that session by 52kg Martin Nevin, who boxes for a medal against Armenia or Albania. 75kg Thomas O’Reilly is also in action in this session, against Germany or Armenia. 50kg Pat Stokes will meet either Greece or Russia.

Paddy Nevin, contesting at 70kg, is in action in the Evening Session against either Sweden or Ukraine. He’ll be joined in that session by 48kg Rylee Finn, who is preparing for action against Armenia or Moldova.

Watch Live

The Montengro Boxing Federation is streaming the championships live on its YouTube channel. Links, per ring, are made available on the day of boxing.

Team Ireland

46kg Ronan Charles, Mullingar Elite BC, Westmeath

48kg Macie O’Connor, Cabra BC, Dublin

48kg Rylee Finn, St. Nicholas BC, Tipperary

50kg Lucie Prentice, Banbridge BC, Down

50kg Pat Stokes, Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath

52kg Maisie Flanagan, Muckno BC, Monaghan

52kg Martin Nevin, Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath

54kg Saoirse Donnelly, Setanta BC, Kildare

54kg Sean Kelly, St. Abban’s/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford

57kg Daisy Kiernan, Dealgan BC, Louth

57kg Martin Donovan, Treaty BC, Limerick

60kg Christy Joyce, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath

63kg Maicey Field, Baldoyle BC, Dublin

63kg John Delaney, Urlingford BC, Kilkenny

66kg Robin O’Reilly, Monkstown BC, Dublin

70kg Paddy Nevin, Mullingar Elite BC, Westmeath

75kg Thomas O’Reilly, Portlaoise BC, Laois

80kg Charlie Dixon, Enniscorthy BC, Wexford.

Support Staff

Team Manager Shirley Kenny, Curadh BC, Wicklow

Team Manager Gabe Cronnelly, Monivea BC, Galway

Coach Ken Moore, St. Francis BC, Limerick

Coach Damien Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin

Coach Linda Morgan, Arklow BC, Wicklow

Coach Gus Farrell, Monivea BC, Galway

R&J Malachy Scott, Glengormley BC, Antrim