{"id":919399,"date":"2026-10-03T19:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919399\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T19:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:10:13","slug":"euro-u17-3-from-3-for-team-ireland-boxing-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919399\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro U17 | 3-from-3 for Team Ireland. \u2013 Boxing Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A superb opening day for Team Ireland at the European U17 Championships in Budva, Montenegro, with a 100% win record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paddy Nevin has opened Team Ireland\u2019s account in style. He boxed his 70kg Last 32 contest against Slovenia\u2019s Aleks Vas and dominated throughout, forcing counts. Judges scored the bout 26:30; 26:30: 27:29; 26:30; 25:30, reflecting a point deduction for Vas. Paddy is next in action at Last 16 stage on Tuesday, when he\u2019ll take on Armenia\u2019s Bagrat Ghazaryan in the Afternoon Session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reigning European champ, Team Ireland\u2019s Sean Kelly, has opened his 2026 U17 account with a bang. The 52kg gold medalist, now boxing at 54kg, took on Armenia\u2019s Gagik Grigoryan in a Last 32 contest in Budva \u2013 and won every round on all score-cards. The bout was scored: 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 26:30; 26:30. Sean is back in action on Tuesday. Sean, one of the team\u2019s co-captains, contests his Last 16 bout in the Afternoon Session against Gardash Rahimov of Azerbaijan. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christy Joyce makes it three-from-three for Team Ireland on the opening day of the championships. He was in a Last 32 contest against Poland\u2019s Ksawery Urbanski and left the 5-0 decision in his favour in no doubt. The final scores were: 26:30; 27:29; 27:29; 26:30; 26:30, reflecting a point deduction for Urbanski. Christy will box his Last 16 contest on Tuesday, against the winner of the meeting between Ukraine and Croatia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complete championship draw is <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/Draw-Sheet-2026-European-Boxing-U17-ChampionshipsB51-1.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC09732-1024x383.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4235\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A record-breaking 473 boxers will contest the championships, of whom 158 are women and 315 are men. The 40 participating federations are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia &amp; 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<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&amp;J.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC09758-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4236\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Competition Schedule<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boxing begins on October 3rd, and all finals will take place on October 10th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All Afternoon Sessions begin at 1pm, Irish time, and Evening Sessions start at 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>Day Two<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boxing continues in Budva this evening, and Sunday\u2019s schedule in terms of rings and bout numbers hasn\u2019t yet been released, however, it is a bumper day for Team Ireland with 6 between the ropes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macie Duffy O\u2019Connor has a bye to the Last 16 of the women\u2019s 48kg category, and will take on  Aydan Ismayilli of Azerbaijan in the Afternoon Session. Also in action in the Afternoon Session is 50kg Lucie Prentice \u2013 she opens her account at the tournament at Last 16 stage against England\u2019s Lily Green. So, too, does 54kg Saoirse Donnelly \u2013 she contests against Croatia\u2019s Ema Halajko in the same session. 63kg Maicey Field also boxes in the Afternoon Session, against Croatia\u2019s Mia Aleksa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Evening Session, team co-captain Daisy Kieran makes her debut at Last 16 stage against Russia\u2019s Agata Dedova. 50kg Pat Stokes is also in this session and contests against Scotland\u2019s Charlie Bonnar for a place in the Last 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article will be up-date when Sunday\u2019s schedules are available.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Live<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Montengro Boxing Federation is streaming the championships live on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bokserskisavezcrnegore\/streams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>. Links, by ring, will be published on the day of boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Team Ireland<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">46kg Ronan Charles, Mullingar Elite BC, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">48kg Macie O\u2019Connor, Cabra BC, Dublin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">48kg Rylee Finn, St. Nicholas BC, Tipperary<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50kg Lucie Prentice, Banbridge BC, Down<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50kg Pat Stokes, Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">52kg Maisie Flanagan, Muckno BC, Monaghan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">52kg Martin Nevin, Mullingar Shuffler BC, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">54kg Saoirse Donnelly, Setanta BC, Kildare<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">54kg Sean Kelly, St. Abban\u2019s\/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">57kg Daisy Kiernan, Dealgan BC, Louth<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">57kg Martin Donovan, Treaty BC, Limerick<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">60kg Christy Joyce, Olympic BC, Mullingar, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">63kg Maicey Field, Baldoyle BC, Dublin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">63kg John Delaney, Urlingford BC, Kilkenny<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">66kg Robin O\u2019Reilly, Monkstown BC, Dublin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">70kg Paddy Nevin, Mullingar Elite BC, Westmeath<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">75kg Thomas O\u2019Reilly, Portlaoise BC, Laois<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">80kg Charlie Dixon, Enniscorthy BC, Wexford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support Staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Manager Shirley Kenny, Curadh BC, Wicklow<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Manager Gabe Cronnelly, Monivea BC, Galway<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Ken Moore, St. Francis BC, Limerick<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Damien Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Linda Morgan, Arklow BC, Wicklow<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Gus Farrell, Monivea BC, Galway<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R&amp;J Malachy Scott, Glengormley BC, Antrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A superb opening day for Team Ireland at the European U17 Championships in Budva, Montenegro, with a 100%&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-919399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}