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An Ireland V India International boxing series has concluded with Ireland coming away with 26 wins to India’s 10. The second leg, which took place today at the home of Irish Boxing, included dominant wins for Paris Olympians Jack Marley, Jenny Lehane and Dean Clancy and World bronze medalist, Patsy Joyce.

Boxers from Antrim (3), Down (1), Dublin (8), Galway (2), Laois (1), Leitrim (1), Mayo (2) and Westmeath (2) all boxed for Ireland today, including 2024 European gold medalist, Shannon Sweeney, European bronze medalist Niamh Fay, and last year’s European Youth champ, Ava Henry.

Ireland 14 wins from 20 bouts today, to claim the series.

These internationals are the 8th and 9th to take place this year following three Youth Internationals in March involving Wales, France & India, an Elite International against Austria in May, and the U23 Round Robin in Belfast earlier this month which included England, Hungary and an Ulster Select.

This series included composite Elite and U23 Team Ireland squads, and are a part of the Team Ireland European U23 Championship preparations – which include a 10-week bloc of training at the High Performance Unit on the Sport Ireland Campus, in addition to the 3-day international Round Robin. The team was previously named and is available here – they will depart for Budapest on November 21st.

IABA extends thanks to all officials who gave of their time to officiate at and administer both Internationals, and to St. Catherine’s Boxing Club, Dublin, for hosting events on November 1st

Results, November 8th: Ireland 14 | India 6

57kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC Dublin beat Yatri, 5-0

48kg Kampalna beat Ciara Walsh, Smithfield Boxing Club Dublin, 5-0

90kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC Dublin beat Ishan, 4-1

80+kg Ritika beat Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair BC Galway, 4-0

50kg Ankit beat Louis Rooney, Star ABC Belfast, 3-2

51kg Carlagh Peake, Ballyhaunis BC Mayo beat Suman Kumari, 5-0

55kg Patsy Joyce, Olympic BC Mullingar beat Manasha, 5-0

60kg Adam Hession, Monivea BC Galway beat Sagar, 5-0

51kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC Mayo beat Yakshika, 5-0

65kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC Leitrim beat Sumit, 4-1

70kg Jon McConnell, Holy Trinity BC Belfast beat Sarthi, 5-0

54kg Nisha beat Robyn Kelly, Ballynacargary BC Westmeath, 3-0

75kg Gavin Rafferty, Dublin Docklands BC beat Shubhdeep, 5-0

54kg Jenny Lehane, DCU Athletic BC Dublin beat Poonam, 4-1

60kg Kellie McLoughlin, St. Catherine’s BC Dublin beat Prachi, 4-1

90kg Garyn McAllister, North Down BC beat Daksh, 3-2

65kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC beat Parthari, 5-0

65kg Akansha beat Kaci Rock, Holy Trinity BC Belfast, 4-1

80kg Mikayla Kelly, Sacred Heart Boxing Club Laois beat Komal, 4-1

70kg Preha beat Gabriel Mongan, Jobstown BC, Dublin, 4-1

Results, November 1st: Ireland 12 | India 4

60kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath beat Manish, 3-0

65kg Roy Colgan, Avona BC, Dublin beat Sagar Jakhar, 3-0

70kg Sumit beat Ryan Jenkins, Jobstown BC, Dublin, 2-1

51kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC, Mayo beat Yashika, 3-0

75kg Tadgh O’Donnell, Jobstown BC, Dublin beat Sarathi Saini, 3-0

85kg Sean Mackay Trant, Monkstown BC, Dublin beat Gaurav, 2-1

90kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin beat Daksh, 3-0

54kg Rachel Lawless, St. Brigid’s BC, Offaly beat Suman kumari, 3-0

57kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC, Dublin beat Poonam, 3-0

48kg Tiffany Spencer, Jobstown BC, Dublin beat Kalpana, 2-1

54kg Nisha beat Robyn Kelly, Ballynacargy Boxing Club, Westmeath, 3-0

57kg Natalia Fasciszewska, Castlebar BC, Mayo beat Yatri Shrishkamal Patel, 2-1

60kg Prachi beat Rebecca Kavanagh,  Mulhuddart BC, Dublin, 2-1

65kg Ava Henry, Dublin Docklands BC beat Parthavi Grevel, 3-0

70kg Gabrielle Mongan, Jobstown BC, Dublin beat Akasha Phalaswal, 2-1

80+kg Ritika beat Cliona Darcy, Tobar Pheadair BC, Galway by RSCi