MEDAL ALERT: Ireland claim FIVE MORE BRONZE at European Juniors

Irish boxing added another five medals to its haul to improve to at least nine bronze at the European Junior Championships in Romania today.

Chloe Gabriel, Aaliyah Butler, Dearbhla Tinnelly, and Tiegan Farrell had their hands raised in victory in their quarter-finals this afternoon in Galati.

But Breda Quilligan, Dylan Eagleson, and Mark Duffy lost close bouts to miss out.

The five winners join Robyn Kelly, Mickes Donoghue, Marty McCullough, and Winnie McDonagh in the semis and will box for silver next.

European Male and Female Junior Championships Galati, Romania, May 22/June 2
May 28
Q/Finals
46kg Breda Quilligan (Ireland) lost to Fanni Kovacs (Hungary)
46kg Dylan Eagleson (Ireland) lost to Timur Khalilov (Russia)
50kg Marie Marine-Gabriel (Ireland) beat Veronika Zajicova (Czech Republic)
54kg Aaliyah Butler (Ireland) beat Antoneia Alecu (Romania)
60kg Michael McCarthy (Ireland) lost to Magomed Mamaev (Russia)
66kg Tiegan Farrell (Ireland) beat Radmyla Rodinova (Ukraine)
66kg Taylor Guiney (Ireland) beat Armenia
75kg Dearbhla Tinnelly (Ireland) beat Nur Kocaoglu (Turkey)
75kg Mark Duffy (Ireland) lost to Vinny Huczmann (England)

Irish squad
Female
46kg Breda Quilligan (Rathkeale)
48kg Robyn Kelly (Ballynacargy) (Bronze, at least)
50kg Marie Marine-Gabriel (Mulhuddart) (Bronze, at least)
52kg Rachael Lawless (Portlaoise) Cpt
54kg Aaliyah Butler (Monivea) (Bronze, at least)
57kg Nicole O’Sullivan (Corinthians)
60kg Shelby Myres (Crumlin)
63kg Winnie McDonagh (Neilstown) (Bronze, at least)
66kg Tiegan Farrell (Arklow) (Bronze, at least)
70kg Shauna Doherty (Sacred Heart, Dublin)
75kg Dearbhla Tinnelly (Clann Naofa) (Bronze, at least)
80kg Margaret Stokes (Callan)
80+kg NO ENTRY

Male
46kg Dylan Eagleson (St Pauls, Antrim)
48kg Michael Donoghue (St Michaels Athy) (Bronze, at least)
50kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar)
52kg Donagh Keary (Rathfriland)
54kg Mustafa Edris (Monkstown, Dublin)
57kg Martin McCullough (Gleann) (Bronze, at least)
60kg Michael McCarthy (Mayfield)
63kg Thomas King (Ratoath)
66kg Taylor Guiney (Drimngh) (Bronze, at least)
70kg Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) Cpt
75kg Mark Duffy (Charlestown)
80kg John Ward (Brosna)
80+kg Thomas McDonnell (Docklands)

IABA President: Dominic O’Rourke
Team managers: Eugene O’Kane Snr and Anne Murphy
Coaches: Billy McClean, James Doyle, Gerard McDaid, John Gallagher, Aoife Hennigan
R&J: Loughlin Gannon