New Irish Champions Crowned in The Stadium over the weekend

AIBA World junior bronze medalist Kelsey Leonard added another notch to her impressive CV at the weekend and Shannon Sweeney, Chloe Gray, Kellie McLoughlin, Orla Garvey, Shannon O’Reilly, Joanne Richards, Nell Fox, Aoife Burke and Elizabeth Murphy also had their hands raised in triumph at the U-18 (Youth) National finals.

One Senior Cadet decider was also resolved, with Elice Elliott beating Paige O’Keefe to claim the 66kg title.

The remaining Senior Cadet finals will be decided on Friday. Boxing begins at 7pm.

Note: The weigh ins for Senior Cadet finals next Friday, July 29, will be held at the National Stadium in Dublin. Times – 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm.

National Women’s U/18 and Senior Cadet Championships

Q/Finals and S/Finals

Friday, July 22nd (7pm)

Senior Cadets Q/Finals

50kg Mary Kate Nevin (Mullingar Elite) beat Jessica Connolly (Ballaghederreen) 3-0
66kg Elice Elliott (South Meath) beat Claire Kiely (Rathkeale) 2-1

U/18 S/Finals
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Chloe O’Keeffe (Kanturk) 3-0
48kg Megan Flynn (Cherry Orchard) beat Ciara Anderson (Twin Towns) 3-0
51kg Kelsey Leonard (Curragh) beat Caitlyn Ryan (Midleton) 3-0
51kg Linda McDonald (Jobstown) beat Shauna Blaney (Navan) 2-1
54kg Chloe Gray (Bracken) beat Talita Hegarty (Riverstown) 3-0
54kg Niamh Early (Ryston) beat Clodagh McComiskey (Gilford) 3-0
57kg Labhoise Clarke (Carndonagh) beat Aishling Murray (Muskerry) 3-0
64kg Shannon O’Reilly (Bray) beat Shannon Edge (St Brigids Edenderry) 2-1
69kg Joanne Richards (St Michaels NR) beat Samantha O’Grady (St Marys’s NR) 3-0
69kg Ciara Lavin (Ballinamore) beat Megan Ruddell (Baldoyle) 3-0
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) beat Sarah O’Brien (Carrickmacross) 3-0

Saturday, July 23rd (11am)

Senior Cadets S/Finals

46kg Ciara O’Brien (St Davids Naas) beat Catherine Blaney (Navan) 3-0
46kg Dana Moorehouse (Enniskerry) beat Saoirse Kearns (Monkstown) 2-1
48kg Orinta Ringyte (Riverstown) beat Sarah Edge (St Brigids Edenderry) 3-0
50kg Mary Kate Nevin (Mullingar Elite) beat Jessica Clarke (Carndonagh) 3-0
50kg Sarah Edris (Monkstown) beat Ciara Craig (Dunfanaghy) 3-0
54kg Margaret Geraghty (Baldoyle) beat Elise Carey (Drogheda) 3-0
57kg Margurieta Nevin (St Brigids Kil) beat Natalie Russell (Riverstown) 3-0
60kg Shauna O’Callaghan (Clann Naofa) beat Nadine Dermody (Paulstown) 2-1
60kg Aoibhe Ginty (Geesala) beat Carmen Mavrodin (Bay City) 2-1

Final
66kg Elice Elliott (South Meath) beat Paige O’Keefe (Paulstown) 3-0

U/18 Finals

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Megan Flynn (Cherry Orchard) 3-0
51kg Kelsey Leonard (Curragh) beat Linda McDonald (Jobstown) 3-0
54kg Chloe Gray (Bracken) beat Niamh Early (Ryston) 2-1
57kg Kellie McLoughlin (Drimnagh) beat Labhoise Clarke (Carndonagh) 3-0
60kg Orla Garvey (Dealgan) beat Renee Roche (Castlebar) 3-0
64kg Shannon O’Reilly (Bray) beat Kayleigh Woods (St Brigids Kildare) 3-0
69kg Joanne Richards (St Michaels NR) beat Ciara Lavin (Ballinamore) 3-0
75kg Aoife Burke (St Marys Dublin) W/O
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) beat Mikayla Kelly (Sacred Heart Tolerton) 3-0
81+kg Elizabeth Murphy (Oughterard) W/O

Senior Cadet Finals

Friday, July 29th (7pm)

42kg Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) W/O
46kg Ciara O’Brien (St Davids Naas) V Dana Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
48kg Caitlyn Fryers (Immaculata) V Orinta Ringyte (Riverstown)
50kg Mary Kate Nevin (Mullingar Elite) V Sarah Edris (Monkstown)
52kg Abbey Doyle (Enniskerry) V Kasey Holohan (St John Bosco L)
54kg Tiffany O’Reilly (St Brigids ) V Margaret Geraghty (Baldoyle)
57kg Dervla Rooney (Sean McDermott) V Margurieta Nevin (St Brigids Kil)
60kg Shauna O’Callaghan (Clann Naofa) V Aoibhe Ginty (Geesala)
63kg Katelyn Phelan (St Brigids Kildare) V Evelynn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
70kg Gabrielle Simkute (Drogheda) V Lauren Kelly (St Bridgids Enderry)
75kg Caoimhe Murphy (Drogheda) V Lucy Purdy (Smithfield)
80kg Aoibhe Carribine (Geesala) W/O
80+kg Ellen O’Connell (St Brigids Edenderry) V Alannah Nolan (Ballyhaunis)