European Youth Boxing Championships Dublin 22nd of August

[moorser]

Ireland has picked a ten man team but is without its two best youth boxers as Joe Ward will be in training camp with the senior team for the upcoming World championships and Michael O'Reilly who won boxer of the tournament at the recent Bradenburg cup were he hammered the Russian, Khazack, German and Ukranian youth champions was thrown off the team for a disciplinary incident .

The event starts on the 22nd in Citywest Hotel in Dublin and I hope to get over for a few of the days should be a good one . Its a pity O'Reilly and Ward are out as they would have been the Gold medal favourites .

I do expect Ireland to still win a few medals with the likes of Senior champion Michael McDonagh ,Christy Joyce ,Keiron Forde and Stephen Broadurst the most likely to medal imo.

Irish Squad -

49Kg: Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin)
52Kg: Joe Fitzpatrick (Immaculata)
56Kg: George Bates (St Mary's)
60Kg: Michael McDonagh (St Mary's)
64Kg: Kieran Forde (Monivea)
69Kg: Christy Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
75Kg: Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan)
81Kg: Gary Sweeney (All Stars)
91Kg: Jack Morrissey (Sacre Coeur)
91+Kg: Thomas Conroy (Ballyhaunis)

Coaches: Billy McClean, Tony Davitt, Gus Farrell and Paddy Hughes.

[mike222]

A couple of good early wins for home boxers against rated opponents.Michael Mcdonagh beat Russian Kristian Stepanov 12-9 whilst Henry Thomas beat Bulgarian Dereslav Suslekov 10-9 both fights at 132 lbs

[mike222]

My Pre-tournament European rankings
108 1 Salman Alizada AZE
2 Koryun Sogmonyan ARM
3 Charlie Edwards ENG
114 1 Vasiliy Vetkin RUS
2 Bahotar Nazirov RUS
3 Shamil Magomedov RUS
123 1 Theo Krechluk GER
2 Ilkin Guliyev AZE
3 Radhzab Butayev RUS
132 1 Denislav Suslekov BUL
2 Parvis Bagirov AZE
3 Michael Mcdonagh IRE
141 1 Oleg Nekyludov UKR
2 Zalibek Jumagulov RUS
3 Sergey Soblynski RUS
152 1 Ricardas Kuncaitis LTU
2 Michael O Reilly IRE
3 Arseniy Pavlenko RUS
165 1 Muhammad Bangiyev GER
2 Magomed Madiyev RUS
3 Idris Shahmanov RUS
178 1 Joe Ward IRE
2 Burak Aksin TUR
3 Hayk Khacataryan ARM
201 1 Teymur Mammadov AZE
2 Ivan Verahsov RUS
3 Victor Ualimov MDA
201+1 Ghasan Gimbatov RUS
2 Askar Kupenshev RUS
3 Bogdan Blazkho UKR
Not all are competing but it will be interesting to see how the rest do

[mike222]

Have now had a chance to look at the draw and as expected some of the big names are missing no doubt in readiness for next months Senior World championships.
At 49KG in the top half I would expect Russian Mamedov to come through and perhaps face former world champion Koryun Sogomonyhan from Armenia in the final.
At 52 its anyones guess as to who comes through the top half as the big guns are in the lower half and Russian Vetkin is favoured.
Using the same basis my idea of the remaining finals are
56 Theo Krechlok v Radzhab Butayev
60 Roy Kharmats v Parvis Bagirov or Michael Mcdonagh
64 Ricardas Kuncaitis v Zaur Abdullayev or Kieran Forde
69 Michael O Reilly v Igor Kharitonov
75 Magomed Madiyev or Muhammad Bangaev v Rauf Rahimov or Stephen Broadhurst
81 Burak Aksin or Vladimir Korsunov V Alexandre Dovkadze
91 Ivan Verhyasov or Victor Alimov v Yauheni Shasko or Roman Fress
+91Heydar Heydarov v Gasan Gimbatov

[moorser]

Was over in Citywest today some good wins for Ireland .

George Bates was very unlucky to lose to the Russian Butayev on a countback thought he deserved imo .
Stephen Broadhurst won well he is very relaxed in the ring and won well against Wales.
Gary Sweeney won well today against a black Ukranian Bidenko (I thought I was seeing things) and well deserved his victory .

Also was impressed with the Russian at 81kg Korshunov, Scotlands 56kg Mark McKeown, Italys 75kg Ranno and Turkeys 81kg Askin.

[moorser]

Some of todays results -

56Kg: Theo Krechlok (Germany) beat Gurel Gokhan (Turkey) 15-5
56Kg; Elias Friha (France) beat Viktor Barak (Israel) 10-6
56Kg: Luril Shestak (Ukraine) beat Vadim Ivaniuc (Moldova) 18-8
56Kg: Enrico la Cruz (Holland) beat Nikita Farionis (Latvia) 12-9
75Kg: Magomed Madiev (Russia) beat Nikolaz Sekhniashvili (Georgia) 14-7
75Kg: Sziliard Szabo (Hungary) beat Calin Dumitru (Romania) 17-11
75Kg: Bilal Rahman Abdel Khattab (Denmark) beat Petru Ciobanu (Moldova) 13-5
75Kg: Muhammed Bangaev (Germany) beat Patrik Balog (Czech Republic) 10-4
81Kg: Nikita Versockis (Latvia) beat Callum Evans (Wales) 15-4
81Kg: Jim Andreasen (Denmark) beat Daniel Taborsky (Czech Republic) 14-6
81Kg: Gary Sweeney (Ireland) beat Bogdan Kryzhnii (Ukraine) 16-7
81Kg: Akleksandre Dokvadez (Georgia) beat Andrius Mazleks (Lithuania) 8-8 c/b

Session 10 (B) 2pm


56Kg: Eimanta Stanionis (Lithuania) beat Qais Ashfaq (England) 16-5
56Kg: Radzhab Butaev (Russia) beat George Bates (Ireland) 12-12, c/b 57-54
56Kg: Mark McKeown (Scotland) beat Kolya Grigoryan (Armenia) 15-11
56Kg: Sylwester Kozowski (Poland) beat Ionut Baluta (Romania) 18 14
75Kg: Rauf Rashimov (Azerbaijan) beat Burhan Akcay (Turkey) 13-9
75Kg: Guiseppe Ranno (Italy) beat Ivan Nesterenko (Ukraine) 12-10
75Kg: Grant Quigley (Scotland) beat Dzianis Prykhodzka (Belarus) 9-5
75Kg: Stephen Broadhurst (Ireland) beat Nathan Thorley (Wales) 20-8
81Kg: Mikhail Ihnatsyeu (Belarus) beat Matko Prpic (Croatia) 19-3
81Kg: Coupe Bryan (France) beat Martin Houben (Germany) RSC3
81Kg: Vladimir Korsunov (Russia) beat Andranik Xachatryan (Armenia) 19-6
81Kg: Burak Askin (Turkey) beat Lajos Sarkadi (Hungary) 17-7

[donnellon]

More results

Session 11 (A) 7pm

60Kg: Dursun Gedik (Turkey) beat Cedric Candema Peroumal (France) 16-14
60Kg: Edgaras Skurdelis (Lithuania) beat Jurij Belinger (Germany) 15-14
60Kg: Irakli Melikishvili (Georgia) beat Roy Kharmats (Israel) 15-13
60Kg: Alexandru Cuciureanu (Romania) beat Francesco Patera (Belgium) 21-6
64Kg: Ricardas Kuncaitis (Lithuania) beat Laszio Szilvai (Hungary) RSC3
64Kg: Genadijs Merkulovs (Latvia) beat Bogdam Galaev (Belgium) 7-7. c/b
64Kg: Jishgun Aliyev (Azerbaijan) beat Mikita Shabelnik (Belarus) 20-9
64Kg: Nikolay Koev (Bulgaria) beat Philip Nsingi (Germany) RSCI3
69Kg: Michael O'Reilly (Ireland) beat Ivegenii Barabanov (Ukraine) 17-16
69Kg: Damon Jones (England) beat Richard Danyi (Hungary) 20-4
69Kg: Keiran Smith (Scotland) beat Patrik Jiracek (Czech Republic) 10-7
69Kg: Viktar Murashkin (Belarus) beat Jarkko Ojapalo (Finland) 12-7


Session 12 (B) 7pm

60Kg: Parviz Baghirov (Azerbaijan) beat Mger Oganisian (Ukraine) RSCI2
60Kg: Michael McDonagh (Ireland) beat Alijaksej (Belarus) 10-3
60Kg: Henry Thomas (England) beat Mihail Orlov (Moldova) 18-9
60Kg: Gor Yeritsyan (Armenia) beat Henrik Enroth (Finland) 10-2
64Kg: Kieran Forde (Ireland) beat Tal Sedeh (Israel) 10-6
64Kg: Ievgenii Parkhomenko (Ukraine) beat Patrik Rajcsanyi (Slovakia) 17-10
64Kg: Ladjali Abdullaev (France) beat Petrus van der Pas Max (Holland) 11-6
64Kg: Zaur Abdullaev (Russia) beat Hasan Demir (Turkey) 17-8
69Kg: Vincenzo Gaultieri (Germany) beat Allan Mahfoud (Denmark) RSC3
69Kg: Igor Kharitonov (Russia) beat Franko Antic (Croatia) 22-6
69Kg: Fagan Huseynov (Azerbaijan) beat Arayik Harutyunyan (Armenia) 14-8
69Kg; Ihsan Erdogan (Turkey) beat Alberto Ghoerghe (Romania) 16-11

[mike222]

The Quarter-finals take place tomorrow.British and Irish boxers one win from a medal
49 Jack Bateson ENG
Evan Metcalfe IRE
52 Joe Fitzpatrick IRE
Samson Sykes ENG
56 Mark Mckeown SCO
60 Michael Mcdonagh IRE
Henry Thomas ENG
64 Kieran Forde IRE
69 Michael O Reilly IRE
Damon Jones ENG
Kieran Smith SCO
75 Grant Quigley SCO
Stephen Broadhurst IRE
81 Gary Sweeney IRE
91 Jack Morissey IRE
Quite an impressive list

[mike222]

In the morning session Mark Mckeown,Stephen Broadhurst and Jack Morrisey reached the semis whilst Jack Bateson,Evan Meycalfe and Grant Quigley lost.
Mckeown and Morrisey face Russians in the semis whilst Broadhurst faces an Azebejani
More Quarter finals later today

[donnellon]

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association will broadcast the Semi Finals and the Finals of the European Youth Championships 2011 Dublin, live online on the 26th and 27th of August.

26th August - Semi Finals - 2pm & 7pm (GMT)

27th August - Finals - 2:30pm (GMT)

A link will be put on our website tomorrow, 26th August, to view the bouts.

[donnellon]

TABLE

Medals won;

1-Russia, 9
2-Ireland, Ukraine 5
4-Azerbaijan, 4
5-Lithuania, 3
6- Latvia, Germany, Armenia, 2
9- Bulgaria, Scotland, Georgia, Poland, Romania, Belarus, Turkey, France.

No medals for Italy or England.

Eastern Europe-30
Western Europe-10 (including Turkey).

[donnellon]

And Q/Final details;
European Youth Championships Citywesy Convention Centre Dublin

Quarter-finals August 25th

Session 13 (A) 2pm

49Kg: Viktor Komkov (Lithuania) beat Stefan Caslarov (Romania) 18-12
49Kg: Gabil Mamedov (Russia) beat Nayhan Nazifov (Bulgaria) 18-7
56Kg: Theo Krechlok (Germany) beat Elias Friha (France) 17-9
56Kg: Luril Shestak (Ukraine) beat Enrico la Cruz (Holland) 8-5
75Kg: Magomed Madiev (Russia) beat Szilard Szabo (Hungary) 10-3
75Kg: Muhammad Bangaev (Germany) beat Bilal Raham Abdel Khattab (Denmark) 10-6
91Kg: Nikita Stepanovs (Latvia) beat Mirel Yitaru (Romania) 16-9
91Kg: Gevorg Manukyan (Ukraine) beat Roman Fress (Germany) 14-6
91+Kg:Vasil Iliev (Bulgaria) beat Janis Rende (Latvia) RSC2
91+Kg:Heydar Heydarov (Azerbaijan) beat Mikalai Ramamenka (Belarus) 23-6

Session 14 (B) 2pm
49Kg:Oleksandr Ivanov (Ukraine) beat Jack Bateson (England) 15-14
49Kg: Koryun Soghomonyan (Armenia) beat Evan Metcalfe (Ireland) 15-14
56Kg: Radzhab Buyaev (Russia) beat Eimantas Stanionis (Lithuania) 12-10
56Kg: Mark McKeown (Scotland) beat Sylwester Kozolwski (Poland) 15-14
75Kg: Rauf Rashimov (Azerbaijan) beat Guisseppe Ranno (Italy) 15-11
75Kg: Stephen Broadhurst (Ireland) beat Grant Quigley (Scotland) 8-5
91Kg: Jack Morrissey (Ireland) beat Paulius Zujevaz (Lithuania) 15-10
91Kg: Ivan Veryasov (Russia) beat Victor Ialimov (Moldova) 11-7
91Kg+: Gasan Gimbatov (Russia) beat Florian Shulz (Germany) RSCI1
91Kg+: Bohdan Blazhko (Ukraine) beat Muhammad Aci (Turkey) 11-4

Session 15 (A) 7pm

52Kg: Venetik Eranosyan (Georgia) beat Roman Formanek (Slovakia) 14-5
52Kg: Grezegorz Kozlowski (Poland) beat Vanja Bacic (Serbia) 18-11
60Kg: Edgaras Skurdelis (Lithuania) beat Dursun Gedik (Turkey) 16-4
60Kg: Alexandru Cuciureanu (Romania) beat Iraki Melikishvili (Georgia) 26-12
64Kg: Ricardas Kuncaitis (Lithuania) beat Genadijs Merkulovs (Latvia) RSC1
64Kg: Joshgun Aliye (Azerbaijan) beat Nikolay Koev (Bulgaria) 8-4
69Kg: Michael O'Reilly (Ireland) beat Damon Jones (England) 18-5
69Kg: Viktar Murashkin (Belarus) beat Keiran Smith (Scotland) 14-7
81Kg: Nikita Versockis (Latvia) beat Jim Andreason (Denmark) 11-8
81Kg: Gary Sweeney (Ireland) beat Aleksandre Dokvadze (Georgia) 10-6

Session 16 B 7pm
52Kg: Joe Fitzpatrick (Ireland) beat Tural Ahmadov (Azerbaijan) 15-14
52Kg: Vasily Vetkin (Russia) beat Samson Sykes (England) 17-11
60Kg: Parviz Baghirov (Azerbaijan) beat Michael McDonagh (Ireland) 9-6
60Kg; Gor Yeritsyan (Armenia) beat Henry Thomas (England) 17-10
64Kg: Ievgenii Parkhomenko (Ukraine) beat Kieran Forde (Ireland) 12-12,c/b, 3-2
64Kg: Zuar Abdullaev (Russia) beat Ladali Abdelmalik (France) 8-6
69Kg: Igor Kharitonov (Russia) beat Vincenzo Gaultieri (Germany) 9-5
69Kg: Ihsan Erdogan (Turkey) beat Fagan Huseynov (Azerbaijan) 11-7
81Kg: Coupe Bryan (France) beat Mikhail Ihnatsyeu (Belarus) 18-14
81Kg: Vladimir Korsunov (Russia) beat Burak Askin (Turkey) 19-10

[donnellon]

BTW Mike's picks and ratings are holding up very well, only the Turk Askin is gone from the big boys.

[donnellon]

Live streaming link for you guys;
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/european-youths-2011

[donnellon]

Finals line up includes 9, yes 9, Russians.
3 from Azerbaijan, 2 from Ukraine, Ireland and Lithuania, and one from Georgia and Armenia.
The Irish are the only Western Europeans!

Finals August 27th (2.30pm)

49Kg (Light-flyweight):Gabil Mamedov (Russia) v Koryun Soghomonyan (Armenia)
52Kg: (Flyweight): Venetik Eranosyan (Georgia) v Vasily Vetkin (Russia)
56Kg (Bantamweight):Lurii Shestak (Ukraine) v Radzhab Butaev (Russia)
60Kg: (Lightweight): Edgaras Skurdelis (Lithuania) v Parviz Baghirov (Azerbaijan)
64Kg: (Light welter): Ricardas Kuncaitis (Lithuania) v Zaur Abdullaev (Russia)
69Kg: (Welterweight): Michael O'Reilly (Ireland) v Igor Kharitonov (Russia)
75Kg (Middleweight): Radzhab Butaev (Russia) v Rauf Rashimov (Azerbaijan)
81Kg: (Light-heavy):Gary Sweeney (Ireland) v Vladimir Korunov (Russia)
91Kg (Heavyweight):Gevorg Manukyan (Ukraine) v Ivan Veryasov (Russia)
91Kg+(Super-heavyweight): Heydar Heydarov (Azerbaijan) v Gasan Gimbatov (Russia)

[mike222]

Caught some of the fights tonight but couldnt get access in the afternoon,just adverts.
I think the Latvian who lost to Sweeney was not a happy bunny
Tough choices tomorrow Boxing,England/Ireland rugby,Rugby league cup final and 100 Metres at the worlds all at the same time.
My fancies
49 Sogmonyan
52 Vetkin
56 Butayev
60 Bagirov
64 Kuncaitis
69 O Reilly
75 Madiyev
81 Korsunov
91 Vehrasov
+91Gimbatov

[mike222]

Gold medal winners
49 Sogmonhyan-on countback-good fight
52 Vetkin
56 Shestok (I think)
60 Bagirov
64 Kuncaitis
69 Kharitonoiv-just 16-15
75 Rahimov
81 Korsunov
91 Veryasov
+91gimbatov

[mike222]

The russian federation report that Butayev won at 56 but I dont think they are certain.

[therealPunchDrunk]

Butayev won...

[moorser]

O'Reilly was robbed , 3 judges had O'Reilly winning and the other 2 had it a draw so its strange how he lost . he clearly won the fight by 3 points imo but Russia is Russia and they seem to never be on the end of a bad decision . Gutted for O'Reilly .

[rocky2010]

Gary sweeney boxed vary,vary well.
Is he brother to pro Michael

[moorser]

Gary sweeney boxed vary,vary well.
Is he brother to pro Michael

yeah he is michaels brother and he is still eligible for next years u-18s aswel