Six through to Finals in Australia
It’s going to be an early start at the Commonwealth Games tomorrow in Gold Coast, Australia.
Six Irish boxers are through to the finals which begin at 3am (Irish time) on Saturday morning (Irish time) and run until approximately 11am.
Michaela and Aidan Walsh, the first brother and sister team to appear in Commonwealth boxing finals, Brendan Irvine, Kurt Walker, Carly McNaul and Kristina O’Hara will be in action in the last day of competition.
All six are guaranteed at least silver.
“It is a magnificent achievement to have six boxers through to the finals and the team and coaches deserved enormous praise for their performances so far, said IABA President Dom O’Rourke.
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Australia
Women
April 8th
Q/Final
48kg Kristina O’Hara beat Lynsey Holdaway (Wales) 3-2
April 10th
Q/Final
57kg Michaela Walsh beat Keamogeste Kenosi (Botswana) RSC3
April 11th
Q/Finals
51kg Carly McNaul beat Ayisat Oriyomi (Nigeria) ABD2
60kg Alanna Nihell lost to Page Murney (England) 0-5
S/Final
48kg Kristina O’Hara beat Tasymn Benny (New Zealand) 5-0
April 13th
S/Finals
51kg Carly McNaul beat Christine Ongare (Kenya) 5-0
57kg Michaela Walsh beat Alexis Pritchard (New Zealand) 4-1
April 14th
Finals
48kg Kristina O’Hara v Mery Kom (India)
51kg Carly McNaul v Lisa Whiteside (England)
57kg Michaela Walsh v Skye Nicolson (Australia)
Men
April 6th
Last 32
75kg Steven Donnelly beat Kyran Jones (Wales) 4-1
April 7th
Last 16
56kg Kurt Walker beat Jack Bowen (Australia) 4-1
69kg Aidan Walsh beat Gul Zaib (Pakistan) 5-0
April 8th
Last 16
64kg Sean McComb lost to Luke McCormack (England) 1-4
75kg Steven Donnelly beat Gibrilla Kamara (Sierra Leone) 5-0
April 9th
Last 16
52kg Brendan Irvine beat Jabah Breedy (Barbados) 5-0
60kg James McGivern beat Emanuel Ngoma (Zambia) RSC2
April 10th
Q/Finals
56kg Kurt Walker beat Moroke Mokhotho (Lesotho) 4-1
69kg Aidan Walsh beat Leroy Hindley (New Zealand) 5-0
91kg Damien Sullivan lost to Jason Whateley (Australia) 1-4
91kg+ Stephen McMonagle lost to Patrick Mailato (New Zealand) 0-5
April 11th
Q/Finals
52kg Brendan Irvine beat Rajab Mahommed (Botswana) 4-1
60kg James McGivern beat Jean John Colin (Mauritis) 5-0
75kg Steven Donnelly beat Henry Tyrell (Samoa) 5-0
April 13th
S/Finals
52kg Brendan Irvine beat Reece McFadden (Scotland) 4-1
56kg Kurt Walker beat Eric Bastion (Canada) 3-2
60kg James McGivern lost to Manish Kaushik (India) 1-4
69kg Aidan Walsh beat Wilson Hill (Fiji) 5-0
75kg Steven Donnelly lost to Vikas Krishan (India) 0-5
April 14th
Finals
52kg Brendan Irvine v Gaurav Solanki (India)
56kg Kurt Walker v Peter McGrail (England)
69kg Aidan Walsh v Pat McCormack (England)
Northern Ireland Squad
48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco) (Silver, at least)
51kg Carly McNaul (Holy Family) (Silver, at least)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s) (Silver, at least)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) (Silver, at least))
57kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown) (Silver, at least)
60kg James McGivern (St Georges) (Bronze)
60kg Alanna Nihell (Eastside/British Army)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
69kg Aidan Walsh (Monkstown) (Silver, at least)
75kg Steven Donnelly (All Saints) (Bronze)
91kg Damien Sullivan (Emerald)
+91kg Stephen McMonagle (Holy Trinity)
Coaches: John Conlan, Peter Brady and Damien Kennedy