STRONG FOUNDATIONS
The England Schools team brings home 10 medals from the European championships
THE England team came away from the European Schools championships in Albena, Bulgaria with 10 medals. England had four champions in the finals on May 29 in Ebony Jones, Shane Patterson, Royston Barney Smith and Enriko Itauma, and three silver medallists, courtesy of
Charan Dhesi, Abby Briggs and
Matthew Knipe. England’s three bronze medallists were Amalie Garcia, Sophie Shore and Vinny Huczmann.
Their male team impressively finished second on the medal table after Russia and England’s female boxers were third overall.
At 80kgs Enriko Itauma unanimously outpointed Russia’s
Artem Novikov in their final. The English boxer was almost comfortable as he outboxed the Russian and attacked with body shots. Ebony Jones at 42kgs was held to a split decision but also beat a Russian when she outpointed Daria Kostkina.
Shane Patterson won the 43kgs final, taking a split decision over Russia’s Ruslan Tkhakushinov. Royston Barney Smith met Ireland’s
James Donovan in the 50kgs European final and prevailed, winning a hard fought unanimous decision victory, his second European gold medal.
RESULTS
36: Renata Mingalimova (Russia) outpd Katie O’keefe (Ireland) unan. 38.5: Anton Avdiyenko (Russia) outpd Harry Johnson (England) unan, Martin Collins (Ireland) outpd Anton Savko (Belarus) split, Anton Avdiyenko (Russia) outpd Collins unan. 39: Dorina Bogdan (Hungary) outpd Acacia Nuttal-barron (England) split, Polina Spirina (Russia) stpd Sophia Elstone (Ireland) 2nd. 40: Laszlo Balogh (Hungary) outpd Caleb Price (England) unan, Michael Faulkner (Ireland) outpd Gocha Gordulava (Georgia) unan, Faulkner outpd Olexandr Levchenko (Ukraine) unan, Faulkner outpd Laszlo Balogh (Hungary) unan, Faulkner outpd Linar Valiullin (Russia) unan. 41.5: Olexandr Kobchenko (Ukraine) outpd Mark Baker (England) split, William Faulkner (Ireland) outpd Georgios Georgantzas (Greece) unan, Bogdan Prima (Russia) outpd Faulkner split. 42: Nora Jackman (Ireland) outpd Viktoria Danielova (Slovakia) unan, Ebony Jones (England) stpd Sisi Panayotova (Bulgaria) 1st, Daria Kostkina (Russia) outpd Jackman unan, Jones outpd Giulia Massone (Italy) unan, Jones outpd Kostkina split. 43: Shane Patterson (England) outpd Dmitri Protkunas (Estonia) unan, Jason Nevin (Ireland) outpd Serghei Novac (Moldova) unan, Patterson outpd Nevin split, Patterson outpd Maksim Karmalita (Ukraine) split, Patterson outpd Ruslan Tkhakushinov (Russia) split. 44.5: Dominik Mucska (Hungary) outpd Conor Donovan (Ireland) split, Ivan Akhapov (Ukraine) outpd Jim Smith (England) unan. 45: Federica Lompardo (Italy) outpd Libby Ellis (England) split, Robyn Kelly (Ireland) stpd Lyuba Atanasova (Bulgaria) 3rd, Alena Tremasova (Russia) outpd Kelly unan. 46: Cale Brennan (Ireland) outpd Denis Rozdolskiy (Ukraine) split, Indir Vracic (Serbia) outpd Brennan split. 48: Michael Connors (Ireland) outpd Nedas Grigorianas (Lithuania) split, Osama Mohamed (England) outpd Vladislav Kuznetsov (Belarus) split, Robyn Murran (Ireland) outpd Izabella Devenyi (Hungary) split, Charan Dhesi (England) stpd Eliska Cihlarova (Czech Republic) 1st, Aider Abduraimov (Ukraine) outpd Connors unan, Alexey Zhelbunov (Russia) outpd Mohamed unan, Dhesi outpd Murran unan, Karina Korobova (Russia) outpd Dhesi unan. 50: Royston Barney Smith (England) outpd Vitalie Cebotarenco (Moldova) unan, James Donovan (Ireland) outpd Krisztian Balogh (Hungary) unan, Barney Smith outpd Ladislav Plachetka (Czech Republic) unan, Donovan outpd Dzhem Demirev (Bulgaria) unan, Barney Smith outpd Vadim Alexeyev (Russia) unan, Donovan outpd Alfredo Limone (Italy) unan, Barney Smith outpd Donovan unan. 51: Francesca Falconeri (Italy) outpd Labhaoise Glynn (Ireland) unan, Amalie Garcia (England) outpd Luiza Ana Maria Graur (Romania) unan, Falconeri outpd Garcia unan. 52: Aurel Palkovics (Hungary) outpd John Mitchell (England) split, Volodimir Kamayev (Ukraine) outpd Brannon Mcmahon (Ireland) unan. 54: John Fay (Ireland) outpd Dovydas Paskevicius (Lithuania) unan, Matthew Knipe (England) outpd Amil Musayev (Georgia) unan, Yasmin Meredith (Ireland) stpd Sophia Mazzoni (Italy) 2nd, Sophie Shore (England) outpd Tsepotan (Ukraine) split, Fay outpd Mikita Kharbuz (Belarus) unan, Knipe stpd Rastko Simic (Serbia) 2nd, Meredith stpd Eliza Micu (Romania) 2nd, Arina Vostrikova (Russia) outpd Shore unan, Knipe outpd Fay unan, Meredith outpd Arina Vostrikova (Russia) unan, Spartak Gevorkyan (Russia) outpd Knipe unan. 56: Iskren Mikhailov (Bulgaria) outpd James Mcguiness (Ireland) split. 57: Kaci Crowley (Ireland) outpd Maria Luisa Simulescu (Romania) unan, Crowley stpd Rosalia Cataldo (Italy) 2nd, Crowley outpd Sofia Pelevina (Russia) unan. 59: Saveliy Suprunets (Ukraine) outpd Tommy Lee Mcaleer (Ireland) unan. 60: Abby Briggs (England) outpd Laura Moran (Ireland) split, Briggs stpd Bianca Vasilache (Romania) 1st, Briggs outpd Sara Skapik (Serbia) split, Nadezhda Golubeva (Russia) stpd Briggs 1st. 62: Mykola Serov (Ukraine) oupd Ryan Murphy (Ireland) unan. 63: Winnie Cristina Mcdonagh (Ireland) outpd Sunniva Hofstad (Norway) split, Mcdonagh outpd Alina Safina (Russia) unan. 65: Irakli Dzhanelidze (Georgia) outpd Joe Hutchinson (Ireland) unan. 67: Dearbhla Tinnelly (Ireland) outpd Alena Krinichnaya (Russia) unan, Krasimira Voykova (Bulgaria) outpd Tinnelly split. 68: Timofiy Krupko (Ukraine) outpd Feidhlim Behan (Ireland) split, Vinny Huczmann (England) outpd Stefan Stefanov (Bulgaria) unan, Iurie Grigoruta (Moldova) outpd Huczmann split. 70: Nasya Mcjin-igelige (Ireland) outpd Karine Ayrapetyan (Ukraine) unan, Vorontsova outpd Mcjin-igelige unan. 72: Tyler Meade (Ireland) outpd Milos Tubic (Serbia) unan, Daniil Kolotov (Russia) outpd Meade unan. 76: Curtis Darcy (Ireland) outpd Matyas Nagyosi (Hungary) split, Darcy outpd Egor Tkachenko (Ukraine) unan, Bekkhan Alimkhanov (Russia) outpd Darcy split. 80: Olexandr Ilchenko (Ukraine) outpd Patrick Mcdonagh (Ireland) unan, Enriko Itauma (England) stpd Ilchenko 1st, Itauma outpd Artem Novikov (Russia) unan. 90: Kirilo Novikov (Ukraine) outpd Martin Mcdonagh (Ireland) unan.