DOSSEN ADVANCES
Af ter winning Ireland’s under 22 championships, Gabriel will target the elite competition next
THE finals of the Irish under 22 championships took place at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday ( January 25).
Middleweight Gabriel Dossen
won the middleweight crown, defending his title when he beat Crumlin’s John Joe Nevin on a unanimous decision in their final. This was Dossen’s sixth Irish title and he continues to be one to watch.
His coach at Olympic BC, Mike Mongan said, “I thought it was a very good bout. Gabriel boxed very well against a good opponent and it was a good performance all around. A great start to the year.”
Dossen remains one to watch. He will enter the national Elite championships for the first time later this year.
Lightweight Amy Broadhurst
also took her second consecutive under 22 title, as she unanimously outpointed Bella Hughes in their final. “I’m absolutely delighted with how I boxed, first round wasn’t relaxed enough but when I relaxed it all started to flow,” Broadhurst said. “Delighted with it all.”
She added, “Won my fight tonight to win my 16th Irish title. Very proud of this achievement. Now it’s all gearing towards my 17th Irish title in two weeks and European championships in six weeks where I’ll look to grab my sixth European medal.”
Colm Murphy gained revenge over John Paul Hale when the two met in the bantamweight final. Only the previous week Hale defeated Murphy in the Ulster championships. The rematch in this competition went Colm’s way on a split decision.
Paddy Donovan, a World Junior finalist and European under 22 finalist, was also victorious as he beat Aaron Daly on a unanimous decision.
There were stoppage victories for middleweight Aoife O’rourke and super-heavyweight Gytis Lisinskas, who halted respectively Renee Roche in the second round and Luke Hall in the first round.
The men’s semi-finals had taken place on January 12 and their quarter-finals and the women’s semi-finals were held on January 11. RESULTS
Finals: Female: 48: Courtney Daly (Crumlin) 51: outpd Niamh (Immaculata) Ciara Earley Walsh (Ryston) unan: (Smithfield) outpd Caitlyn unan. Fryers 54: Orinta Ringyte (Riverstown) w/o. 57: Mary Geraghty (St Anthonys) w/o. 60: Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) outpd Bella Hughes (Mount Tallant) unan. 64: Shauna O’callaghan (Clann Naofa) w/o. 69: Elice Elliott (South Meath) outpd Clodagh Greene (Crumlin) split. 75: Aoife O’rourke (Castlerea) stpd Renee Roche (Castlebar) 2nd. 81&: Nell Fox (Rathkeale) w/o. Male: 49: Regan Buckley (St Teresas) outpd Jack O’neill (Corpus Christi) unan. 52: Adam Hession (Monivea) outpd Mark Corcoran (Corinthians) unan. 56: Colm Murphy (St Georges) outpd John Paul Hale (Star) split. 60: David O Joyce (Ballymun) outpd Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) unan. 64: Pierce O’leary (Dublin Docklands) outpd Matthew Mccole (Dungloe) unan. 69: Patrick Donovan (OLOL) outpd Aaron Daly (Castlebar) unan. 75: Gabriel Dossen (Olympic) outpd John Joe Nevin (Crumlin) unan. 81: Kelyn Cassidy (St Saviours) outpd Sean Conroy (Castlebar) unan. 91: Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) outpd Thomas Maughan (Cavan) unan. 91&: Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) stpd Luke Hall (Crumlin) 1st. Semi-finals: Female: 51: Niamh Early (Ryston) outpd Nycole Hayes (Togher) unan. 60: Amy Broadhurst (Delagan) outpd Jennifer Lehane (D.C.U.) unan, Isobella Hughes (Mount Tallant) outpd Aisling Murray (Muskerry) unan. 75: Aoife O’rourke (Castlerea) outpd Lauren Kelly (St Brigid’s) unan. Male: 56: Colm Murphy (St Georges) outpd Cian Doyle (Crumlin) unan, John Paul Hale (Star) outpd Sean Purcell (Enniskerry) split. 60: Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) outpd Yannick Meseke (Olympic) unan, David O. Joyce (Ballymun) outpd Dominic 64: Matthew Mccole Bradley (Dungloe) unan, Michael Pierce (Errigal) Avetisian outpd O’leary Terry unan. (Swords) (Dublin Mcentee split. Docklands) (Old School) outpd 69: Aaron Daly (Castlebar) outpd Michael Kinsella (St Anthonys) unan, Patrick Donovan (O.L.O.L.) w/o. 75: John Joe Nevin (Crumlin) outpd Edward Donovan (O.L.O.L.), Gabriel Dossen (Olympic) outpd Jason Harty (Rathkeale) unan. 81: Sean Conroy (Castlebar) outpd Rhys Moran (St Pauls W) split, Kelyn Cassidy (St Saviours) outpd Thomas O’toole (Celtic Eagles) split. 91&: Gytis Lisinskas (Celtic Eagles) outpd James Clarke (Crumlin) unan. Quarter-finals: Male: 56: Cian Doyle (Crumlin) outpd Kane Marshall (Emerald A) unan. 60: David O Joyce (Ballymun) w/o, Dominic Bradley (Errigal) outpd Lee Mckee (Star) unan. 64: Matthew Mccole (Dungloe) outpd Padraig Convery (Holy Family Drogheda) unan, Terry Mcentee (Old School) stpd Stephen Lockhart (Baldoyle) 3rd, Pierce O’leary (Dublin Docklands) outpd Shane Flavin (Paulstown) unan, Michael Avetisian (Swords) w/o. 81: Thomas O’toole (Celtic Eagles) w/o.