IRISH AMATEUR BOXING
ASSOCIATION
Joe Ward and David Oliver Joyce got
Ireland off to a winning start on the opening day of the AIBA Olympic
qualifiers in Trabzon, Turkey.
Ward, the current European
light-heavyweight champion, recorded a 16-6 win over experienced Swedish
light-heavyweight Kennedy Katende tonight.
And St Michael's Athy lightweight Joyce
had his hand raised in victory after Joe Cordina of Wales was retired by his own
corner after taking two standing counts in the third.
Joyce was 10-4 down after the first round
but turned things around in spectacular style in the second to command a 17-14
lead going into the third and final frame.
Ward will now meet Bahran Muzaffer of
Turkey, who Ken Egan beat en route to silver at the 2008 Olympic games
in Beijing, in the last-16 tomorrow, while Joyce faces Germany's
Arthur Bril in the last-16 on Tuesday in a repeat of the recent Chemistry
Cup quarter-final which Joyce won on a countback following a
16-16 tie in Germany.
Irish head coach Billy Walsh said that
they were delighted to get off to a winning start.
"It's a great boost to the rest of the
squad to make a winning start and it will give the squad confidence going into
their contests. David was 10-4 down after the first but he produced a
fantastic second round and really turned it around, said Walsh.
"Joe was in against a very experienced
opponent and it was a fine win. He was in control and he did what he had to
do."
Ward, Ross Hickey, Adam Nolan, Tommy
McCarthy and Con Sheehan will be in action tomorrow.
Paddy Barnes received a bye into the
last-16 and will between the ropes Tuesday.
The Trabzon tournament is the final AIBA
Olympic qualifier for Europe's male boxers.
AIBA European Olympic Qualifiers Trabzon,
Turkey
April 15th (Evening) (last 32)
60kg: David Oliver Joyce (Ireland) beat Joe Cordina (Wales)
RET3
81kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Kennedy Katende (Sweden)
16-6
April 16th (Afternoon) (last 16)
64kg: Ross Hickey (Ireland) v Dimitri Galagot (Moldova)
69kg: Adam Nolan (Ireland) v Thomasz Kot (Poland)
April 16th (Evening) (last 16)
81kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) v Bahran Muzaffer (Turkey)
91kg: Tommy McCarthy (Ireland) v Copla Alem (Bosnia &
Herzegovina)
91+kg: Con Sheehan (Ireland) v Muhammet Erkan Aci
(Turkey)
April 17th (Evening) (last 16)
49Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) v Istvan Ungvari
(Hungary)
60kg: David Oliver Joyce (Ireland) v Arthur Bril
(Germany)
Irish squad
49kg: Paddy Barnes (Holy Family GG)
60kg; David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
64kg: Ross Hickey (Grangecon)
69kg: Adam Nolan (Bray)
81kg: Joe Ward (Moate)
91kg: Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett)
91+kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel)
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