MightyGloves.com

IABA UPDATE (JOYCE BOWS OUT OF 2007 AIBA WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS)

posted by mightygloves.com on October 23, 2007, in Amateur

John Joe Joyce bowed out of the AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers at the University of Illinois in Chicago after he lost his preliminary round light welterweight clash to Hungary's Gyula Kate in the early hours of this morning (Irish time).

The St Michael's Athy man, who was the only Irish boxer in the ring last night, was 9-8 up at the end of the first.But Kate took the next three rounds to advance to the last thirty two on a 32-17 verdict.

Joyce's St Michael's Athy team-mate David Oliver Joyce and Darren Sutherland will be in action today (October 24th). Joyce faces Brazilian Davi Sousa, while Sutherland meets Roy Albert Cooke of the Dominican Republic.

Ireland were handed a mixed draw at the 2007 AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers which began yesterday.

Super heavyweight Cathal McMonagle was handed a tough task as he will meet European champion Islam
Timurziev from Russia, who is ranked 3rd in the World and 2nd in Europe.

Roy Sheahan is also face a tricky encounter against Jung Joo Kim of Korea, who is ranked 6th in the World. Irish captain Ken Egan meanwhile, will go head-to-head with Julius Jackson from the Virgin Islands on Thursday.

Most boxers reaching the quarter finals in Chicago will qualify for the 2008 Olympics, although heavyweights and super heavyweights must reach the semi finals because of the lower entry level in these weight categories.

The majority of the Irish squad will need to win at least three bouts to make it to the quarter finals and semi finals.
However, Ryan Lindberg needs to win two bouts-starting with Fridays clash with Arroyo McJoe from Puerto Rico-to book his ticket for Beijing.

Speaking from Chicago, Gary Keegan, who directs the Irish Amateur Boxing Associations High Performance Unit,
said that the experience of competing at World Championships level will stand to Joyce, and admitted that some of the Irish panel are facing tough opening bouts.

He said: "John Joe just celebrated his 20th birthday last week and the experience of competing on the big stage will
stand to him in the future. He will obviously be disappointed with this defeat but he can only learn from this.

"It is a bit of a mixed bag of a draw and we are looking at some very tough bouts for some of our squad. However,
when you are boxing at this level then you will meet the best in the World and that is what we have been preparing the squad for."

For news, live scores and results log onto www.aiba.org

Irish 2007 World Championships Preliminary Round Draw and Results: University of Illinois Chicago Oct 23/Nov 3
(Chicago Times apply to sessions)


October 23rd

64Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy) lost to Gyula Kate (Hungary) (9-8,13-19,16-26) 17-32.

October 24th

57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy) v Davi Sousa (Brazil) (Morning Session)
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (St Saviours OBA) v Roy Albert Cook (Dominican Republic (Afternoon Session)

October 25th

48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Holy Family GG) v Jankuk Chol (Peoples Republic of Korea) (Morning Session)
51Kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle) v Bankeyeu Batomunko (Belarus) (Morning Session)
60Kg: Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy) v Varga Makias (Hungary) (Afternoon Session)
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (St Michael's Athy) v Jung Joo Kim (Korea) (Evening Session)
81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown) v Julius Jackson (Virgin Islands) (Evening Session)
91Kg: John Sweeney (Dungloe) v Srdic Branco (Serbia) (Evening Session)

October 26th

54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata) v Arroyo McJoe (Puerto Rico) (Morning Session)

October 27th

91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Holy Trinity) v Islam Timurziev (Russia) (Evening Session)


Performance Director: Gary Keegan
Coaches: Billy Walsh,Zuar Antia, Jim Moore
Team Manager: Jim Walsh
Physio: Scott Murphy
Performance Analysis: Alan Swanton
Strength and Conditioning: John Cleary
R&J: Eugene O'Kane.




Bernard O'Neill
Public Relations Officer
Irish Amateur Boxing Association
Ph: 086 057 9558
Fax: 061 408627
bernard.oneill@oceanfree.net
www.iaba.ie

« Previous article: IABA UPDATE (WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS)

Next article: »