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IABA UPDATE (MIXED FORTUNES FOR IRISH SQUAD AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS)

posted by mightygloves.com on October 24, 2007, in Amateur

Darren Sutherland advanced to the last thirty two of the World Championships and Olympic qualifiers at the University of Illinois in Chicago after receiving a walkover today.

But David Oliver Joyce is out after he lost his preliminary round bout to Davi Souza this evening. The Brazilian took the
opening three rounds before being handed a 21-10 verdict.

Sutherland, from St Saviours OBA, received a walkover after his opponent, Roy Albert Cook, from the Caribbean island of Dominica, failed to make the weigh-in. Sutherland will now meet either Andranik Hakobeyan from Armenia or Naim Terbunjo from Sweden in the last thirty two on Saturday.

Commentating on today's action, IABA High Performance Director Gary Keegan, admitted that David Oliver was always playing catch up against the Brazilian who got off to a flying start.


He said: "The Brazilian boxer made a great start and David was playing catch up from the start and near the end
he was left with too much to do. David is obviously disappointed with the defeat, as indeed we all are. But this was his first major championships and he can only learn from this."

John Joe Joyce bowed out of the tournament in the early hours of this morning when after he lost his preliminary round bout to Gyula Kate from Hungary (32-17).

Irish captain Ken Egan, Roy Sheahan, Eric Donovan, Conor Ahern and Paddy Barnes will all be involved in preliminary round bouts tomorrow.

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

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 (Ireland) lost to Gyula Kate (Hungary) 17-32.

October 24th

57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (Ireland) lost to Davi Souza (Brazil) 10-21
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (Ireland) beat Roy Albert Cook (Dominica) W/O

October 25th

48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) v Jankuk Chol (Peoples Republic of Korea)
51Kg: Conor Ahern (Ireland) v Bankeyeu Batomunko (Belarus)
60Kg: Eric Donovan (Ireland) v Varga Makias (Hungary)
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (Ireland) v Jung Joo Kim (Korea)
81Kg: Ken Egan (Ireland) v Julius Jackson (Virgin Islands)


October 26th

54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Ireland) v Arroyo McJoe (Puerto Rico)
91Kg: John Sweeney (Ireland) v Srdic Branco (Serbia)

October 27th

91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Ireland) v Islam Timurziev (Russia)


Irish 2007 World Championships Squad by Club and Management

48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Holy Family GG)
51Kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle)
54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata)
57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
60Kg: Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy)
64Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (St Michael's Athy)
75Kg: Darren Sutherland (St Saviours OBA)
81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown)
91Kg: John Sweeney (Dungloe)
91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Holy Trinity)


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

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