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20 National Elite Competition champions crowned in Belfast

Grainne Walsh declared the winner at 65kg
Grainne Walsh declared the winner at 65kg

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association's elite competition saw 20 champions crowned in Belfast on Thursday.

The best male boxer award went to 65kg Dean Clancy of Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim, with the best female award going to 51kg Daina Moorehouse of Enniskerry BC.

The best technical award went to 60kg Adam Hession of Monivea BC, Galway.

The National Elite Competition title of the night went to 48kg Tiffany Spencer in an all-Dublin final against Ciara Walsh. Louis Rooney (Star BC, Belfast) took the 50kg title; he got the 4-0 decision over Scott Thompson (Spartans, Antrim).

Paris Olympian Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry BC, Wicklow), won the 51kg title, after a tough, technical battle against Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata BC, Belfast) The bout finished 5-0 to Moorehouse.

Fellow Olympian, 54kg Jennifer Lehane, saw-off 2024 European U-23 Championship bronze medalist Robyn Kelly (Ballynacargy BC) to claim her title.

Double Olympian, Michaela Walsh, was a decisive and dominating in her UD win over Kelsey Leonard (Unit 3 BC, Naas).

Grainne Walsh (St Mary's, Dublin), is the champion at 65kg; Kaci Rock (Holy Trinity BC, Belfast), held Walsh to a split decision, 4-1.

Dean Clancy, who fought in Paris last summer, is the men's 65kg champ. The Sean McDermott BC boxer was the 5-0 winner over Jason Nevin (Olympic BC Mullingar), in a testy, high tempo bout.

World silver medalist, Lisa O'Rourke, is the 70kg champ. The Castlerea BC woman faced strong opposition in the form of Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa, Louth), but emerged the 5-0 winner.

FULL RESULTS

48kg Tiffany Spencer (Jobstown) beat Ciara Ann Walsh (Smithfield), 5-0

50kg Louis Rooney (Star) beat Scott Thompson (Spartans A), 4-0

51kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) beat Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata), 5-0

54kg Jennifer Lehane (DCU Athletic ) beat Robyn Kelly (Ballynacargy), 5-0

55kg Patsy Joyce (Olympic L) beat Ben Molloy (Edenmore), 5-0

57kg Michaela Walsh (Holy Family GG) beat Kelsey Leonard (Unit 3), 5-0

60kg Zara Breslin (Tramore) beat Isabella Hughes (St Marys D), 5-0

60kg Adam Hession (Monivea) beat Jamie Graham (Clonard Belfast), 5-0

65kg Grainne Walsh (St Marys D) beat Kaci Rock (Holy Trinity), 4-1

65kg Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott) beat Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar), 5-0

70kg Lisa O'Rourke (Castlerea) beat Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa), 5-0

70kg Matthew McCole (Illie GG) beat Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda), 4-1

75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O

75kg Gavin Rafferty (Dublin Docklands) beat Tadhg O’Donnell (Four Kings), 5-0

80kg Mikayla Kelly (Sacred Heart L) W/O

80kg Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) beat Ryan Collins Murphy (St Monicas ), 5-0

80+kg Cliona D’Arcy (Tobar Pheadair) W/O

85kg Brian Kennedy (St Brigids Edenderry) beat Jason Clancy (Sean McDermott), 4-1

90kg Jack Marley (Monkstown D) beat Shane Cunningham (Elite Cork), 5-0

90+kg Martin C McDonagh (Galway) beat Adam Olaniyan (Jobstown), AB3

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