Irish senior squad for Poland named

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association today named a six-man squad for the Felkis Stamm Senior Multi Nations tournament which will take place in Poland later this month.

Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland, Aodh Carlyle, John Joe Joe, David Oliver Joyce, and Conor Ahern will be in the ring in Warsaw between March 20 and 25.

Meanwhile, a nine man Irish senior team, containing the six boxers selected for the Polish Multi Nations, departs for Croatia this Wednesday for the Zlatko Hrbic Memorial Multi Nations which glove off in Zagreb on March 7 before concluding four days later.

A six man junior squad has also been named for the Danas Pazniakas Junior Multi Nations tournament which will be hosted by Lithuania.

The Irish squad will be competing against up to ten other nations in Vilnius between March 14 and 19.

Irish squad for Croatia Multi Nations (March 7 to March 11)

48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Holy Family)

51Kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle)

54Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata)

57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy)

60Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy)

64Kg: Aodh Carlyle (Golden Cobra)

75Kg: Darren Sutherland (St Saviours OBA)

81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown)

91Kg: Ian Timms (St Matthews)

Irish squad for Poland Multi Nations (March 20 to March 25)

51Kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle)

57Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy)

60Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy)

64Kg: Aodh Carlyle (Golden Cobra)

75Kg: Darren Sutherland (St Saviours OBA)

81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown)

Irish squad for Lithuania Junior Multi Nations (March 14 to March 19)

51Kg: John Joe Nevin (Cavan)

54Kg: Mark McCullagh (Cairn Lodge, Belfast)

57Kg: Stephen Donnelly (All Saints, Belfast)

60Kg: Anthony Cacace (Oliver Plunketts)

69Kg: Michael Collins (Darndale, Dublin)

90Kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel)