Boxing squad departs for Lithuania

A six-man Irish squad depart from Dublin today for the Danas Pozniakas Junior Multi Nations boxing tournament in Lithuania.

The Irish panel will be under team manager Bernard Dunne, coaches Jim Moore and Martin Fennessey, Eugene Duffy (R&J) and physio Lorcan Galvin in Vilnius.

Up to 10 nations will be competing at the Lithuanian Multi Nations, which concludes on March 19.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association will be using these weeks and upcoming international junior tournaments to fine-tune their preparations for the European Junior Championships, which will be held in Serbia this July.

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).