BOXING Elite National Championships

Ken Egan has insisted that he'll be taking nothing for granted in Friday's Elite Men's Championships semi final with Denis Hogan at the National Stadium in Dublin.Egan and Hogan renew acquaintances in one of nine men's and one women's last four duels at the home of Irish boxing on Friday evening.

The Neilstown southpaw , who is targeting an historic tenth Irish title in a row, meets the former Intermediate champ in a repeat of the 2009 light heavyweight semi final which Egan won 16-3.Egan also beat Hogan 12-1 at the Stadium in a box-off to help with the selection process for the Irish team for the World Senior Championships last summer.Despite emerging victorious from their previous two meetings however, Egan, a silver medal winner at the 2008 Olympics, says that there is no way that he will be complacent.

He said: "I'll be sticking to my boxing against Denis. The plan is to get the lead and to keep building up my score, to keep scoring and moving.Our last two meetings are history now and I won't even be thinking about those wins. "I know I can't afford to be complacent in there against Denis. I'm going for ten Irish titles in a row and the last thing I'll be doing is taking anything for granted on Friday night."


Meanwhile, Belfast's Tommy McCarthy, who Egan beat in the 2009 final, faces Michael Ward in Saturday's corresponding semi final. defending light welter champ Philip Sutcliffe trades leather with World Youth champ Ray Moylette on Friday. Current lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight champions Eric Donovan, Darren O'Neill and Con Sheehan will also be in action on Friday.

EUgold medalist David Oliver Joyce, of the St Michael's Athy will be between the ropes on Saturday for an eagerly anticipated last four showdown with Ross Hickey, a bronze medalist for the 2008European Senior Championships.

Saturday's semi finals will also see Beijing Olympian and 2008 European Championships bronze medalist John Joe Joyce meet 2007 EU champ Roy Sheahan in an all St Michael's Athy 69Kg clash.

The winner will advance toface either defending welterweight champion Willie McLaughlin or Adam Nolan in the 69Kg final. European Youth champion Jason Quigley meets European Senior Championships bronze medalist Eamon O'Kane in Saturday's middleweight decider.

The weigh-in for the weekend's semi finals will take place between 8.30am and 9.30am on both mornings. The Championships conclude on the weekend of March 5th/6th. The Novice Championships quarter finals will also take place this Friday and Saturday.

Elite Men's Semi Finals Friday February 26th (7pm)

• 51Kg: Ruairi Dalton (Holy Trinity) v Gary Molloy (Moate)
• 57Kg: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata) v Tyrone McCullough (Illies GG)
• 60Kg: Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy) v Ciaran Bates (St Mary's)
• 64Kg: Philip Sutcliffe (Crumlin) v Ray Moylette (St Anne's)
• 69KgF:Caroline Connolly (Raphoe) v Jessica Lyons (St Francis)
• 69Kg: Willie McLaughlin (Illies GG) v Adam Nolan (Bray)
• 75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Paulstown) v Tom O'Donnell (Ballymun)
• 81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown) v Denis Hogan (Grangecon)
• 91Kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel) v David McGuire (Crumlin)
• 91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Holy Trinity) v Chris Devanney (Ballincarrow)

Novice Quarter Finals Friday February 26th (7pm)

• 54Kg: Colm Kavanagh (Smithfield) v Chris Smith (Canal)
• 60Kg: Owen McAuley (Twintowns) v Darragh Hill (Clonard)
• 60Kg: Nigel Kwenda (Blessington) v Stephen McKeown (Keady)
• 60Kg: Conor Mallon (Smithboro) v Stephen Ormsby (Castlebar)

Elite Men's Semi Finals Saturday February 27th (7pm)

• 51Kg: Michael Conlon (St John Bosco) v Conor Ahern (Baldoyle)
• 57Kg: Sean Kilroy (Holy Family) v James Fryers (Immaculata)
• 60Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy) v Ross Hickey (Grangecon)
• 64Kg: Stephen Donnelly (All Saints) v Sonny Upton (Holy Family)
• 69KgF: Kelly Harrington (West Finglas) v Patricia Roddy (Bray)
• 69Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy) v Roy Sheahan (St Michael's Athy)
• 75Kg: Eamon O'Kane (Immaculata) v Jason Quigley (Finn Valley)
• 81Kg: Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett) v Michael Ward (St Ailbhes)
• 91Kg: Alan Reynolds (Ballincarrow) v Jimmy Sweeney (Drimnagh)
• 91+Kg: Gareth Smith (Crumlin) v Tommy Sheehan (St Michael's Athy)

Novice Championships Quarter Finals Saturday February 27th (1.30pm)

• 64Kg: Conor Ryan (Crumlin) v Anthony Hickey (Whitechurch)
• 64Kg: Neill O'Brien (West Finglas) v Eythan Audley (Holy Trinity)
• 64Kg: Dean Fitzsimons (Bracken) v Jamie Byrne (Angels)
• 64Kg: Michael Smyth (Cairn Lodge) v Mark McParland (Clonard)
• 69Kg: Conal Hall (Clonard) v Patrick Magee (Twintowns)
• 71Kg: Arthur Medizkov (Athlone) v Edward O'Connor (Sacred Heart)
• 71Kg:David Waters (St Michael's) v Thomas Mulinaskiy (Neilstown)
• 71Kg: Michael Loney (Townland) v Fintan Condron (St Saviours)
• 71Kg: Michael Murphy (Lumanie) v Colm Nolan (Bray)
• 75Kg:John Egan (Drimnagh) v Szymon Lewczuk (Geesala)
• 75Kg: Julio Carravilio (Monkstown) v Conor Clifford (Lucan)
• 75Kg: Matthew Orr (Cairn Lodge) v Carl Cogan (Crumlin)
• 75Kg: Paul Farrell (Sacred Heart) v Craig Renwick (Bray)
• 81Kg: David Holban (Eagle) v Gerard Healy (Gleann)
• 81Kg: James Boylan (Carrickmacross) v Wayne McDonagh (Deansrath)
• 81Kg:Jamie Barnes (Saviours Crystal) v Thomasz Kunel (Geesala)
• 81Kg: Gregory Dunne (St Matthews) v Moctar Balgan (Deansrath)
• 85Kg: Stephen O'Sullivan (Illies GG) v Mantas Servia (Lucan)
• 91Kg: Barry Keegan (Bray) v James Kenry (St Michael's Athy)
• 91Kg: Eoin O'Sullivan (Clonard) v David Britten (Saviours Crystal)
• 91Kg: Shane McAndrew (Geesala) v Aaron Donovan (Dungarvan) (7pm)
• 91+Kg: Peter Cassidy (Ballyhaunis) v Niall Forde (Eagle)
• 91+Kg: Robbie Coyle (Lucan) v Trevor Foley (Crumlin)
• 91+Kg: Rafa Bronkal (Eagle) v Paul Courtney (Lucan)
• 91+Kg: Michael McGrath (Dungarvan) v Jonathan York (Springhill)