Ireland Beat China 9-3 at the Sports Centre in Dungarvan

24 Mar 2011



Katie Taylor, Chris Phelan, Craig McCarthy, Lynn McEnery, David Joe Joyce, Adam Nolan, David Oliver Joyce, Tyrone McCullagh and Jason Quigley and triumphed in Dungarvan.

Ireland will now take an aggregate 18-6 lead into Friday's third and final clash between both nations at the National Stadium in Dublin. Katie Taylor received the biggest reception of the night as she entered the ring to meet Cheng Dong last evening.And the Bray woman didn't left her Waterford fans down with her second victory inside a week - and her fifth win overall - over Dong.

Taylor took a relatively tame first round 1-0, but then streaked ahead courtesy of some rapid-fire combinations to add four points to her total in the second. It was 7-0 at the end of the third and the Bray woman rifled home some stunning shots in the fourth to post a shut-out 11-0 win.

Ken Egan will be in action when both nations will meet at IABA headquarters on Friday evening.



Ireland vs. China Dungarvan Sports Centre Waterford March 23rd

  • 52Kg: Chris Phelan (Ryston) beat Yong Chang (China) 9-2
  • 75Kg: Patricia Roddy (Bray) lost to Dongmei Wang (China) 2-6
  • 81Kg: David Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy) beat Fanlong Meng (China) 3-1
  • 51Kg: Lynn NcEnery (St Paul's) beat Yujie Luo (China) 6-5
  • 91+Kg: Chris Devanney (Ballincarrow) lost to Zhilei Zaifula (China) 3-10
  • 69Kg: Adam Nolan (Bray) beat Qiong Maimaitituersun (China) 6-6, c/b 16-12
  • 56Kg: Tyrone McCullagh (Holy Family GG) beat Hongliang Zhang (China) 1-1,c/b 3-2
  • 60Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy) beat Qiang Luo (China) 3-3, c/b 8-5
  • 64Kg: Craig McCarthy (St Paul's) beat Richabilige Hu (China) RTD 3
  • 75Kg: Jason Quigley (Finn Valley) beat Jianting Zhang (China) 3-2
  • 60Kg: Katie Taylor (Bray) beat Cheng Dong (China) 11-0
  • 91Kg: John Sweeney (Dungloe) lost to Maimaiti Zaifula (China) RTD3



Ireland v China Brandon Hotel New Ross, Wexford March 20th

  • 52Kg: Michael Conlon (St John Bosco) beat Yong Chang (China) 15-4
  • 60Kg: Michael McDonagh (St Mary's) beat Qiang Luo (China) 2-0
  • 81Kg: Joe Ward (Moate) beat Fanlong Meng (China) 9-2
  • 51Kg: Katie Rowland (Geesala) beat Yujie Luo (China) 3-1
  • 91Kg+:Sean Turner (Drimnagh) lost to Zhilei Zaifula (China) 5-5, c/b 10-10, 1-4
  • 56Kg: John Joe Nevin (Cavan) beat Hongliang Zhang (China) 7-1
  • 75Kg: Sinead Kavanagh (Drimnagh) beat Dongmel Wang (China) 5-2
  • 69Kg: Karl Brabazon (St Saviours) lost to Qiong Maimaitituersun (China) 3-10
  • 64Kg: Niall Murray (Gorey) lost to Richabilige Hu (China) 3-6
  • 75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Paulstown) beat Jianting Zhang (China) 5-2
  • 60Kg: Katie Taylor (Bray) beat Cheng Dong (China) 6-2
  • 91Kg: Patrick Corcoran (Olympic) beat Maimaiti Zaifula (China) 7-4