BOXING Ireland v USA

25 Feb 2009


Nine times Irish senior champion and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Ken Egan will captain the Irish side for next Fridays senior international with the USA at the National Stadium in Dublin. Ireland and the USA meet at the National Stadium on Friday night and at the Arch Centre in Athy on Sunday evening. The USA are due to finish up their training camp in Colorado Springs today and will arrive in Dublin on Wednesday.


Newly crowned Irish flyweight champion Declan Geraghty could face 2007 World champion and 2004/2008 Olympian Rau'shee Warren at the National Stadium. Warren finished on top of the flyweight podium at the 2007 AIBA World Championships at the University of Illinois in Chicago.


Paddy Barnes, a bronze medal winner at the 2008 Olympics Games, and John Joe Nevin, who reached the last sixteen in Beijing, have been named on the Irish panel for Fridays international, a clash which Egan believes will be very competitive. He said: "We have a good blend of youth and experience in the squad. The USA have named a strong squad and we are all looking forward to what should be a very competitive international at the National Stadium."


The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have named ten of the winners from last weekends Elite National Senior Championships finals in their eleven man panel for Fridays meeting. The Irish squad for Sundays international with the USA will be finalised shortly.

 

February 27th National Stadium Dublin

  • Ireland v USA


March 1st Arch Centre Athy

  • Ireland v USA

 


Ireland Squad (for National Stadium)

  • (Light flyweight) Paddy Barnes
  • (Flyweight) Declan Geraghty
  • (Bantamweight) John Joe Nevin
  • (Featherweight) Carl Frampton
  • (Lightweight) Ross Hickey
  • (Light welterweight) Philip Sutcliffe
  • (Welterweight) Willie McLoughlin
  • (Middleweight) Darren O'Neill
  • (Light heavyweight) Ken Egan
  • (Heavyweight) Con Sheehan
  • (Super heavyweight) David Joyce


USA Squad

  • (Light flyweight) Louie Byrd
  • (Flyweight) Rau'shee Warren
  • (Bantamweight)Ernie Garza
  • (Featherweight) Raynell Williams
  • (Lightweight) TBA
  • (Light welterweight)Charles Watson
  • (Welterweight) Eric Fowler/Javontae Starks
  • (Middleweight) Aleem Whitfield
  • (Light Heavyweight) Siju Shabazz
  • (Heavyweight) Paul Koon
  • (Super heavyweight) Michael Hunter