Boxing results: Irish National Elite championship finals

Darren O'Neill makes the leap to heavyweight

FINALS RESULTS:

Male (January 23):

49: Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) outpd Hugh Myers (St Brigids) unan.

52: Myles Casey (St Francis) outpd Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) split.

56: Kurt Walker (Canal) outpd Sean Higginson (St John Bosco) unan.

60: Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) outpd George Bates (St Marys) split.

64: Dean Walsh (St Joseph’s/St Ibars) outpd Ray Moylette (St Annes) split.

69: Adam Nolan (Bray) ouptd JJ Joyce (St Michael’s Athy) unan.

75: Michael O’Reilly (Portlaoise) outpd Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan) unan.

81: Roy Sheahan (St Michael’s Athy) outpd Matthew Tinker (St Francis) unan.

91: Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) outpd Ken Okungbowa (Athlone) split.

91&: Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) outpd Constantin Popovicu (Johnstown) unan.

Female (January 24):

48: Lauren Hogan (St Brigids, Offaly) outpd Maeve Clarke (Ballinacarrow) unan.

51: Ceire Smith (Cavan) outpd Kristina O’Hara (Emerald) unan.

54: Michaela Walsh (Holy Family) w/o.

57: Dervla Duffy (St Brigids, Kildare) stpd Joanne Lambe (Carrickmacross) 4^th.

60: Debbie O’Reilly (Olympic) outpd Louise Donohue (Geesala) unan.

64: Kelly Harrington (St Margarets) outpd Kayleigh Murrihy (Kilfenora) unan.

69: Claire Grace (Callan) outpd Christina Desmond (Macroom) split.

75: Laoise Traynor (Bray) w/o.

81&: Diana Campbell (Garda) outpd Fionna Nelson (City of Belfast) split.

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