Waterford boxer set to fight for Ireland in international boxing competition
Youth champion Michael Reilly boxes out of St Paul's Boxing Club in Waterford
A boxer from Waterford has been named on the Ireland team to take on Wales in an international competition set to take place in Derry's Guildhall on Saturday, 1 March.
Michael Reilly, who boxes out of St Paul's Boxing Club in Waterford, is a reigning IABA 2025 Youth Competition champion and will now will take on Wales in the first Youth international to take place since March 2023.
The last competition saw Ireland go head to head with England in a dual-nations following a training camp in Ballina, County Mayo. The last Elite international took place in Castlerea, County Roscommon in April of last year when Ireland faced off with Ukraine also after a training camp.
It's been three years since Ireland last met Wales in a dual-nations. The predominantly Youth programme saw both sides win 5 apiece.
The Ireland team have been training at Dealgan Boxing Club in Louth and at the National Stadium in Dublin ahead of the big competition. The team concluded their final training session on Saturday.
If you want to show your support for Michael and the rest of team Ireland, tickets cost €20 for an adult and €16 for under 16s.
See below for a full list of team members set to fight for Ireland this weekend.
Team Ireland
46kg Ava McCabe, Jobstown BC, Dublin
48kg Abbey Molloy, Sacred Heart Boxing Club Dublin
52kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey BC, Wexford
54kg Elma Barry, Setanta Boxing Academy, Kildare
57kg Grace Conway, Tredagh Boxing Academy, Louth
51kg Michael Reilly, St. Paul’s Boxing Club, Waterford
54kg James McCann, St. Monica’s ABC, Newry
57kg Sean McCusker, Dealgan BC, Louth
60kg Daniel Hunter, Corpus Christi ABC, Belfast
67kg John Donoghue, Olympic Boxing Club, Westmeath
71kg Rati Abulzade, Togher BC, Cork
75kg Jason Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC
80kg Chulainn McDonnell, Whitechurch BC, Dublin