Irish Boxing

Golden-boy Gallagher suffers shock early defeat to Quinn

By Bernard O'Neill

Saturday February 12 2011

COMMONWEALTH GAMES gold medallist Patrick Gallagher crashed out of the Elite National Senior Championships after dropping a shock decision to Dublin welterweight Daniel Quinn at the National Stadium in Dublin last night.
Quinn, from the Glasnevin BC, was never behind and recorded a deserved 6-1 win over the Gleann BC Belfast club-man in the first upset of the Championships.
Belfast's Sean McComb got the blue riband tournament under way with a composed win over St Anne's Danny Coughlan. The Holy Trinity ace opened the scoring with a raking left jab in the first round and added two points in the second. Coughlan pulled one back in the third, but McComb restored his three-point cushion with another jab to claim a 4-1 verdict in the new 56kg category.
Michael Myres came from behind to edge out Gavin Keating in the opening 60kg clash. Keating, of the St Saviours club in Dublin, was 3-1 up in the first but Myres restored parity at 5-5 before finding the target with a right hook in the third.
Jason Conroy made it three wins in a row for the blue corner with a third- round stoppage of Paul Raymond, and ex-champ Ross Hickey nearly suffered a shock loss to Crumlin light-welter Stephen Carroll.
Hickey, a bronze medal winner at the 2008 European Championships, opened a 1-0 lead in the first, but Carroll landed two quick shots in succession to take a 2-1 lead in an explosive second round. Hickey responded with a cracking right which forced his opponent into a standing count.
Carroll took another count in the third, but stormed back to make it 3-3 with a close-range left. But two thudding right hooks sealed a 5-3 win for Hickey.
"He made me work hard, he's a very strong puncher. I caught him with two right hooks when I needed them because he was coming on strong," said Hickey.
Elsewhere, in the 64kg category, Stephen Coughlan comfortably beat Jake Hanney and Tyrone McKenna out-gunned Tommy Dwyer. Anthony Upton made it eight wins in a row for the blue corner after earning a 5-1 decision over Eamon Touhy.
Limerick's Jessie Lyons, the intermediate champion, marched into the 69kg semi-final after stopping Joanne Barkly in round three in the only female bout of the night.
Meanwhile, Ken Egan has received a bye into the semis in the light-heavyweight category. The Neilstown southpaw, who is aiming for 11 Senior title in a row, will meet either Thomas Roohan or Brian Fitzpatrick next Friday night.
World Youth champion Joe Ward has also received a bye into the last four in the light-heavyweight class and will meet the winner from today's Davey Joe Joyce and Sean Allen duel next Saturday. European and Commonwealth champ Paddy Barnes has received a bye into the light-flyweight final where he'll meet Dubliner Evan Metcalfe.
Belfast's Tommy McCarthy, who was beaten in the last two light-heavyweight finals by Egan, announced before the championships that he was moving up to heavyweight. But the Oliver Plunkett clubman has been handed a tough 90kg debut as he will now meet defending champion -- and 2009 EU champion -- Con Sheehan, from Clonmel BC in the last eight today.
The Championships continue today with two sessions beginning at 11.0 and 6.0.
- Bernard O'Neill

 

burnett lost to conlan(4-3) and phelan beat casey(13-0) , thats 2 of my picks beaten already ffs. I couldnt pick my nose !!!

Just seen Lindberg and Sean McComb lost aswel ,dont think its such a great idea to have the Ulsters on the week before the seniors , is this the norm or just this year ??

 

hey lads,just wondering are there many of you heading to the casey v rigo bill and if so where are ye staying.looking at citywest website there and rooms are going fast.i remember someone saying that the citywest could be dodgy for some reason.if anyone knows could you mail me please.don't know dublin too well but was thinking it would be easier to stay there rather than taking taxi's to and from the citywest from the city centre.
cant wait should be a great night.
casey for the tko hopefully ha,what a man,so likeable,ireland's next boxing star hopefully.

 

You could try the Maldron citywest just down the road and cheaper to booth.:good

 

yeah Maldron is five mins away, cheaper and across the road from Clondalkin Rugby Club you could watch a match the next morning!

 

LEE TRAINING TO KO MCEWAN
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/february11/feb11_lee_wants_ko.html

 

I have a feeling they will get alejandro lakotas out to fight Garcia on the Casey undercard. Does anyone have any info on what opponent their bringing in for him?

 

McBride is the only Irish boxer you've heard of? You clearly know **** all about boxing so. Now get out of this thread before you embarrass yourself any further you gobshite.

 

Moylette got beat!

 

You'd picked Casey? Jaysus thats Burnett, Moylette, Gallagher, McLoughlin, Lindberg gone already:huh

 

Not Casey I picked Mcloughlin and Burnett, I honestly thought McLoughlin would win easy this year he is in flying form and one of our best boxers at the minute.

 

Jaysus, what was the score.

 

4-2 I think. sutcliffe had a great win opp didn't come out for the 3rd phil was leadin 12-1

 

Yeah after watching the Ulsters I thought he win it handily.. Did anyone head over last night? If so was there any dodgy scoring?? Serious talent in the National this year:deal


69Kg:
Patrick Gallagher (Gleann) - Inter champ '09, Commonwealth Gold Medalist
Roy Sheahan (St Michael's Athy) - 06, 07, 08 Senior Champ
John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy) - '10 Senior champ, 08 Olympian, EU Bronze medal
Karl Brabazon (St Saviours) - '05 Senior Champ
Craigh McCarthy (St Pauls) - just beat McLaughlin
Willie McLaughlin (Illies GG) - EU Silver medalist, World Quarter finalist, '09 Senior Champ
Patrick J Ward (Olympic) - Under 21 & Inter champion 09, 10
Brian Brosnan (Olympic) - Former Under 21 & Inter champ
Daniel Quinn (Glasnevin) - Just beat Gallagher, Inter runner up '09
Adam Nolan (Bray) - Inter champ '10

Serious ****ing talent!

 

thanks lads, much cheaper alright. probably go with that,cheers. also lads im from cork and flights are only 28euro going up on the morning and coming back the following night, so a bargain really. is the airport far from the maldron do ye know? sorry for all the questions, much appreciated.

undercard is coming along nicely, spike v fitz would be a nice addition and perez v rogie, wishful thinking I suppose.