Keith Monks, Rohan Date, Paul Kelly, Anthony Upton, James Myres and Fergal McRory booked their tickets to the quarter-finals of the IABAs Open Youth Competition with impressive wins this Saturday.
Michael O'Reilly, Mark McLoughlan and Shane McCarron also advanced, albeit by one point margins, in three bouts that went all the way down to the final bell at IABA headquarters.
Meanwhile, this evening’s session saw Robert Murphy and Ger Slane produce the first count-back of the tournament, Murphy progressing by a three point margin.
The Eddie Byrne versus Stephen Broadhurst duel was another tight affair, Broadhurst eventually advancing, while Chris Mullaly impressed in his bout with Adam Hannessy.
The tournament will recommence with quarter-finals next Friday and Saturday 22/23 January.
The finals will now be held on Saturday 30 January. The semi-finals will take place on Friday 29 January.
The IABA is using the Open Youth Competition to help with their selection process for the 2010 AIBA World Youth Championships in Azerbaijan.
The AIBA World Youth Championships glove-off in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 20 April.
The tournament, which will see athletes box over three, three minutes rounds, will act as the only qualifier for the 2010 Youth Olympics Games in Singapore next August.
16 January Preliminary (2.30pm):
60Kg: Keith Monks (Crumlin) beat Gary Finnegan (St Nicholas) 5-0
60Kg: Sam Rice (Glasnevin) lost to Rohan Date (Saviours/Crystal) 0-6
60Kg: Leroy Howard (St Saviours) lost to Michael O'Reilly (Portlaoise) 5-6
60Kg: Mark McLoughlin (St Marys) beat Mark Foster (Gilford) 4-3
60Kg: Aaron Casey (Oughterard) lost to Jonathan Carroll (St Seachn) RSC3
60Kg: Adam Cullen (Cavan) lost toJason Conroy (Crumlin) 3-9
60Kg: Paul Kelly (Twintowns) beat Patrick Sherlock (Ennis) RSC2
60Kg: Anthony Upton (Holy Family) beat Patrick McDonagh (Leeside Lough) 8-2
64Kg: Thomas O'Reilly )Deise) lost to Jamie Lee Maxwell (Gilford) 1-8
64Kg: Paul Harkin (Bay City) lost to Shane McCarlgon (Cardonagh) 4-5
64Kg: Noel Daly (Ennis) lost to J Myres (Ryston) 0-9
64Kg: JJ Nevin (Mullingar) lost to Thomas Stokes (St Seachnalls) 1-6
64Kg: Paddy Joyce (Ryston) v Fergal McRory (Clonoe) RSC1
16 January (6.30pm):
64Kg: Brian Duffy (Keady) beat John Joyce (Eagle) 14-4
64kG: Kieran Forde (Monivea) beat Christy Joyce (St Michael's Athy) RSC1
64Kg: Robert Murphy (Drimnagh) beat Ger Slane (Clonard) 8-8 c/b 19-16
69Kg: Martin Mongan (Ballinasloe) lost to Anthony Furlong (Wexford) RSC2
69Kg: Stephen Carroll (Crumlin) lost to Chris Blaney (Navan) 1-6
69Kg: Eddie Byrne (Wexford CBS) lost to Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan) 4-6
69Kg: Eamon Tighe (Ballinacarrow) beat Gavin Healy (Bantry) RSC2
69Kg: Michael Reilly (Drimnagh) lost to Martin Wall (Crumlin) 5-9
69Kg: Richard Walsh (Dungarvan) beat Adam Kavanagh (Callan) 4-0
69Kg: Adam Hannessy (St Nicholas) lost to Chris Mullally (Ryston) RSC1
69Kg: Martin Leahy (St Davids) lost to John Coughlan (Drimnagh) RTD3
15 January Preliminary:
51Kg: Shane Roche (St Saviours) beat Orin McDermott (Finn Valley) W/O
51Kg: Karl Maher (Lucan) lost to Steve Quinn (Eastside) 0-4
51Kg: Joel McCartney (Eastside) lost to Ryan Burnett (Holy Family) Disq2
54Kg: Anthony Hartley (St Saviours) beat Jack Harvey (Glasnevin) 6-5
54Kg:Jamie Long (Sunnyside) beat Jason McInerney (Neenagh) RSC3
54Kg: George Bates (St Marys) beat James Tennyson (St Pauls) 16-7
54Kg: Glen Holmes (Corinthians) beat Barry Walsh (St Colmans) RSC2
54Kg: Gavin Collier (St Aidans) lost to Barry O'Neill (Holy Trinity) 1-6
57Kg: Michael McDonagh (St Marys) beat Nial Cooney (Clann Naofa) 5-1
57Kg: Rory Kelly (Sean McDermot) lost Ryan McKeown (Sacred Heart) RSC2
60Kg: Daniel O'Keeffe (Ryston) lost to Patrick McDonagh (Leeside Lough) RET3
64Kg: Sean Thackaberry (Ryston) lost to Jamie Lee Maxwell (Gilford) 3-10
69Kg: Luke Short (OLOL) lost to John Corcoran (Drimnagh) RSC2
