Geraghty, Sweeney Victorious At National Elite Chapionships

ByBoxing Press

Declan Geraghty and Gary Sweeney both won their club derbies on opening night at the National Elite Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium this evening.

Geraghty beat his Crumlin BC team-mate on a unanimous decision and Sweeny edged his Olympic BC (Galway) team-mate on a split decision. Geraghty. a two-time Elite champion, will now meet defending lightweight champion Sean McComb tomorrow in the last-eight.
Twelve bouts were decided this evening.
Meanwhile, Olympic champion Katie Taylor will meet Alanna Murphy in the lightweight final on March 8th. Both women are the only two to enter in the lightweight class.
Two sessions will be decided tomorrow at 2pm and 7pm.
Note-the February 28th and March 1st semi-finals begin at 7pm. No 2pm session for March 1st.
2014 National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

Prelims February 21st

60kg Declan Geraghty (Crumlin) beat Francis Campbell (Crumlin) 3-0
60kg Joe Fitzpatrick (Immaculata) beat James McDowell (UL) DISQ2
64kg Sean Montgomery (Canal, Defence Forces) beat Martin Noonan (Riverstown) 2-1
64kg Sean Duffy (Holy Trinity) beat Paul Hyland (Gleann) 3-0
64kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat Niall Murray (Gorey) 3-0
64kg Ciaran Bates (St Marys) beat Dean O’Gorman (Carrick on Suir) 3-0
64kg Dean Walsh (St Josephs/St Ibars) beat Jason Conroy (Crumlin) 3-0
64kg Rohan Date (St Pauls) beat Patrick Mongan (Olympic) 3-0
64kg Noel Murphy (Macroom) beat Mark O’Hara (Holy Trinity) TKOI3
69kg Brian Brosnan (Olympic, Defences Forces) beat Johnny Harty (Rathkeale) 3-0
69kg David Roche (Riverstown, Defence Forces) beat Petru Ursu (Lucan) 3-0
91kg Gary Sweeney (Olympic) beat Patrick Corcoran (Olympic) 2-1