ILLIES Golden Gloves’ Cahir Gormley gets through the ropes this evening for a quarter-final at the National Under-18 Championships.
Gormley, who was awarded a walkover win last weekend, will face Nathan O’Brien of Wexford CBS.
Gormley and O’Brien clash in a 60kgs quarter-final at the National Stadium.
Twenty-six quarter and semi-finals will be decided this weekend.
Tomorrow evening, double European bronze medalist Leah Gallen defends her Irish U18 title when sh faces Bracken’s Dominika Gulli.
Welterweight Gallen is gunning for a spot in the January 31 final.
Raphoe ABC’s Cody Lafferty is already through to the 48kgs final, while Liam McMonagle, also of Raphoe ABC, has a semi-final to look forward to on Saturday-week.
This evening, also at 60kgs, Kilcullen Co Kildare boxer Aodhan Byrne, who has strong Ballybofey connections, meets Cian Duggan from Cabra in a quarter-final.
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