Caoimhin Connolly and Kerry Brown among finalists as new U-19 champions crowned

Twin Towns' Caoimhin Connelly and Convoy’s Kerry Brown were among a host of talented young boxers who gave it their all in this evening’s National U19 Championship finals.

Both fell just short in their respective title bouts but earned praise for their skill and determination on one of the biggest stages of the underage boxing calendar.

Convoy Boxing Club's Kerry Brown 

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The 2025 National U19 Championship reached its culmination this evening, in finals in which 23 new champions were made.

This competition began on July 4th, and comprised over 130 boxers from 45 clubs.

Congratulations to all finalists, their clubs and families.

Results:
44kg  Lauren Long (Tipperary Town) W/O
46kg  Emily Midwinter (Rosslare) W/O
46kg  Dillon Donnelly (St Pauls A) beat Jake Redmond (Blessington), 5-0
48kg  Chloe Cox (Setanta) beat Keely Stevens (Charlestown), 4-1
48kg  Aleksejs Iazic (St Nicholas) beat Daniel O’Connell (Kanturk), 4-1
50kg  Kurt Kinsella (Monkstown D) beat Caoimhin Connolly (Twin Towns), 3-2
51kg  Kayleigh Byrne (Gorey) beat Isabel Nolan (Santry), 4-1
54kg  Tegan Farrelly (Dunboyne) beat Jessica Gallagher (Mulhuddart), 4-1
55kg  Michael Reilly (St Pauls Wat) beat Edward E Corcoran (Mullingar Elite), 5-0
57kg  Grace Conway (Tredagh) beat Alexis O’Brien (Nutgrove), RSC2
60kg  Kelsey Langan (Ballina) beat Kerry Brown (Convoy), 5-0
60kg  Sean McCusker (Dealgan) beat Christopher Cranny (Nutgrove), RSC2
65kg  Sarah Murphy (St Brigids Kildare) W/O
65kg  John Donoghue (Olympic L) beat Charlie Mulligan (Cookstown), 5-0
70kg  Katelyn Butler (St Colmans) beat Chloe Poleon (Dunboyne), 4-1
70kg  Patrick Kelly (St Abbans/Kilmyshall) beat David Nevin (Mullingar Elite), 5-0
75kg  Nessa Tabachuk (Celtic Eagles) beat Caoilfhionn Grant Moloney (Togher), 3-2
75kg  Jason Whelan (Dublin Docklands) beat Reuben Aigbologa (Mayfield), DSQ3
80kg  Molly Mae Higgins (Rathnew) W/O
80kg  Ricky Kiely (Midleton) beat Stephen Murphy (Celtic Eagles), 3-2
85kg  Chulainn McDonnell (Whitechurch) beat Kieran Reilly (St Saviours OBA), RSC3
90kg  Shay O’Dowd (Swords) beat Christopher Stokes (Crumlin), 5-0
90+kg Jude Fitzgerald (Dungarvan) beat Solomon Udeze (Portlaoise), 5-0