Alesha Mullis Boyle wins at World of Havoc in Florida, silver for Carys McFadden

Alesha Mullis Boyle took victory at the World of Havoc Tournament in Orlando, Florida.

The Dungloe Boxing Club boxer defeated Summer Jackson to take a gold medal, while there was a silver for Carys McFadden of Dunfanaghy Boxing Club.

Mullis Boyle won at 66kgs, defeating Jackson, who boxes out of Washington, on a unanimous decision.

Mullis Boyle won her second Irish title in May when defeating Ella Leonard in the National Senior Cadet 66kgs final on a unanimous decision.

Earlier in the year, the Dungloe BC puncher overcame Leonard in the Junior 1 66kgs final.

McFadden was pipped on a dreaded split decision by hometown favourite Sophia Ortiz at 46kgs.

McFadden nabbed the Senior Cadet 46kgs crown via a walkover having created a neat nugget of history in March.

Then, she won the Junior 1 46kgs title to become Dunfanaghy BC’s first ever female Irish champ. McFadden stopped Olivia Wardzinska from St Brigid’s, Edenderry in the second round of their final.

Mullis Boyle and McFadden were part of a 25-strong Irish team that comes back across the Atlantic with 17 medals: 14 gold and three silver.

The tournament represented the first time Team Ireland will field a national team in the US in some years.

Sanctioned by USA Boxing, a founder member of World Boxing, World of Havoc is a Tier 1 event.

Contesting this tournament was made possible by IABA clubs’ decision in April to also affiliate to World Boxing, on a dual member basis. 

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World Boxing, which will run boxing at the LA28 Olympic Games, affirmed IABA as a member in May.

The Irish team included boxers from 10 counties, including the Donegal duo and the Head of Delegation was IABA President Anto Donnelly, while the team was led by Team Managers Stephen Connolly and Anna Moore.