The Donegal Open Championships took place in the Carndonagh ABC gym yesterday.
Nineteen winners were crowned in the ring with a host of walkover winners also leaving with titles.
Two finals – Shay O’Kane (St Canice’s) v Bernie McDonagh (Dunfanaghy) at Boy 1 39kgs and Andrew Cunningham (Carndonagh) v Owen David Ward (Letterkenny) at Boy 4 50kgs – will be boxed at Dunree ABC’s show on February 25 at Crana College.
In the bout of the day on Saturday, Convoy’s former two-time Irish champion Bryan McNamee had the measure of Illies Golden Gloves’ Brian Elliott.
McNamee took a split decision after a contest that had the sparks flying in Carn as the Convoy man, stepping up to middleweight for the day, took the Under-18 75kgs title.
In a repeat of the Ulster Senior final, Davit Tsotsoria of the Illies Golden Gloves again saw off Letterkenny’s Michael McConigley to win the Elite 91kgs crown. Tsotsoria defeated McConigley in their Ulster decider at the Dockworkers Club and was on top again in Carn.
Dylan Browne-McMonagle has been making waves in the saddle as a promising jockey, but he has talent in the ring too. A beaten finalist in the Irish Boy 2 33kgs section last year, he claimed the Boy 3 36kgs crown on Saturday with a walkover win over Chad Deeney from St Canice’s.
Dylan Browne-McMonagle
Next Sunday, the Garda Boxing Team and Ballina ABC will combine to face a Donegal selection in a bumper tournament to be staged at the Abbey Hotel in Donegal town.
DONEGAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS: RESULTS
Boy 1 46kgs Ben Clark (Carndonagh) beat Ryan McMonagle (Carndonagh) 3-0
Girl 2 46kgs Clodagh McMonagle (Carndonagh) beat Chloe McGonagle (St Brigid’s) 3-0
Boy 2 52kgs Liam Crawford (Raphoe) beat Zayed Ali (Letterkenny) RSC 3
Boy 3 36kgs Dylan Brown-McMonagle (Letterkenny) v Chad Deeney (St Canice’s) W/O
Boy 3 46kgs Pauric Lawlor (Dunree) beat Conor Jordan (Letterkenny) 3-0
Boy 3 50kgs Odhran Doogan (Dunfanaghy) beat Ewan White (Churchlands) 3-0
Boy 3 52kgs Odhran McGinley (Dunfanaghy) beat Danny Buchanann (Raphoe) 3-0
Girl 4 48kgs Molly Simmon (Carndonagh) beat Allana Sweeney (Twin Towns) 3-0
Boy 4 42kgs Michael Connor (Letterkenny) beat Adam Hall (Dunfanaghy) 2-1
Boy 4 44kgs Jessie Callaghan (Illies) beat Joe Harkin (Letterkenny) 3-0
Youth 1 54kgs Justin Nelson (Carndonagh) v Callum Conwell (St Canice’s) W/O
Youth 1 66kgs Oisin Devlin (Carndonagh) beat Oran Devine (Raphoe) RSC1
Youth 1 57kgs Seanna Jackson (Dunfanaghy) beat Michael O’Donnell (Letterkenny) RSC2
Youth 2 48kgs Sean Kelly (Dunfanaghy) beat Ben Henderson (Churchlands) 3-0
Youth 2 63kgs James Devlin (Carndonagh) beat Tiernan O’Kane (St Canice’s) 3-0
Youth 2 70kgs William Callaghan (Carndonagh) beat David Brolly (St Canice’s) 3-0
Under-18 75kgs Bryan McNamee (Convoy) beat Brian Elliott (Illies) 2-1
Senior 64kgs Cillin Boyce (Letterkenny) beat Matthew Boreland (Churchlands) 2-1
Elite 91kgs Davit Tsotsoria (Illies) beat Michael McConigley (Letterkenny) 3-0
Odhrán McGinley and Sean Kelly of Dunfanaghy ABC
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