Grace Conway Dowling, Ava Henry, and Kyla Doyle Byrne will each have a chance at a gold medal Sunday (April 14) after winning their respective semi-finals at the European youth boxing championships in Porec, Croatia.
Two-time European medallist Conway Dowling (Tredagh BC) defeated Italy's Madalina Grabucea 4-1 in the 52kg semi-final to secure at least a silver, with the bout scored 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, 28-29. The Louth boxer will face Ukraine's Taisiia Pokusai in Bout 3 of the afternoon session on Sunday.
Team co-captain Ava Henry (Dublin Dockland BC) was dominant in her 63 kg semi-final against Poland's Kinga Krowka with a 5-0 win (30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26). It will be another Ukraine-Ireland matchup in the final when she meets Yulia Stupakova in Bout 6 Sunday afternoon.
Kyla Doyle Byrne (Whitechurch BC) had precisely the same scorecard as Henry for her semi-final, defeating Italian Annamaria Del Giorno 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 in competition for the 66kg silver. She'll attempt to upgrade that against Romania's Amalia Tugui in the gold final Sunday (Bout 7).
All finals will be streamed live on the EUBC YouTube channel. The afternoon session begins at 11 a.m. Irish time.
Saturday is a rest day for the tournament, at which 33 countries and 330 boxers are competing.
