European Union champion David Oliver Joyce will be in action when Ireland meet China for the second time in four days at the Dungarvan Sports Centre in Waterford tonight.

 

Both nations - who meet for a third and final time at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday - clashed in New Ross, Wexford on Sunday night and Ireland recorded a 9-3 win.

 

David Oliver Joyce, who has won 16 Irish titles all the way up to Elite, faces Qiang Luo this evening. The St Michael's Athy man has the distinction of beating AIBA World champion Dominico Valentino two times in the last twelve months.

 

Joyce beat Valentino in an Ireland versus Italy international in Belfast last year and followed that up with another win over the Italian when his Istanbul side beat Milan in the World Series of Boxing earlier this month.

 

World and European champion Katie Taylor and Cheng Dong will meet again tonight just a few days after Taylor beat the Chinese lightweight 6-2 in Wexford in a repeat of the 2010 and 2008 AIBA World finals in Bridgetown, Barbados and Ningbo City, China.

 

Jason Quigley, a gold medal winner at the 2009 European Youth Championships, will also be between the ropes this evening along with Tyrone McCullagh, a bronze medal winner at the 2010 European Championships.

 

Elite super-heavyweight and welterweight champions Cathal McMonagle and Adam Nolan will also be in action on Suirside along with Davey Joe Joyce, Chris Phelan, Ceire Smith and Sinead Kavanagh.

 

European Union heavyweight champion Con Sheehan and former Elite champion Philip Sutcliffe are both out of tonight's international after picking up ankle and hand injuries.

 

The duo have been replaced by John Sweeney and Craig McCarthy.

 

Tonight's international will be decided over 12 bouts. Boxing begins at 7.30pm.

 

Ireland and China will meet for a third and final time at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday.

 

Ken Egan will line out for Ireland on the night versus Fanlong Meng. Please see above attachment for details.

 

Irish squad v China Dungarvan Sports Centre Waterford  March 23rd (7.30pm)

 

52Kg: Chris Phelan (Ryston) v Yong Chang (China)

51Kg: Ceire Smith (Cavan) v Yujie Luo (China)

56Kg: Tyrone McCullagh (Holy Family GG) v Hongliang Zhang (China)

60Kg: Katie Taylor (Bray) v Cheng Dong (China)

60Kg: David  Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy) v Qiang Luo (China)

64Kg: Craig McCarthy (St Paul's) v Richabilige Hu (China)

69Kg: Adam Nolan (Bray) v Qiong Maimaitituersun (China)

75Kg: Jason Quigley (Finn Valley) v Jianting Zhang (China)

75Kg: Sinead Kavanagh (Drimnagh) vDongmel Wang (China)

81Kg: David Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy) v Fanlong Meng (China)

91Kg: John Sweeney (Dungloe) v Maimaiti Zaifula (China)

91+Kg: Chris Devanney (Ballincarrow) v Zhilei Zaifula (China)

 

(Running order to be confirmed)

 

Ireland v China Brandon Hotel New Ross, Wexford March 20th 

 

52Kg: Michael Conlon (St John Bosco) beat Yong Chang (China) 15-4

60Kg: Michael McDonagh (St Mary's) beat Qiang Luo (China) 2-0

81Kg: Joe Ward (Moate) beat Fanlong Meng (China) 9-2

51Kg: Katie Rowland (Geesala) beat  Yujie Luo (China) 3-1

91Kg+:Sean Turner (Drimnagh) lost to Zhilei Zaifula (China) 5-5, c/b 10-10, 1-4

56Kg: John Joe Nevin (Cavan) beat  Hongliang Zhang (China) 7-1

75Kg: Sinead Kavanagh (Drimnagh) beat  Dongmel Wang (China) 5-2

69Kg: Karl Brabazon (St Saviours) lost to Qiong Maimaitituersun (China) 3-10

64Kg: Niall Murray (Gorey)  lost to  Richabilige Hu (China) 3-6

75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Paulstown) beat Jianting Zhang (China) 5-2

60Kg: Katie Taylor (Bray) beat Cheng Dong (China) 6-2

91Kg: Patrick Corcoran (Olympic) beat Maimaiti Zaifula (China) 7-4