Northern Eire’s 12-strong boxing workforce for this summer time’s Commonwealth Video games in Glasgow has been confirmed with a mixture of previous winners and newcomers.
Gold medallists from the 2022 version in Birmingham, Michaela Walsh and Jude Gallagher, are again to guide the workforce as co-captains and they’re the one survivors of the 5 gold medals received 4 years in the past.
Belfast’s Walsh improved on her silver medal finishes at Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018 high the rostrum and returns to defend her featherweight crown, whereas County Tyrone’s Gallagher steps as much as light-weight this time following his featherweight success in Birmingham.
Each competed on the current World Boxing Cup in Brazil, as did Belfast pair Jon McConnell and Louis Rooney who will make their Commonwealth Video games’ bow.
Holy Trinity’s McConnell made his large breakthrough on the 2024 Irish Elites and can field in the identical light-middleweight division that noticed Aidan Walsh win gold in Birmingham 4 years in the past, whereas Star ABC’s Rooney steps as much as the bantamweight division which additionally introduced gold 4 years in the past for Dylan Eagleson.
Rooney’s older cousin, John Paul Hale, is again for his second Commonwealth Video games and can hope to enhance upon his first spherical exit by the hands of Uganda’s Joshua Tukamuhebwa 4 years in the past.
Antrim’s Nicole Clyde can be again for a second Video games – this time at 54kg – and also will be searching for to enhance upon her earlier displaying when exiting on the quarter-final stage to India’s Nitu Ghanghas.
The remainder of the workforce are all new to the Video games with Immaculata’s Caitlin Fryers rewarded for her bronze medal end on the current Strandja Match with flyweight choice.
Holy Trinity’s Kaci Rock – daughter of former skilled Jim – is chosen at welterweight with the 23-year-old claiming Ulster Elite honours in December.
Rock’s club-mate Janssen Hill additionally claimed Ulster honours earlier than Christmas and takes the ladies’s welterweight berth, whereas light-heavyweight Eoghan Quinn, heavyweight Garyn McAllister and super-heavyweight Willie John McCartan are all rewarded for his or her 2025 Ulster title wins to safe their locations.