Wexford’s Kalib Walshe has taken home a silver medal from the World Championships…
Kalib Walshe will return from the Budva with lightweight silver, following a highly technical lightweight final against the Edgardo Nicolas Peralta of Argentina, the reigning Argentinian and South American champion.
The 5-0 decision went to Peralta on a scoreline of 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27.
Kalib, of Wexford CBS, and the European silver medalist at the weight, has had an incredible tournament, with wins over Greece’s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis, Artur Avetisyan of Armenia and Algeria’s Smail Sahraoui.
Meanwhile, Kayleigh Byrne left absolutely everything in the ring in her World U19 Championship quarter final, and bows-out on a dreaded 3-2 split. Kayleigh, of Gorey BC, boxed her 51kg QF against Nazokat Mardonova of Uzbekistan.
Despite winning the second round 3-2, and the third 4-1, the decision went to Mardonova. Kayleigh’s journey Worlds journey has included wins over Patrycja Petriman of Poland and Shi-Chun Chou of Chinese Taipei, and a 2026 European silver medal. Two-time European medalist, 54kg Carley O’Herron of Rochfortbridge BC contested her Last 32 bout against two-time European silver medalist Zuzanna Golebiewska of Poland in a highly competitive bout, but it wasn’t to be.
9 Team Ireland boxers are now ranked inside the World Top 5 in their respective weight categories:
- 48kg Louise Joyce| World No. 3
- 51kg Kayleigh Byrne | World No. 5
- 55kg Lee Largey Snoddon | World No. 5
- 60kg Kalib Walshe |World No. 2
- 65kg Grace Bailey | World No. 5
- 65kg Jason Donoghue| World No. 3
- 70kg Kaysie Joyce |World No. 3
- 70kg John Donoghue | World No. 1
- 75kg Jason Whelan | World No. 3
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