PARIS OLYMPIANS DEAN Clancy and Jude Gallagher continued Ireland’s bright start to the European Elite Boxing Championships as they each reached the last-16 stage in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday.
In the evening session, Sligo welterweight Clancy was forced to dig deep, coming back from a closely lost first round to edge Germany’s Mohamed Siala on a 3-2 split decision.
Clancy upped the ante in the second and third rounds of an engaging contest, earning victory on judges’ scores of 30-27, 29-28 x2, and 28-29 x2.
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What a win! Team Ireland's Dean Clancy left it all in the ring in claiming his opening European Elite Championship win.
He contested against Germany’s Mohamed Siala in a tight, high-tempo bout, coming away with a 3-2 win.
Clancy will face France’s Hugo Grau in his 65kg Last 16 bout on Sunday. The pair last met during an Ireland-v-France test match at the National Stadium in February, and they also sparred during Boxing Ireland’s Commonwealth Games training camp in Belfast in July.
Earlier, Jude Gallagher opened his account with a strong win over Maksym Bocarov of Slovakia.
The 2026 lightweight Commonwealth Games silver medallist won a 60kg contest driven by his technical, physical style of boxing.
Team Ireland’s Jude Gallagher says he’s delighted to have his first European Elite Championship win in the bag.
And, speaking to Boxing Ireland EEC Correspondent @GrainneWalshBox he has paid tribute to his dad, John, who has traveled to Sofia to support him.
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Dean Clancy and Jude Gallagher continue Ireland's bright start to European Championships
LAST UPDATE | 18 Sep
PARIS OLYMPIANS DEAN Clancy and Jude Gallagher continued Ireland’s bright start to the European Elite Boxing Championships as they each reached the last-16 stage in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday.
In the evening session, Sligo welterweight Clancy was forced to dig deep, coming back from a closely lost first round to edge Germany’s Mohamed Siala on a 3-2 split decision.
Clancy upped the ante in the second and third rounds of an engaging contest, earning victory on judges’ scores of 30-27, 29-28 x2, and 28-29 x2.
Clancy will face France’s Hugo Grau in his 65kg Last 16 bout on Sunday. The pair last met during an Ireland-v-France test match at the National Stadium in February, and they also sparred during Boxing Ireland’s Commonwealth Games training camp in Belfast in July.
Earlier, Jude Gallagher opened his account with a strong win over Maksym Bocarov of Slovakia.
The 2026 lightweight Commonwealth Games silver medallist won a 60kg contest driven by his technical, physical style of boxing.
The bout went to the Tyrone man 5-0, scored, 30-27 x4 and 29-28.
Gallagher is in Last 16 action on Monday’s afternoon session, taking on France’s Lounes Hamraoi, a 2022 European medallist.
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