Thailand opponent for Brett McGinty at World Youth Championships

Irish captain Brett McGinty, will be one of the first Irish boxers in action at the 2016 World Youth Championships in St Petersburg, Russia.
No Irish are involved on Thursday during day 1 but St Johnston man McGinty, Paddy Donovan and Christopher O’Reilly will battle in preliminary rounds on Friday.
Brett who is a European Schoolsboys bronze and Commonwealth Youth silver medallist will take on Kuattisak Promchuay from Thailand in the 69kg opener.
AIBA World Youth Championships St Peterburg, Russia
November 18th
Prelims
60kg Paddy Donovan (Ireland) v Damian Durkacz (Poland)
69kg Brett McGinty (Ireland) V Kuattisak Promchuay (Thailand)
81kg Christopher O’Reilly (Ireland) v Kim Taek Min (Korea)
November 19th
Prelims
49kg Jordan Moore (Ireland) v Salah Imberahim (Germany)
52kg Conor Quinn (Ireland) v Elio Crespo-Santos (Cuba)
56kg Eamer Coughlan (Ireland) Toltayayev Samatav (Kazakhstan)
November 20th
Prelims
75kg Michael Nevin (Ireland) v Matej Uremovic (Croatia) or Mukhammadyusuf Akbarov (Kyrgyzstan‎)
November 21st
Prelims
64kg Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) v Freudis Rojas Jnr. (USA)
November 22nd
Prelims
91kg+ Kevin Sheehy (Ireland) v Mahammad Abdullayev (Azerbaijan) or Marek Korolkov (Lithuania)
Irish squad
49kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard)
56kg Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown)
60kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL)
64kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic)
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) Cpt
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg Christopher O’Reilly (Bracken)
91+kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis)
Team manager: Stephen Connolly
Coaches: Billy McClean and John Conlan
R&J: Ben McGarrigle