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Leitrim’s Dearbhla Rooney will take home a silver medal from the European Youth Championships in Italy. After impressively winning through three rounds, the Mullies youngster was beaten in her bantamweight final by Slovakian Jessica Triebelova this afternoon. Rooney lost out on the scorecard of all five judges, despite another spirited…

Sligo’s Dean Clancy and Leitrim’s Dearbhla Rooney will both target a place in a European final today. Manorhamilton’s Dearbhla Rooney is up first at the European Youth Championships in Italy and she will fight Russian opponent Valeriia Radionova in a bantamweight final shortly after lunchtime today. In the evening sessions,…

Sligo’s Dean Clancy has won his opening fight at the European Youth Championships in Italy. Last year’s silver medallist beat Belarussian Maksim Pankou 5-0 in his first round tie in the flyweight division to advance to the last 16. Later on, Manorhamilton’s Dearbhla Rooney will fight in the first round…