Katie Taylor has been forced to sit out the 2015 National Elite Championships due to injury.
The Olympic champion is still recovering from an injured left wrist she sustained on her way to a fifth world title in South Korea in November and as a result did not weigh in this morning.
“Would love to have boxed but injured wrist from world championships didn’t heal quick enough, hence the reason I didn’t weigh in,” the Bray boxer tweeted today.
Her decision leaves the 60kg division open for dispute between Louise Donohoe (Geesalla BC, Mayo) and Debbie O’Reilly (Olympic BC, Galway).
Taylor has been unopposed in previous years.
Limerick's Moira McElligot and Athlone's Cheyanne O'Neill (57kg) will get the championships underway at the National Stadium tonight from 7pm.
Former European Elite champion Ray Moylette (64kg) and London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Olympians Adam Nolan and John Joe Joyce (both 69kg) will also be in action.
Sixteen quarter-final bouts will be decided this evening.
2015 National Elite Championships
Friday - Quarter-Finals (7pm)
57kg Moira McElligot (Rathkeale) V Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone)
56kg Gary McKenna (Old School) V Kurt Walker (Canal)
56kg Jason Kirwan (Ballagh) V Sean Higginson (St John Bosco Belfast)
64kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic) V Benaldo Marime (Holy Trinity)
64kg Raymond Moylett(St Annes) V Jason Conroy (Crumlin)
64kg Niall Murray (Gorey) V Ross Hickey (Grancecon/ Def/Frc)
69kg Johnny Joyce (St Michaels Athy) V Fergal Redmond (Arklow)
69kg Lee Sherlock (Corpus Christi) V Wayne Kelly (Mullingar Elite)
69kg Bernard Roe (Dublin Docklands) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
69kg Craig McCarthy (St Pauls Waterford) V Adam Nolan (St Fergals Bray)
75kg Conor Coyle (St Josephs Derry) V Emmet Brennan (Corinthians)
75kg Glory Lmuala (Maynooth) V Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) V Chris Blaney (Navan)
91kg Patrick O’Shea (St Colmans) V John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin)
91kg Stephen McMonagle (Holy Trinity) V Andrew Hanley (St Fergals Bray)
91kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)
Saturday - Semi-finals (7pm)
64kg Sarah Close (Holy Family GG) V Kayleigh Murrihy (Kilfenora)
64kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) V Kelly Harrington (St Margarets)
69kg Christina Desmond (Macroom) V Tina Donelly (Baldoyle)
69kg Jillian Duffy (St Fergals Bray) V Clare Grace (Callan)
75kg Michael O’Reilly (Portlaoise) V Conor Coyle (St Josephs Derry) / Emmet Brennan (Corinthians)
75kg Glory Lmuala (Maynooth) / Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) V Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan)
81kg Roy Sheahan (St Michaels Athy) V Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) / Chris Blaney (Navan)
81kg Pádraig McCrory (Holy Trinty) V Matthew Tinker (St Francis)
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) V Patrick O’Shea (St Colmans) / John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin)
91kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) / Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) V Stephen McMonagle (Holy Trinity) / Andrew Hanley (St Fergals Bray)
91+kg Dean Gardiner (Clonmel) V Niall Kennedy (Gorey)
91+kg Jason Barron (Holy Trinity) V Constantin Popovicu (Johnstown)
