Northern Ireland's boxing team has been confirmed for this summer's Commonwealth Games.
Team NI will take a squad of 13 fighters to Birmingham looking to continue its impressive medal record at the Games.
Boxing has been Northern Ireland's most successful sport at the Commonwealths with 61 medals being won in the ring including 13 golds, 19 silvers and 29 bronze medals.
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This year's squad consists of eight male and five female fighters and there is a good mix of youth and experience.
Siblings Aidan and Michaela Wash join Carly McNaul in the team.
They all won silver medals at the Gold Coast Games four years ago and will be hoping to go one better in the West Midlands.
Aidan also secured a bronze medal at last summer’s Olympic games in Tokyo but had to withdraw from his semi-final bout due to injury.
Newcomers Dylan Eagleson and Clepson dos Santos are also exciting young additions to the panel.
Performance Lead John Conlan is confident that all the boxers can achieve podium finishes.
“All boxers are capable of medalling, colour yet to be decided,” stated Conlan.
“It’s good to get the squad in early enough to get them training together and get a solid platform of training going.
“The squad will train with the National team, will attend a sparring camp in Italy, take part in the Eindhoven Box Cup which is good for building international experience.
“The preparation will finish with a massive international training camp in Belfast, with teams from Australia, India, New Zealand, GB, Canada, and many of the smaller nations.”
As well as the experience in the squad Conlan is looking forward to the up and coming fighters going to Birmingham.
"Dylan Eagleson and Clepson dos Santos are two very young boxers who have earned their right to go to name but a few, it’s an exciting time and I can’t wait to see what these boxers will do," he added.
The last time there was a home games Team NI boxers excelled in the ring winning nine medals including two gold, two silver and five bronze when Glasgow hosted the multi games showpiece in 2014.
“I was there in Glasgow, of course the games being in Birmingham makes a huge difference, family and friends can travel to support, that is a huge boost for boxers," Conlan said.
Team NI
- Nicole Clyde 48 kg (F) Antrim ABC
- Carly McNaul 50 kg (F) Ormeau Rd BC
- Clepson Dos Santos 51 kg (M) Holy Trinity BC
- Dylan Eagleson 54 kg (M) St Paul's BC
- Michaela Walsh 57 kg (F) Emerald BC
- Jude Gallagher 57 kg (M) Two Castles ABC
- Amy Broadhurst 60 kg (F) St Bronagh's ABC
- John Paul Hale 63.5 kg (M) Star ABC
- Eugene McKeever 67 kg (M) Holy Family Drogheda BC
- Eireann Nugent 70 kg (F) Immaculata BC
- Aidan Walsh 71 kg (M) Emerald BC
- Jake Tucker 75 kg (M) Emerald BC
- Damien Sullivan 92+ kg (M) Emerald BC
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