Following the completion of open tryouts at Dublin’s famed SBG Ireland headquarters, the Irish Amateur Pankration Association (IAPA) have revealed the list of fighters who will represent the nation at this year’s inaugural IMMAF Amateur MMA European Open Championships. The event takes place 19-22 November in Birmingham, England. Subject to IMMAF clearance, IAPA have put forward a lineup of 15 athletes: Deborah OSullivan – 115lbs Women’s Strawweight
Meagan OLoughlin – 125lbs Women’s Flyweight Lindsey Doyle – 145lbs Women’s Featherweight Aoife Murphy – 155lbs Women’s Lightweight Daryl Byrne – 125lbs Men’s Flyweight David Fogarty – 125lbs Men’s Flyweight Richie Smullen – 145lbs Men’s Featherweight Lee Hammond – 155lbs Mens’s Lightweight Thomas Martin – 155lbs Men’s Lightweight Mark Fairman – 170lbs Welterweight Sam Slater – 170lbs Welterweight Kiefer Crosbie – 185lbs Middleweight Ben Forsyth – 205lbs Light Heavyweight Dillon Manning – 205lbs Light Heavyweight Ryan Spillane – 265lbs Heavyweight
