Ray Moylette
Ray Moylette | |
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| Born | Raymond Moylette Derrycooraune, Islandeady, Ireland |
| Nationality | Republic of Ireland 11 April 1990 |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Welterweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Ireland
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Youth World Championships | ||
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2008 Guadalajara | Lightweight |
| European Amateur Boxing Championships | ||
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2011 Ankara | Light Welterweight |
Raymond Moylette, more commonly known as Ray Moylette and sometimes incorrectly referred to as Ray Moylett, (born 11 April 1990) is an Irish amateur boxer from Derrycooraune, Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland. He represented Ireland in the lightweight division at the 2008 World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico where he won a gold medal.
Career
Irish underage titles
Moylette, represents the St Anne’s Club in Westport, with whom he has been boxing with since the age of six, and won four national titles ranging from Boy 1 level to the Youth division. In 2007, Moylette won both the Cadet and Youth (Under 19) divisions and also won the Best Boxer of the Championships award in becoming the Youth title holder.[1]
World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships
At the World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Moylette won the gold medal in the lightweight (60 kg) division, becoming the first Irish boxer in history to win a gold medal at the World Youth Championships.He recently won the Irish senior championships at light welter weight,beating ulster champion stephen Donnelly
At the Youth Championship, Moylette defeated Fred Evans of Wales and Cuba's Juan Garcia to get to the final where he beat Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussino to take the title.[1]
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Despite having been beaten in the quarter-final of The Irish National Championships, Moylette was sent to the European Championships. At the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara, Moylette secured at least a silver medal in the Light Welterweight division after victory over Hajiliyev Heybatulla of Azerbaijan in the semi-finals on 23 June. Moylette claimed .[2] On 24 June 2011, he went on to win the gold medal after an 18-10 victory against Tom Stalker.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b McGreal, Edwin (2007-05-15). "National Junior glory for Moylette". The Mayo News. Retrieved 2009-02-06. Cite error: The named reference "Junior Title" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Moylette and Ward guaranteed silver medals". RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Moylette, Ward claim golds in Turkey". Irish Times. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Moylette and Ward win European boxing golds". RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.