Ray Moylett made Irish boxing history at the weekend when he claimed gold at the World Youth championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Mayo lightweight Moylett is the first Irishman to win gold at these championships, formerly known as the World junior championships - at which Eamonn Loughran and Eamonn Magee won silver.

The 18 year old, from the St Anne's club in Westport, defeated 2006 World Cadet champion Daniyar Yeleussino of Kazakhstan 3-1 over four tough rounds.

On his way to gold, Moylett defeated Welsh 2007 European Cadet champion Fred Evans and Cuban National Youth champion Juan Garcia.

Light-welterweight Jamie Kavanagh, from the Crumlin Boxing Club, had to settle for silver when he lost 7-2 to Frank Izla of Cuba.

Tommy McCarthy saw his dream of a final place slip away when, despite being two points ahead going into the final round he came off second best to Russian Marten Magomedov who came back to clinch an 8-6 victory.

McCarthy, along with David Joe Joyce, brought home bronze which meant that Ireland finished fourth out of 68 nations in the medal table - one place above America.

Meanwhile, Shane McGuigan is just one fight away from adding an Irish U-21 title to his Ulster senior crown following a thrilling semi-final over Christy Boyle at the National Stadium on Saturday.

McGuigan, who had dad Barry ordered away from the corner, defeated Boyle 30-21 and now meets John Joe Joyce, of the St Matthews club in Dublin, in Friday’s final.

Larry Fryers of Clones took two standing counts and was 11-2 down to Stephen Donnelly of All Saints in Ballymena but, in an amazing comeback. Fryers threw caution to the wind and won their light-welter semi 16-14.

Flyweight Michael Conlan of St John Bosco lost 7-4 to Moate’s Gary Molloy, while Sonny Upton of Holy Family defeated Oliver Plunkett’s Mark Ginley 26-3 at lightweight.