Opening Day: 2025 National Elite Championships.

The 2025 National Elite Championships begin at the National Stadium, Dublin, tomorrow evening. Boxing in preliminaries and quarter finals begins at 6.30pm.

Boxers from clubs in Antrim, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Louth, Offaly, Waterford, Westmeath and Wicklow are among those between the ropes.

*All programmes are subject to change.

PRELIMS

67kg Cian Cramer (Cabra) V Jamie Long (Golden Gloves M)

67kg Malo Davis (Monkstown D) V Anthony Malanaphy (Erne)

QUARTER FINALS

60kg Rhys Owens (Erne) V Adam Kiely (Saviours Crystal)

60kg Adam Hession (Monivea) V Jordan Smith (Holy Family L)

60kg Bayo Alobi (Westside) V Adam Sinnott (Rathnew)

63.5kg John Paul Hale (Star)  V Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar)

63.5kg Aaron O’Donoghue (Golden G M) V Evan Fitzgerald (Esker)

71kg Matthew McCole (Illies GG) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family L)

75kg   Taylor Guiney (St Mary’s D) V Feidhlem Behan (St Michaels Athy)

86kg   Kian Hedderman (St Francis)  V Shane Cunningham (Elite Cork)

86kg   Robbie Olusola (Celtic Eagles) V Brian Kennedy (St Brigid’s Edenderry)

Schedule

Tuesday, November 12th: boxing begins at 6.30pm.

Wednesday, November 13th: boxing begins at 6.30pm. Provisional programme is available here

Thursday, November 14th: boxing begins at 6.30pm. Provisional programme is available here

Friday, November 15th: boxing begins at 5pm. Provisional programme is available here

Competition Arrangements

All draws are available here

Please be advised that, as per Article 46 of the IBA Technical and Competition rules, headguards are removed from Women’s Elite Competitions, this also includes our National Elite Championships. Pro-wraps are permitted. Boxers with pro-wraps hands must present them to an official, as directed by the National Registrar, for inspection before competing.

Boxers who enter the 2025 National Elite Championships but who cannot compete through injury will be required to furnish a medical statement of injury to the National Secretary Antoinette Fay McClean at mccleaniaba@gmail.com    

All boxers must contest in their club kit. International kit is not to be worn.

Weigh-ins and medicals are daily, on the day of boxing. Weigh-ins will take place, Tuesday to Friday, from 8am to 9am, and again from 12pm to 1pm.

Tickets

Tickets for all other days of boxing, November 12th to 14th, are available at the Box Office of the National Stadium. Finals tickets are available for pre-purchase on 085 131 1870

Preliminaries: Tuesday, November 12th – boxing begins at 6.30pm

Adults, €20

Under 14s: €5

Purchase: Tickets are available from the Box Office.

Quarter Finals: Wednesday, November 13th – boxing begins at 6.30pm

Adults, €20

Under 14s: €5

Purchase Tickets are available from the Box Office.

Semi Finals: Thursday, November 14th – boxing begins at 6.30pm

Adults, €20

Under 14s: €5

Purchase: Tickets are available from the Box Office.

Finals: Friday, November 15th – boxing begins at 5pm.

Ringside: €50

Angles: €40,

Gallery: Adults €30/Under 14s: €10

Pre-purchase by phone/from the Box Office