The IABA will send a Youth and Junior side to next month’s Queens Cup in Germany.
The 5th international Women’s tournament officially begins on October 25th in Stralsund.
The hosts nation, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Russia, and Wales will compete at the 2016 event.
The Ambassadors. A twin portrait of Katie Taylor and Alanna Audley-Murphy by Irish artist Paul MacCormaic
IRISH women’s boxing has travelled a long way since Bray and Belfast teenagers Katie Taylor and Alanna Audley-Murphy met in the first officially sanctioned Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) women’s bout at Dublin’s National Stadium in 2001.
Both women clashed in the only female contest on a 16-bout card on October 31 of that year.
Dublin team and staff including two-time Olympian Phil Sutcliffe
Dublin Schoolboys meet Yorkshire Schoolboys at Dublin’s National Stadium this Saturday afternoon.
Boxing begins at 1pm.
Saturday’s card will feature 25 bouts of top class quality with Irish, English, Dublin and Yorkshire champions on display.
This is the second leg of the event as Dublin heroically fought back from 7-2 down to take the overall victory 13-9 last January.
Brendan Irvine (red) in action
Brendan Irvine believes the experience of boxing at the Rio Olympics will stand to him as he builds toward another Olympic cycle.
The Belfast flyweight, nicknamed “Wee Rooster”, was beaten by Uzbekistan’s eventual gold medallist Shakhobidin Zoirov on his Olympic debut in Rio last month.
Please note that the National Stadium phone number (01) 453 3371 is out of order at present.
The National Stadium offices can be contacted by calling (01) 454 3525 until the issue has been resolved.
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association apologises for any inconvenience.