World Champion, Michael Conlan

Ireland is set to host an International Test Match (no scores taken) versus a Russian Select team on Friday 1st July in the National Stadium.

CELEBRATE IN THEIR SUCCESS and SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR IRELAND’s RIO BOUND OLYMPIANS before they depart on 19th July.
Including:
– Michael Conlan
– Paddy Barnes
– Joe Ward
– Davey Oliver Joyce
– Steven Donnelly
– Brendan Irvine

This will be a fanastic opportunity to watch Ireland’s greatest boxers and the medal hopes of the nation in action for a final time before they head to the Rio Olympic Games.

TICKETS: €5 for Children <14’s
€10 for Adults

Tickets will be available on the door.

Doors Opening @6.30pm

DJ on the night.

JUST 50 DAYS to GO to the Start of the Rio Olympic Games. History beckons again and the Hopes of a Nation rest with Ireland’s finest athletes.

To date Ireland has qualified 7 boxers including Michael Conlan, Katie Taylor, Joe Ward, Paddy Barnes, Davy Oliver Joyce, Steven Donnelly and Brendan Irvine

Sit back, enjoy an re-live Katie Taylor winning Olympic Gold for Ireland n London 2012.

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Katie Wins Gold in London

Team Ireland received a great welcome home again late last night from the EUBC European Youth Championships in Russia. Ireland finished in Joint 4th Spot in the overall medal tables. The Team was lead out by Ireland’s Silver and Bronze Medallists, Oliver McCarthy and Terry McEntee. Well done to the athletes and coaches and to all the family and friends who turned up to show their support.

Team Ireland

Oliver Mc Carthy and Terry McEntee

Silver Medallist Oliver Mc Carthy and his proud Family pictured with IABA CEO, Fergal Carruth

EUBC Bronze Medallist, Terry Mc Entee pictured with his family at Dublin Airport

Oliver Mc Carthy, EUBC Youth Championship Silver Medallist

Terry Mc Entee, European Youth Bronze Medallist

Today (Wednesday 1^st June 2016), The International Boxing Association (AIBA) convened an Extraordinary Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland in a bid to remove Article 13 (J) of the AIBA Statutes.

AIBA has passed this resolution at Congress by a majority of 95% which gives national governing bodies the right to decide themselves who is eligible to box for their country.

This now empowers national governing bodies if they wish to do so, to enter professionals in events which were previously amateur, including Olympic qualifying competitions.

The amendment of Article 13 (J) will immediately allow all National Federations to register all non AIBA professional boxers for the upcoming APB/WSB Olympic Qualification Tournament in Vargas, Venezuela on July 3-8 according to the criteria for registration of pro boxers. The competition will offer 26 quota places available for Rio 2016.

This will not affect the qualification places already achieved by Ireland’s seven boxers for the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games.

Commenting on the AIBA Congress decision to remove Article 13 (J), IABA President Pat Ryan, who was the official delegate for the Irish Athletic Boxing Association in Lausanne said “‘The IABA wishes to make it very clear that there will be no immediate changes in response to this vote, until there has been a full consultation with the relevant stakeholders within the organisation”

Team Ireland received a great welcome home on Saturday Morning after finishing in joint 7th spot in the medals table at the 64-nation 2016 AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.The Irish Team was led out by the two newly crowned World Elite Medallists Kelly Harrington and Katie Taylor. Quickpark are Proud Sponsors of Ladies Irish Boxing.

Team Ireland

Pat Ryan, Katie Taylor, Breandan O Conair

Welcoming Party in Dublin Airport

Kelly Harrington’s Friends and Family

Kelly Harrington and Katie Taylor

Kelly Harrington – World Silver Medallist

Dervla Duffy, Kelly Harrington, IABA CEO, Fergal Carruth