Irish boxing will celebrate a handsome haul of medal in the World and European competition in 2017 at the Annual Awards Night at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin on Saturday night.

Tickets are now on sale for the event which will acknowledge magnificent performances against some of the top athletes on the planet.

Irish boxing secured 29 medals – almost five a month – since Joe Ward topped the light-heavy podium at the European Elite Men’s Championships last year.

Five gold, seven silver and 17 bronze were claimed.

Ward, who also claimed World Elite silver this year, and Belfast light-fly, Caitlin Fryers, have contributed two medals apiece to the 2017 collection, Fryers winning European Youth silver and World Youth bronze.

Topping the European Elite 81kg podium for the third time was an incredible achievement for Ward, who won his first Continental title when he was just 17 in 2011.

“It’s special to win one European title but to win three is very special. I have a huge amount to improve on but it shows the level I’m at. It was a good fight, good performances over the last four fights,” said the three-time World Elite medallist after his final in the Ukraine.

Meantime, Ireland’s gold medal winners in 2017 are: Ward, Michaela Walsh, Diane Moorehouse, Callum Walsh and Aoibhe Carabine, while the Irish Schoolboy squad secured the most medals from a single tournament – ten.

It finished honours even between the Elite Boys and Girls in Green as regards who commanded the best medals table placing internationally, with the European Elite Men’s and European Union Elite Women’s squads both commanding 4th spot.

However, the European Women’s Youth and Junior panel collectively finished third in the medals table, Ireland’s best finish of 2017.

No Irish squad was outside the top ten in the medals table in World and European competition since Rio Olympians Ward and Brendan Irvine and Kurt Walker took home gold and two bronze from the Ukraine in June.

Domestically, Irish boxing continued to grow with record entries – particularly at the Girls 1 to 6 Championships – in national competitions at all levels.

Some of Ireland’s top boxers of yesteryear will also be honoured at the Louis Fitzgerald on Saturday.

The dynamic Michael O’Brien, President of the Cork Board, will be MC on the night.

Tickets, priced €35, are now available from the National Stadium.  Phone (01) 453 33371 or email sally@iaba.ie

Irish Boxing in World and European Competition in 2017

2017 European Men’s Elite Championships, Kharkiv, Ukraine June 14th/25th

52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) Bronze

56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) Bronze

81kg Joe Ward (Moate) Gold

Medals Table: 4th

2017 European Women’s Youth and Junior Championships Sofia, Bulgaria July 3rd/10th

Youth

48kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) (Silver)

75kg Lauren Kelly (St.Brigid’s, Edenderry) (Bronze)

Junior

46kg Ciara Brien (St David’s, Naas) (Bronze)

48kg Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry) (Gold)

50kg Catherine Blaney (Navan) (Bronze)

75kg Aoibhe Carabine (Geesala) (Gold)

Medals table: 3rd

2017 European Schoolboy Championships Valcea, Romania July 17th/26th

40kg Brooklyn Saunders (Ballybough) (Bronze)

41.5kg Jake Charles (Mullingar Elite) (Bronze)

44.5kg Cahir Gormley (Maydown Olympic) (Bronze)

46kg Patrick Sweeney (Olympic) (Silver)

50kg Patrick Donovan (Olympic) (Silver)

52kg Cain Lewis (Ballymun) (Bronze)

56kg Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) (Silver)

66kg John Ward (Brosna) (Bronze)

72kg Sean Walsh (Trojan) (Bronze)

80kg Jordan Ward (Bay City) (Bronze)

Medals table: 7th

European Union Women’s Elite Championships Cascia, Italy August 4th/13th

54kg Michaela Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim) (Gold)

60kg Kellie Harrington (St Mary’s) (Silver)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus) (Bronze)

Medals table: 4th

World Elite Men’s Championships Hamburg, Germany August /September 2nd

81kg Joe Ward (Moate) (Silver)

Medals table: 9th

European Men’s Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria September 18th/25th

60kg Callum Walsh (Riverstown) Gold

52kg Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow) Silver

Medals tables: 4th

European Men’s Youth Championships Antalya, Turkey October 21st/28th

64kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic) Bronze

75kg Jordan Myers (Sligo) Bronze

Medals table: 10th

AIBA World Women’s Youth Championships Guwahati, India November 19th/28th

48kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) (Bronze)

64kg Katelynn Phelan (Bronze)

Medals table: 9th

 

Please scroll down for titles won by Ireland’s clubs in the 2017/18 season so far.

The table reflects titles secured at the National Senior Championships (formerly Intermediate), U/18 Open and U/22 Championships and also includes belts won by walkover.

52 belts have been claimed by Ireland’s clubs so far this term. Dublin’s Glasnevin BC is leading the way with a hat-trick of wins, courtesy of Jordan Moore (2) and Michael Avetisian.

Thirteen clubs are lying in joint second spot.

Two sisters and two brothers, Ciara and Aoife Ginty, pictured above with coaches, and Paddy and Edward Donovan, have won a brace of belts for their respective clubs, the Geesala BC in Mayo and the Our Lady of Lourdes BC (OLOL) in Limerick.

Kevin Sheehy and former World Junior medallist Niamh Earley have earned two belts apiece for the St Francis BC and Ryston BC.

The table will be updated after the upcoming National Novice and Elite Championships.

Tournaments Complete so far 2017/18

National Senior Championships

National U/18 Open

National U/22 Championships

2017/18 Table

Glasnevin BC (3)

Ballinacarrow BC (2)

Castlerea BC (2)

Celtic Eagles BC (2)

Drimnagh BC (2)

Geesala BC (2)

Monkstown BC, Dublin (2)

Olympic BC Galway (2)

OLOL BC (2)

Rathkeale BC (2)

Ryston BC (2)

St Anne’s BC (2)

St Francis BC (2)
Togher BC (2)

Ballyhaunis BC (1)

Baldoyle BC (1)
Corpus Christi BC (1)

Clann Naofa BC (1)

Dealgan BC (1)

Darndale BC (1)

Emerald BC, Antrim (1)

Ennis BC (1)

Ennisskerry BC (1)
Fr Horgan’s BC (1)

Holy Famiy GG (1)

Immaculata BC (1)

Navan BC (1)
Old School BC (1)
Riverstown BC (1)

St Brigid’s Edenderry (1)
St Nicholas BC (1)

St Michael’s Athy BC (1)
Sean McDermot BC (1)

Two Castles BC (1)
Whitechurch BC (1)