ELITE SCHOOLBOY SQUAD TRAINING

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Elite Schoolboys Squad Training for last seasons Boy 1 and Boy 2 Champions starts this Sunday, October 1st at 11am in the High Performance Gym at the National Boxing Stadium.

Boxers should arrive at 10:45am for the initial weigh-in.

Two sessions will take place on the day and dinner will be served between sessions. The second session will end at approximately 3:30pm.

All boxers are asked to have full training gear with them. This includes good quality 16oz sparring gloves, bag gloves, groin guard, headguard, skipping rope, wraps and gumshield, water for two sessions and a change of clothes would be desirable also.

The clubs with boxers in these age groups are asked to confirm, or otherwise, their attendance by contacting the Schoolboys Coordinator Paddy Gallagher at paddythegaa59@gmail.com or 087-6286269.

AIBA MEN’S RANKINGS

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Joe Ward finds the target

Joe Ward remains the highest placed Irish male boxer in the new AIBA rankings for men for September.

The Moate BC southpaw, the current European Elite champion and World Elite finalist,is ranked No. 4 in the light-heavy class.

Current European Elite bronze medallist Brendan Irvine is at No. 19 at flyweight and Kurt Walker, also a European Elite bronze medallist, is ranked No. 24 at bantamweight.

Walker, almost ironically, should be ranked No.23, as his former Irish team-mate, Michael Conlan, is still included in the rankings despite having switched codes and won four fights in the paid ranks.

Conlan and boxers who have turned pro, including Katie Taylor who is still ranked by AIBA, should be removed from the rankings

Meantime, Steven Donnelly is at 14 at welter and Sean McComb occupies 27th place at light-welter.

Dean Gardiner is ranked No. 47 at super-heavy.

World female rankings remain the same since being updated last July.

 

CELTIC BOX CUP 2017

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Some of the planet’s top boxers, including AIBA World No.2 ranked light-welter Kellie Harrington, have entered for the 2017 Celtic Box Cup in Dungarvan, Waterford.

Irish Elite champions Dean Walsh, Martin Keenan and ex European Youth champion Michael Nevin, all of whom won away to Poland last weekend, and World University bronze medallist Ken Okungbowa also have their names in the hat.

European Elite bronze medallist Christina Desmond, who claimed World University bronze on the same day as Okungbowa in Thailand last October, has entered.

Actor Barry Keoghan has also registered to compete. A star of Love Hate,Keoghan represents the Cashen Vale BC.

The 5th edition of the tournament and Irish boxing welcomes teams from Australia, Canada, England, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland and Wales.

Boxing begins tomorrow and runs throughout the weekend.

Please see below attachment for entries.

Follow the Celtic Box Cup Facebook page here for live news and the Celtic Box Cup website here.

Weight Sheets

SAFEGUARDING SEMINAR

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who attended Saturday’s Safeguarding Seminar in the National Stadium Dublin.

The event featured notable contributions from IABA CEO Fergal Carruth, the Head of Ethics and Child Protection for Sport Ireland Bernie Priestly and Anti-Bullying co-ordinator Patricia Kennedy from Sticks and Stones Ireland. The seminar was attended by clubs from all four provinces all of whom were a credit to themselves and their clubs.

Special congratulations goes to all those who completed their Safeguarding Level 2 Children’s Officers Training on the day.

 

Kind Regards,

David Britton

National Child Protection Officer IABA

david@iaba.ie

+353860453904

IRELAND ARRIVE HOME FROM EUROPEAN JUNIORS

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Callum Walsh and Dean Clancy proudly show off their medals at Dublin Airport this morning

Ireland’s squad arrived home from Albena, Bulgaria this morning with another two medals to declare.

Cork’s Callum Walsh (Riverstown BC) and Sligo’s Dean Clancy (Ballinacarrow BC) claimed gold and silver at the European Junior Championships.

Ireland finished in 4th spot in the medals table in Albena and the 13-strong squad finished in 4th place in the rankings table.

Irish boxing, male and female, has claimed 25 medals – five of which are gold – at all levels of World and European competition since late June this summer.

All Irish squads over the last 94 days of World and European competition have finished in top ten positions in their respective medals tables.

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 25th/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 Callum Walsh (Ballinacarrow) Silver

Medals table: 4th