A POSTCARD FROM THE BLACK SEA

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Team Ireland continued their build up to the opening bell for the Pavlyukov Youth Memorial in Anapa, Russia today.

The squad are in training camp with some of the top young boxers in the world at the Black Sea port.

Ireland is using a six-strong squad at the tournament which begins next Tuesday.

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Irish Squad Pavlyukov Youth Memorial Anapa, Russia March 6th/20th

60kg Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown)
64kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL)
64kg Aaron McKenna (Old School)
69kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic)
69kg Jason Harty (Rathkeale)
75kg Tommy Hyde (Setanta)

Team manager: Robbie Redmond

Coaches: Billy McClean and Fergal McKenna

R&J: Martin O’Neill

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(All picture from Anapa courtesy of Fergal McKenna)

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2017

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The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) attended today’s function to celebrate International Women’s Day 2017 and Irishwomen in sport at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

The IABA,along with representatives from other Irish sports,were guests of the Olympic Council of Ireland and its new President, Sarah Keane.

Bernie Harold, the first female President of a Provincial Boxing Council (Leinster), Irish coach Antoinette Faye, top international referee and judge Sadie Duffy, IABA High-Performance Operations Officer Rachael Mulligan, IABA President and CEO Pat Ryan and Fergal Carruth and London 2012 Olympian Darren O’Neill represented Irish boxing.

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“It was a wonderful reception,” said Bernie Harold.“Numerous sports were represented and a number of people outlined the outstanding contributions of women in Irish sport in competition and as coaches and managers and administrators.”

Irish women’s boxing,courtesy of Katie Taylor, claimed Ireland’s only Olympic gold medal in all sports this century.

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IABA EXTENDS SYMPATHIES TO MURRIN FAMILY

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FLOWER 1 The Irish Athletic Boxing Association extends its deepest sympathises to the Murrin family following the death of Maurice Murrin, father of former IABA Director and current IABA R&J Jim Murrin

Surrounded by his loving family at Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Eileen, sadly missed by his family: Ruth, Jim, John, Patrick, Ann-Marie, William, Paul and Ciaran, twin brother Liam, sister Nancy, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

May he rest in eternal peace.

Funeral Arrangements

Reposing at his home from 2pm on Thursday with Rosary at 9pm. Funeral to take place on Friday at 3pm in St. Mary’s Church, Edenderry. Burial afterwards in St. Mary’s Cemetery. House private on Friday please.

GIRLS YOUTH AND JUNIOR COMPETITION CIRCULAR

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Please see below attachment for Circular for Girls Youth and Junior Competition.

Boxing begins at the National Stadium in Dublin on March 24th.

circular Girls Youth & Juniors Competition

Boxing will take place in the Ringside Club, adjacent to the National Stadium, and the National Stadium to facilitate heavy schedules.

EUROPEAN U/22 CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Irish European U/22 squad squad training in Abbotstown

Thirty one nations – including Ireland – are in the hat to battle it out at the European U/22 Championships in Romania. Boxing begins next Tuesday in Brăila.

Ireland are currently training at the Institute of Sport in Abbotstown, Dublin.The squad wind up their camp on Thursday under coaches Zaur Antia, Dmitry Dimitruck and Jimmy Halpin and leave for Romania early next Monday morning.

Down lightweight Dylan Duffy is eager to impress.

“Other than the senior team, not too many others have had the chance to train with Zaur so it’s a big opportunity for me, for all of us,” the 20-year-old Pegasus BC stand out told the Irish News.

“I’m just soaking everything up, trying to learn off him and there’s guys who have boxed at major tournaments – the likes of Jordan Moore and Kurt Walker – so it’s good to have guys like that about who have a bit of experience behind them.”

The tournament is making a return after a half-decade absence following the inaugural European U/22s in 2012 in Russia. Jason Quigley and Hugh Myers claimed gold and silver, Ireland’s only medals so far at this level, in Kaliningrad five years ago.

The Boys in Green will be aiming to add to that total by the banks of the Danube next week, according to Duffy.

“I’m not apprehensive about it at all, it’s an experience that can only help my career so I’m looking forward to it,” he added.

“I’ve been training six weeks down there with Zaur and, okay it’s a short amount of time, but I can feel myself picking up new things I maybe wouldn’t have picked up on before. You just want to take as much of it on board as you can.”

Irish squad European U/22 Championships Brăila, Romania March 13th/22nd

49kg Darryl Moran (Illies GG)
52kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal)
60kg Dylan Duffy (Pegasus)
64kg Keith Flavin (Paulstown)
69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda)
75kg Kelyn Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean)
91kg Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin)
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)

Team Manager: Paddy Osbourne

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Dmitry Dimitruck, Jimmy Halpin

R&J: Philip Rooney