The first session of weigh-ins for tonight’s National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships take place between 8am and 9am this morning at the National Stadium in Dublin

The second session will be held between 12pm and 1pm.

All boxers, including those who received walkovers, must weigh-in. Boxing begins at 7.30pm this evening.

Meanwhile, the finals will not be streamed live on the internet, Fergal Carruth, CEO of the IABA, has advised.

However, the finals will be recorded and will be available on the IABA TV youtube channel in the coming days.

The IABA wishes all athletes the very best of luck in tonight’s finals.

Elite Finals Officials

February 17th

Finals (7:30pm)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A)
51kg Carly McNaul (Ormeau Road) W/O
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) V Stephen McKenna (Old School)
69kg Gillian Duffy (Bray) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy)
54kg Terry Mullarney (Ballyhaunis) W/O
81kg Caroline Connolly (Mourne GG) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)
49kg Darryl Moran (Illies GG) V Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) V Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub)
60kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin) V Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) V Patrick Mongan (Olympic)
64kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) V Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) V Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield)
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) V Brett McGinty (Oakleaf)
75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) W/O
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) V Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan)
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) V Ken Okungbowa (Athlone)
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) V Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)
81+kg Maeve McCarron (Carrigart) W/O

February 11th
S/Finals

52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield) beat Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin) 3-2
56kg Stephen McKenna (Old School) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 3-2
60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel) beat Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) 5-0
60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic) beat Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) 4-1
64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Cheyanne O’Neill (Ahtlone) 4-1
64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) beat Benaldo Marime (Holy Trinity) 5-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) beat Tina Donnelly (Corinthians) 5-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Peter Carr (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan) beat Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) 3-2
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Sean Allen (Arklow) 5-0
91kg Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) beat Cormac Long (Rathkeale) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) beat Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 4-1

February 10th
S/Finals

48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 5-0
49kg Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry) beat Connor Jordan (St Aidans) 3-2
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls Antrim) beat TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) 5-0
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans) 4-1
57kg Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy) beat Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown) 5-0
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) beat Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) 5-0
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Gary McKenna (Old School) 5-0
64kg Emma Agnew (Delagan) beat Sidhbh Greene (St Brigids Eden) 5-0
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) beat Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) 5-0
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) 3-2
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) beat Michael Frayne (St Marys) 4-0
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) beat John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Damien Sullivan (Emerald Antrim) 3-2

February 4th
Q/Finals

60kg Gary McKenna (Old School) beat Alan O’Connor (Bawnogue) 5-0
64kg Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 4-1
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Mark McCole (Dungloe) 5-0
69kg Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) beat Gerard French (Clonard U) 4-1
69kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) beat Nathan Watson (Saints) 5-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Ross Boyle (Mourne GG) 3-2
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
91+kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) beat James Clarke (Kilnamanagh) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 4-1

February 3rd
Q/Finals

52kg TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) beat Tommy Casey (St Francis) 5-0
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) beat Frankie Cleary (Ballina) 5-0
56kg Myles Casey (St Francis) beat Eamon McNally (St Michaels Antrim) 5-0
69kg Mark McCole (Dungloe) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat John Joyce (St Michaels Athy) 5-0
75kg Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) beat Glory Carlos Lumuala (Maynooth) 5-0
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Delagan) beat David Bicevas (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
75kg Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Conor Doherty (Emerald Antrim) 5-0
81kg Michael Frayne (St Marys Dublin) beat Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 5-0
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Sean Conroy (Ballina) 3-2
91kg John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) beat Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) 3-2
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) beat Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin) 4-1

Former IABA President Breandán Ó Conaire confirms that the inaugural Irish Championships took place at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin 95 years ago this month.

“Their first major all-Ireland tournament was at Dalymount Park in July 1920, and the first championship took place at the Abbey Theatre in February 1922,” writes Ó Conaire in a superb piece in History Ireland.

Two years later the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, now the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, sent a team to the Paris 1924 Olympics, Ireland’s first appearance at an Olympiad as an independent nation.

The 1924 squad, which was dominated by army men, was coached by Scotland-born James “Tancy” Lee.

Ireland’s chiefs seconds said it was his job to teach men to “fight without bullets!”

Ireland did not win any medals at Paris 1924, but Tipperary’s Paddy Dwyer did reach the semi-finals but had to pull out of the box-off for bronze because of injury.

Cork feather, Maurice “Mossy” Doyle, was beaten in the preliminaries in the French capital by eventual gold medallist Jackie Fields who was then just 16.

The Jewish-American, real name Jacob Finkelstein, was advised by his coach to change his name to Jackie Fields because his real name didn’t sound “tough enough” for a boxer. AIBA have confirmed that Fields is the youngest Olympic champions of all time.

Seventeen years after the first Irish Championships at the Abbey Theatre, the National Stadium, the first purpose-built boxing venue in the world, was opened the Dublin in 1939.

The venue will host the 2017 edition of National Elite Championships tomorrow evening.

48kg Shannon Sweeney ( St. Annes) V Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco Belfast)
51kg Carly McNaul (Ormeau Rd.) Walkover
56kg Kurt Walker ( Canal) V Stephen Mc Kenna (Old School)
69kg Gillian Duffy (Bray) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
57kg Moira McElligot (St Michaels Athy) V Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)
54kg Terri Mullarney (Ballyhaunis) Walkover
81kg Caroline Connolly (Mourne Golden Gloves) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin/Defence Forces)
49kg Darryl Moran (Illies Golden Gloves) V Blaine Dobbins (St Joseph’s Derry)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) V Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub)
60kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin) V Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)
60kg George Bates (St. Marys Dublin) V Patrick Mongan (Olympic)
64kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
64kg Sean Mc Comb (Holy Trinity) V Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St. Pauls) V Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield)
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) V Brett Mc Ginty (Oakleaf)
75kg Christine Desmond (Fr. Horgans) Walkover
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) V Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan)
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) V Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)
81+kg Maeve Mc Carron (Carrigart) Walkover

Please scroll down for running order and times for Friday’s National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships finals at Dublin’s National Stadium.

The Championships has a double – or even treble –  significance for male boxers this year as the champions will be in the driving seat for selection for June’s European Elite Championships in the Ukraine which are the sole qualifiers for August’s World Elite Championships in Germany.

The 2017 tournament is the first Elite Championships in over a year as the IABA ran the Elite Championships twice in 2015 to facilitate Ireland’s boxers going into the qualifiers for Rio 2016.

Click here and here for 2015 results, as supplied by www.iaba.ie

Click here for defending champions.

Friday’s weigh-ins will be held between 8am and 9am and 12pm and 1pm at the National Stadium. All boxers, including those who received walkovers, must weigh in.

The finalist will participate in a ring parade at 7.15pm Friday. Boxing begins at 7.30pm sharp.

Sixteen finals will be decided in the ring.

Ireland’s AIBA World Ranked Boxers at Elite finals

National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

The weigh-ins will be held between 8am and 9am and 1pm and 12pm at the National Stadium on Friday morning and afternoon.

Beginning at 7.15pm, the finalists will participate in a ring parade. Boxing starts at 7.30pm sharp.

National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

February 17th

Finals (7:30pm)

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A)
51kg Carly McNaul (Ormeau Road) W/O
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) V Stephen McKenna (Old School)
69kg Gillian Duffy (Bray) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus)
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy)
54kg Terry Mullarney (Ballyhaunis) W/O
81kg Caroline Connolly (Mourne GG) V Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)
49kg Darryl Moran (Illies GG) V Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) V Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub)
60kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin) V Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) V Patrick Mongan (Olympic)
64kg Emma Agnew (Dealgan) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) V Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) V Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield)
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) V Brett McGinty (Oakleaf)
75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) W/O
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) V Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan)
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) V Ken Okungbowa (Athlone)
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) V Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)
81+kg Maeve McCarron (Carrigart) W/O

February 11th

S/Finals

52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield) beat Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin) 3-2
56kg Stephen McKenna (Old School) beat Myles Casey (St Francis) 3-2
60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel) beat  Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan) 5-0
60kg Patrick Mongan (Olympic) beat Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) 4-1
64kg Ciara Ginty (Geesala) beat Cheyanne O’Neill (Ahtlone) 4-1
64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) beat Benaldo Marime (Holy Trinity)  5-0
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) beat Tina Donnelly (Corinthians) 5-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Peter Carr (Crumlin) 5-0
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan) beat  Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) 3-2
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat Sean Allen (Arklow) 5-0
91kg Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) beat Cormac Long (Rathkeale) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) beat Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 4-1

February 10th

S/Finals

48kg Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A) beat Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) 5-0
49kg Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry) beat  Connor Jordan (St Aidans) 3-2
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls Antrim) beat  TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) 5-0
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) beat Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans) 4-1
57kg Moira McElligott (St Michaels Athy) beat Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown) 5-0
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) beat  Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) 5-0
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) beat Gary McKenna (Old School) 5-0
64kg Emma Agnew (Delagan) beat Sidhbh Greene (St Brigids Eden) 5-0
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) beat Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) 5-0
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat  Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) 3-2
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) beat  Michael Frayne (St Marys) 4-0
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) beat John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) 5-0
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Damien Sullivan (Emerald Antrim) 3-2

February 4th

Q/Finals

60kg Gary McKenna (Old School) beat Alan O’Connor (Bawnogue) 5-0
64kg Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) beat Colm Quinn (Castlebar) 4-1
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) beat Mark McCole (Dungloe) 5-0
69kg Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) beat  Gerard French (Clonard U) 4-1
69kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) beat Nathan Watson (Saints) 5-0
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) beat Ross Boyle (Mourne GG) 3-2
91+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dublin) 5-0
91+kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) beat James Clarke (Kilnamanagh) 5-0
91+kg Thomas Carty (Glasnevin) beat John McDonnell (Crumlin) 4-1

Q/Finals

February 3rd

52kg TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) beat Tommy Casey (St Francis) 5-0
56kg Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) beat Frankie Cleary (Ballina) 5-0
56kg Myles Casey (St Francis) beat Eamon McNally (St Michaels Antrim) 5-0
69kg Mark McCole (Dungloe) beat Fergal Redmond (Arklow) 5-0
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) beat John Joyce (St Michaels Athy) 5-0
75kg Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) beat Glory Carlos Lumuala (Maynooth) 5-0
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Delagan) beat David Bicevas (St Saviours OBA) 5-0
75kg Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) beat Conor Doherty (Emerald Antrim) 5-0
81kg Michael Frayne (St Marys Dublin) beat  Robert Burke (Glasnevin) 5-0
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) beat  Sean Conroy (Ballina) 3-2
91kg John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) beat Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield) 3-2
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) beat Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin) 4-1