MIXED FORTUNES FOR SOME OF IRELAND’S OPPONENTS AT GB C’SHIPS

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Irish captain Darren O'Neill carries Brendan Irvine on his shoulders at the closing ceremony for the European Games in Baku last weekend.

Darren O’Neill gives Brendan Irvine at lift at the closing ceremony for the European Games in Baku in 2015

Three of England’s boxers to face Ireland in an Elite international at Dublin’s National Stadium next Friday experienced contrasting fortunes at the GB Championship finals in Sheffield last night.

Heavyweight Chevron Clarke, who will face London 2012 Olympian Darren O’Neill, added to his CV on a unanimous decision over Scott Forrest of Scotland at the English Institute of Sport, a venue familiar to Ireland from training camps.

But Cory O’Regan and Lewis Richardson were beaten in the lightweight and middle deciders by GB pair Calum French and John Doherty.

O’Regan and Richardson meet George Bates and Connor Wallace at the home of Irish boxing.

The December 16th international will be decided over nine bouts.

Special guests on the night.

Tickets available on the door at €10 per adult and €5 per child. Pre-pay tickets available through IABA.

Contact eimear@iaba.ie or (01) 453 3371. Group specials available for 10 or more people.

Ireland v England National Stadium December 16th

Ireland

52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls)
56kg Stephen McKenna (Old School)
57kg Moira McElligott (St Michael’s Athy)
60kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)
60kg George Bates (St Marys)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
75kg Connor Wallace (St Monicas)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate & AIBA Pro Boxing)
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)

England

52kg Ishmail Khan
56kg Louis Lynn
57kg Raven Chapman
60kg Sarah Dunne
60kg Cory O’Regan
64kg Mason Smith
75kg Lewis Richardson
81kg George Crotty
91kg Chevron Clarke

PORTLAOISE BC SELECT IN POLAND

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A Portlaoise BC Irish select are are abroad this weekend for the Leszka Drogosz Memorial in south central Poland.

The seven-strong team meet opponents from Poland and Ukraine tomorrow evening in Kielce.

Michael Nevin, who claimed World Youth bronze in Russia last month, lines out for the visitors along with 2015 Elite super-heavy finalist Thomas Carthy.

The Portlaoise BC select are also taking part in a training camp in Poland and return home Monday.

Kielce-born Drogosz was an eight-time Polish champion, a three-time European Elite champion and claimed Olympic bronze at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

The Polish legend was a team-mate of Zbigniew Pietrzykowski who lost the 1960 Olympic light-heavy final to a young American called Cassius Clay in the Eternal City.

Portlaoise BC Select

56kg Thomas Casey (Fr Francis)

60kg Jason Scully (Portlaoise)

75kg Owen Bergin (Portlaoise)

75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)

81kg Jimmy O’Reilly (Portlaoise)

81kg Tony Browne (St Michaels Dublin)

91kg Thomas Carthy (Glasnevin)

RESULTS AND REMAINING FIXTURES FOR 2016

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Please note that all results so far for 2016 are now on site – to the right of site with fixtures.

The final two tournaments of the year at national and international level will be decided over the next two weekends.

Three Irish boxers are in action for BSK Hannover in the Bundesliga in Germany Saturday.

And Ireland meet England at the National Stadium in Dublin on December 16th.

Click here for European fixtures 2017.

AIBA RULE CHANGES ANNOUNCED

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The International Boxing Association (AIBA) today confirmed that the scores of all five judges will be used across all grades in 2017.

Previously, five judges scored fights, but only three scores were used.

AIBA announced that amongst the most integral rule changes ready to be implemented at tournaments in 2017 will be the use of the independent Swiss Timing electronic draw system to select the Judges for each bout and the use of all five of their scorecards to determine the winner.

“Sport is always evolving, and AIBA continuously strives to introduce changes that will help maintain boxing’s position as one of the most exciting and popular sports in the world. Proposals that our experts on the R&J and T&R Commissions put forward in October have been provisionally agreed upon and road-tested at the recent Youth World Championships in Saint Petersburg. Following that operational success, these important changes can now be introduced to all AOB competitions, and it is satisfying to see the efficiency with which the process has been conducted in such a short period of time,” said AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu.

McELLIGOTT CALLED UP TO IRISH SQUAD TO FACE ENGLAND

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St Michael’s Athy feather Moira McElligott has been called up to the Irish squad to face England at the National Stadium on December 16th.

The current Irish Elite champion and former Intermediate gold medallist, who has represented Ireland at top international level, faces England’s Raven Chapman over four rounds at 57kg in Dublin.

London 2012 middleweight Darren O’Neill meets English heavyweight champion Chevron Clarke at the home of Irish boxing.

Rio 2016 Olympians Brendan Irvine and Joe Ward are also between the ropes, while George Bates, Stephen McKenna and Sean McComb, who line out for BSK Hannover in the German Bundesliga this season, are also in action.

European Games silver medallist Irvine wants to impress in his first outing since the 31st Olympiad.

He said: “It’s my first fight back since the Olympics and I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring as it will give me a good test before the Seniors and help my preparation leading up to that.

“I need to focus on the Seniors, one step and a time,” added the World Elite quarter-finalist ahead of a big 2017 with the World and European Men’s Elite Championships penciled in for the New Year.

AIBA World Elite silver medallist Kellie Harrington has dropped down a notch from light-welter to lightweight.

Harrington, the first Irishwoman to reach an AIBA final besides Katie Taylor, received a boost this week after improving from No. 4 to No. 3 in the AIBA World 64kg rankings.

“I’m looking forward to representing my country at this international and being part of a top class team with Olympians and Irish international boxers.This alone is a boost in confidence, said the current Irish champion, pictured above (red).

“I’m grateful to be giving the opportunity from the coaching staff in High Performance, including Zaur, Eddie, Dima and John.”

“And I look forward to spending Christmas with my family and looking back over a good year in 2016 and planning for 2017,” added the RTE boxing pundit.

Ireland’s last outing of an eventful 2016 will feature a number of special guests.

Tickets available on the door at €10 per adult and €5 per child. Pre-pay tickets available through IABA.

Contact eimear@iaba.ie or (01) 453 3371. Group specials available for 10 or more people.

Larry Morrison is Irish team manager.

Ireland

52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls)

56kg Stephen McKenna (Old School)

57kg Moira McElligott (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

60kg George Bates (St Marys)

64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)

75kg Connor Wallace (St Monicas)

81kg Joe Ward (Moate & AIBA Pro Boxing)

91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)

England

52kg Ishmail Khan

56kg Louis Lynn

57kg Raven Chapman

60kg Sarah Dunne

60kg Cory O’Regan

64kg Mason Smith

75kg Lewis Richardson

81kg George Crotty

91kg Chevron Clarke