Cliona D’Arcy has become the first Irish woman to win a World Youth Championship heavyweight title.
The Gort, Co. Galway boxer, of Tobair Pheadair, contested her final against India’s Kirti Kirti. The Irish boxer dominated the bout, and controlled the space, from the off – she took all three rounds, with the final score a 5-0; 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27.
The Board of Directors is seeking feedback and observations on the Governance Review of IABA, conducted by Brian McNeice. The review, which covered all aspects of the association and issued over 60 recommendations, is attached.
The IABA commissioned two workshops on the report, which were open to all adult members of all affiliated clubs.
Team Ireland’s Cliona D’Arcy contests her World Youth Championships heavyweight final in La Nucia, Spain, this evening.
The Tobar Pheadair, Galway, boxer renewed rivalry against Poland’s Weronika Maja Bochen in her. The two last met at the same stage in the European Youth Championships in Bulgaria in April. D’arcy was the victor then, and history repeated today – the judges scored the 5-0 bout 30:27, 30:26, 30:27, 30:26, 29:28.
The Annual General Meeting of the IABA has been scheduled and registration is now open to all clubs which successfully affiliated by November 1st. Registration will close at midday on Thursday, December 1st.
Time: 2.30pm
Date: Sunday, December 4th
Location: The National Stadium, Dublin.
The following two motions will be proposed, considered and voted upon by Members:
IABA has an exciting vacancy working directly with High Performance boxers in Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport.
Our High Performance Unit is seeking a HP Administrator to provide logistics, planning and admin support to boxers including Olympic, World and European Championships.
The post is based at the Institute of Sport, Sport Ireland Campus, Abbotstown. Applications should be made to hr@iaba.ie by 5pm on November 24th.