Entries are now being accepted, through club’s Blocworx portals, for the 2026 National Elite Championships
Entries will close at 5pm on Friday, January 2nd, and the draw will take place on Tuesday, January 6th.
Boxing, taking place at the the National Stadium, will begin on January 9th.
All boxers are required to complete the Declaration Form available for download HERE and return to High Performance Director Jon Mackey via jon.mackey@iaba.ie by close of entries.
All boxers are also requested to express their consent for content capture for the championship finals, HERE
Competition Circular
Seeding will apply for the 2026 National Elite Championships. Results from the Elite Competition in June 2025 are being used to inform seeding, as it was the first national event in which the World Boxing weight categories were implemented.
High Performance Selection Policy
IABA’s Board of Directors has adopted the High Performance Senior Elite Team Selection Policy.
This Selection Policy sets out the eligibility criteria and the ranking-based selection process through which the IABA selects Athletes for World and European Championships and targeted multi-nation tournaments as part of the IABA’s High Performance Programme.
Among the eligibility criteria outlined in the policy is the requirement that boxers “have competed in the 2026 IABA National Elite Championships and have registered a result.”