The schedule, and weights available to contest at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games have been announced.
Boxing is Northern Ireland’s most successful sport at the Commonwealths with 61 medals, including 13 golds, 19 silvers and 29 bronze medal bronze, prior to the 2022 games. That tally rose to 18 golds, 20 silver and 30 bronze, respectively during the 2022 Birmingham Games.
Team NI topped the medals table in Birmingham, with golds coming from European U22 bronze medalist and European silver medalist, Dylan Eagleson, 3 time CWG medalist, Michaela Walsh 57kg Jude Gallagher, 63kg World Champion Amy Broadhurst, contesting at 60kg, Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist and now double CWG medalist, Aidan Walsh. The team’s silver came through 50kg Carly McNaul, and bronze through 70kg Eireann Nugent. Michaela and Aidan Walsh have since become double Olympians, and Jude Gallagher an Olympian.
In all, 14 weights will be available in Glasgow: 7 women’s weights and 7 men’s weights:
Women: 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg
Men: 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 80kg, 90kg, 90+kg
Whilst weights have been confirmed, the number of quota places available for TeamNI Boxing have not yet been confirmed. Quota place allocation has yet to be finalized by Commonwealth Games Committee and World Boxing. Confirmation of quota places will inform the completion of the selection policy for boxers representing TeamNI Boxing.
Clubs and boxers are assured that it’s intended that December’s Ulster Elite Championships will be the key event feeding in to the selection process, on its finalisation.
Boxers who wish to be considered for selection to represent TeamNI Boxing at the Commonwealth Games should be preparing with this competition in mind. Boxers will be required to be eligible to represent Northern Ireland under the Commonwealth Games Federation Rules (Commonwealth Bye Law 16, Pg 36 & 37) and World Boxing eligibility regulations.
Boxing Schedule
Boxing in Glasgow will take place from July 24th to August 1st, with a rest day on July 30th.
Afternoon Sessions will begin at 11am, and Evening Sessions will get underway at 6pm – there will be 17 sessions, in all.
The schedule, in full, is available here
All-Sport Schedule
The detailed schedule for all sports is available here
Up-Dates
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