Team Ireland will return home from the 2024 European Junior Championships with 2 gold medals, 5 bronze, a Best Male Boxer trophy and having finishing 3rd in the countries medals table.

Two boxers, Edward Harty and John Donoghue, contested finals today.

First between the ropes was 63kg Edward Harty of Portlaoise BC. He contested against Armenia’s Aleks Petrosayan. Edward was dominant and decisive throughout the bout, and claimed gold on a 4-1 split decision. Judges scores have yet to be released by the EUBC.

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63kg Edward Harty has been awarded his 2024 European Championship 🥇medal https://t.co/5zc8BOJmSi pic.twitter.com/oHmN8JCnTo

— IABA (@IABABOXING) June 30, 2024

57kg Kayleigh Byrne of Gorey BC, 63kg Kaysie Joyce of Clonmel BC, 66kg Cassie Henderson of Phoenix, 50kg Kalib Walsh, Wexford CBS and 52kg Eddie Corcoran, Olympic BC were all awarded their bronze medals today.

66kg John Donoghue boxed for gold in one of the last bouts of the tournament, also against Armenia opposition, in the form of Artyo Stepanyan. This was a tumultuous bout, with a John giving 2 standing counts in the third round. This is his second Category A title in 7 months. He claimed World Junior gold in December.

His 2024 European Junior Championship 🥇has been bestowed upon 66kg John Donoghue of Olympic BC Mullingar.

Performing the honours is Team Ireland Manager, Peter O'Donnell🇮🇪🥊 https://t.co/j2jNZtts5y pic.twitter.com/Gvqx7FQ3We

— IABA (@IABABOXING) June 30, 2024

370 boxer contested the championships. 28 federations, in all, are competed at the tournament: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey.

The team will arrive land at Dublin Airport from Frankfurt at 2215hrs on Monday evening.

Team

46kg Abby Molloy, Sacred Heart, Dublin

48kg Isabel Nolan, Santry

50kg Paige Nickles, Banbridge

52kg Mary Ann Furlong, Na Fianna

54kg Molly Doyle, Templemore

57kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey

60kg Sarah McTiernan, Drumsna

63kg Kaysie Joyce, Clonmel

66kg Cassie Henderson, Phoenix

70kg Chloe Poleon, Dunboyne

75kg Carly Norris, Santry

80kg Alanna Kenny, Clonmel

46kg Oliver Plachta, St Francis

48kg Michael O’Reilly, St Paul’s, Waterford

50kg Kalib Walsh, Wexford

52kg Eddie Corcoran, Olympic L

54kg Jason Donoghue, Olympic L

57kg Joseph Mihai, Crumlin

60kg Desmond Sweeney, Olympic C

63kg Edward Harty, Portlaoise

66kg John Donoghue, Olympic L

70kg Cathal Myers, Sligo City

75kg William Heaphy, Golden Gloves M

80kg John Mongans, Rathkeale

81+kg Johnny McGinley, Gateway

Team Manager: Peter O’Donnell

Team Manager: Karen Robins

Coach: Brian Barry

Coach: Paul Simpson

Coach: Alan Donnellan

R&J: Barry Tucker.

Draws are available here

Day One results are available here

Day Two results are available here

Day Three results are available here

Day Four results are available here

Day Five results are available here

Semi final results are available here

Finals results are not yet available.

A draft Rulebook is bring presented for consultation. This is the second round of consultation on the Rulebook. The existing rulebook, adopted in 2019, is available here

The first consultation period through rules@iaba.ie, open to all members of all clubs and units, took place between 21^st November and 21^st December 2023.

The Rules Committee would like to extend its thanks to Dom Robinson of South East BC & Wexford County Board; Ken Moore of St. Francis BC; James Reynolds of East Down ABC, John King, Ronan Malone of Defence Forces, Gerard Fleming of Neilstown BC, and Andrew Duncan of Rochfortbridge BC for their significant contributions to this process.

The attached draft follows a review conducted by the of the 2019 rulebook, and rulebooks in 2006 and 2017, and a benchmarking of rules against international best practice.

A draft rulebook is now available, and attached. Clubs, Club Members, County Boards, Provincial Units are invited to share their views on this draft to rules@iaba.ie, by 5pm on Friday, July 19th. Once that process is completed, all proposals will be reviewed by the Rules Committee for assessment and inclusion.

Work is continuing on the IABA’s Competition and Technical Rules, which will sit alongside the Rulebook, and communication on this will take place in due course.

Draft IABA 2024 Rulebook

Two Ireland boxers contest European Junior Championship finals this afternoon.

63kg Edward Harty will box for gold against Aremenia’s Aleks Petrosayan in Bout 11 of the Afternoon Session. That session begins at 12pm, Irish time.

66kg John Donoghue will also face Armenian opposition, in Artyo Stepanyan. They’ll meet in bout 11 of the Evening Session, which begins at 4.30pm, Irish time.

Medal medal ceremonies will take place after bout 7 in both sessions, , and at the conclusion of the session. 66kg Cassie Henderson of Phoenix will receive her medal in the mid-point ceremony in the Afternoon session. 52kg Eddie Corcoran, Olympic BC, Mullingar will be bestowed with his medal in the post session ceremony.

57kg Kayleigh Byrne of Gorey BC and 63kg Kaysie Joyce of Clonmel BC will be awarded with their medals at the mid-point ceremony in the Evening Session, and 50kg Kalib Walsh, of Wexford BC, will receive his medal at the end of the Evening Session.

Programme

Medal Ceremonies Schedule

Watch

The Afternoon Session begins at 12pm, and the Evening Session gets underway at 4.30pm

370 boxers are contesting the championships. 28 federations, in all, are competing at the tournament: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey.

Team

46kg Abby Molloy, Sacred Heart, Dublin

48kg Isabel Nolan, Santry

50kg Paige Nickles, Banbridge

52kg Mary Ann Furlong, Na Fianna

54kg Molly Doyle, Templemore

57kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey

60kg Sarah McTiernan, Drumsna

63kg Kaysie Joyce, Clonmel

66kg Cassie Henderson, Phoenix

70kg Chloe Poleon, Dunboyne

75kg Carly Norris, Santry

80kg Alanna Kenny, Clonmel

46kg Oliver Plachta, St Francis

48kg Michael O’Reilly, St Paul’s, Waterford

50kg Kalib Walsh, Wexford

52kg Eddie Corcoran, Olympic L

54kg Jason Donoghue, Olympic L

57kg Joseph Mihai, Crumlin

60kg Desmond Sweeney, Olympic C

63kg Edward Harty, Portlaoise

66kg John Donoghue, Olympic L

70kg Cathal Myers, Sligo City

75kg William Heaphy, Golden Gloves M

80kg John Mongans, Rathkeale

81+kg Johnny McGinley, Gateway

Team Manager: Peter O’Donnell

Team Manager: Karen Robins

Coach: Brian Barry

Coach: Paul Simpson

Coach: Alan Donnellan

R&J: Barry Tucker.

Draws are available here

Day One results are available here

Day Two results are available here

Day Three results are available here

Day Four results are available here

Day Five results are available here

Semi final results are available here

IABA is proud to support clean sport with the release of the iBoxClean programme – this is designed to raise awareness of anti-doping in our sport, and provide learning and education opportunities for boxers, coaches, club support staff and parent/guardians.

Doping is contrary to the spirit of our sport. Every boxer, coach, club administrator, bout official, elected official, clubs and unit has a responsibility to ensure Boxing is free of doping.  Members are bound by this policy, and by the provisions of Rule 7.5 of IABA’s Rulebook

There are 11 anti-doping rule violations, of which almost half also apply to coaches, so it is vital that coaches go on the anti-doping learning journey with their boxers. More information on Anti-Doping regulations is available through Sport Ireland, here, and through WADA, here

IABA Anti-Doping Tutor, Bee O’Callaghan, shares an over-view of anti-doping

iBoxClean learning

Boxers, parents/guardians, coaches and club support staff can register for any one of the 13 iBoxClean anti doping workshops running in 2024 here

Month	Workshop 1	Location	Time	Workshop 2	Location	Target Group	Time
March	25th	Zoom	1pm	6th	Zoom	Coaches	7.30pm
April	29th	Zoom	1pm	17th	Zoom	Parents	7.30pm
May	27th	Zoom	1pm	8th	Zoom	Boxers	7.30pm
June	24th	Zoom	1pm	12th	Zoom	Coaches	7.30pm
July	29th	Zoom	1pm	10th	Zoom	Parents	7.30pm
August	25th	Zoom	1pm
September	30th	Zoom	1pm
October	28th	Zoom	1pm
November	25th	Zoom	1pm
December

Whilst some of the workshops have a particular focus on either boxers, parents or coaches, any member of any IABA affiliated club can attend any of the workshops.      

iBoxClean Ambassador, Jack Marley, shares his experience of in-competition Anti-Doping testing

Independent Anti-Doping learning

IABA recognises that the iBoxClean calendar may not align with everyone’s schedules, and is sharing this suite of independent learning resources, provided by Sport Ireland and WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency:

• Sport Ireland’s anti-doping eLearning tool
• WADA’s anti-doping eLearning for international athletes
• WADA’s anti-doping eLearning for national athletes
• WADA’s anti-doping eLearning for talented/pre HP athletes
• WADA’s anti-doping eLearning for coaches
• WADA’s anti-doping eLearning for support staff
• WADA’s anti-doping eLearning for parents.

The 2024 Prohibited List

The Prohibited List is a mandatory International Standard as part of the World Anti-Doping Program. The List is updated annually following an extensive consultation process facilitated by WADA. The effective date of the List is 01 January 2024, also available here

iBoxClean Ambassador, Kellie Harrington, on how she ensures her supplements comply with Anti Doping rules:

Supplements and Medication Checking

The Sport Ireland Medcheck and GlobalDro are the only ways for boxers to check that their medications meet Anti-Doping Standards

Therapeutic Use Exemptions

Find out more on TUEs, and apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption for certain medications here

Additional Anti-Doping Resources

Sport Ireland’s full suite of anti-doping learning, and information, is available here

WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s full suite of anti-doping learning and information is available here

Entries to the 2024 National U22 Championships are open, and are being accepted until 5pm on Friday, July 5th.

The National Registrar, Mr. Philip Rooney, has advised that pro-wraps may be worn.

Competition Arrangements:

Venue:                                    National Stadium, Dublin.

Dates:                                     July 12^th 13^th 14^th /19^th 20^th 21^st   / 26^th 27^th 28^th   

Entries:                                  A non–refundable entry fee of €30 applies, including in the event of a boxer withdrawal.  Online entry, via the Blocworx portal, is open until 5pm, sharp, on Friday, July 5th . Entries will not be accepted without the payment of entry fees. All fees must be paid by 5pm on July 5th. Only boxers for whom entries have been completed and entry fees have been received will be allowed box.

Entry Form:                          Affiliated clubs wishing to enter boxers into the championships must log-in to their Blocworx portal, using their unique username and password. Clubs who have not retained their username or password following the completion of their affiliation for the 2023/2024 season can contact IABA staff, Sally Ann Kinch sally@iaba.ie, James Geraghty, James@iaba.ie or Ciara Plunkett, ciara@iaba.ie

As the U22 National Championships form a basis for team selection to international competition, please be aware that all boxers entering this competition must: (1) be members of an IABA affiliated club, (2) must be explicitly named in their club’s Blocworx portal, (3) be eligible to represent IABA under IBA eligibility regulations {4.2}, holding an applicable in-date passport, (4) boxers must have completed the applicable waiver/code of conduct process

No international competition kits to be worn by any boxers; boxers may wear club kit, only.

Draws:                                    Tuesday, 09^th July, 1pm in the National Stadium.

Only boxers entered through the Blocworx portal for whom fees are fully paid will be included in the draw.

Attention is drawn to the following IABA rule –

A club shall not include in its list of members the name of any person who is a member of any other club.

Accordingly, any club making an entry to the U22 championships affirms that the entrant is not a member of any other club, in any jurisdiction.

Weigh-in and Medical:        Boxers will weigh in each day they box. Individual weigh-in times may be given to participants, but this will be decided and made known prior to the event. A medical will be performed on every boxer on Tuesday 09^th July from 8am to 12pm at the National Stadium.

Boxing Record books to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in.

Weigh-in dates:                     July 12^th – 14^th              8.00am – 11.00am

                                                July 19^th – 21st           8.00am – 11.00am

                                                July 26^th – 28^th            8.00am – 11.00am

Boxing:           Friday, July 12^th at 7.00pm. Other times will be contingent on entries and shall be announced after the draw.

Duration:       Duration of rounds: Men & Women 3×3 Minutes

Weights:        

Men: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg, 92kg, 92+kg

Women: 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg, 81+kg

Age Requirements:  Boxers born between 2002 and 2005 inclusive.

Waiver & Code of Conduct:

It is a condition of entry/participation that entrants completed the online Waiver/Code of Conduct process.

It is a condition of participation that all officials have completed the Waiver/Members acknowledgement form adhere to any agreement made with the Association sponsors.

Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the championships and all boxers must advise the doctor of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. It is imperative that all boxers adhere to the Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. For any queries regarding this matter, boxers/coaches should contact Mr Larry Morrison, IBA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476.

Non Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest. In accordance the IBA Technical and Competition Rule 48.7, boxers may wear form-fitting arm and/or leg coverings. Hair must be tied back and swimming hats or hairnets should be worn under the headgear for boxers with long hair. No red, orange or pink gum shields are allowed A Boxer can have a beard and moustache, but either must not cover the neck and must not be longer that 10cms, in accordance with the IBA Technical and Competition Rule 4.2.5.2.2

Coaches: They must wear track suitsandrunners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene in the corners. No shorts, caps or hats are allowed. Only qualified coaches permitted in corners.

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr. Philip Rooney. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials. A document stipulating requirements in relation to conduct and the use of social media must be signed by all boxers and coaches at their initial weigh-in.

Please note: 

• The U22 Championship will be run under IBA Technical & Competition rules, as adopted on September 1st, 2022.  
• Referee & Judges for the U22 Championships will not be allowed enter the field of play as a coach with their club boxer.
• All Referee & Judges must bring their record books.