There are 5 days remaining for the completion of affiliation for the 2024/2025 season. Clubs are reminded that they must be affiliated in order to vote in national elections (Rule 6.11). The deadline by which all fees are due through your club’s Blocworx portal is midnight on June 15th.

Cost

The total cost of affiliation is €765 per club; however, IABA is in a position to contribute to the fees of every club which is re-affiliating this season. The co-funding amount is 10% of the total. This IABA co-funding reduces the cost for each club to €695.

In the 2020/2021 season, IABA paid all affiliation costs for all clubs, to the value of circa €700 per club.

In the 2021/2022 season, IABA paid 60% of the affiliation fees for all clubs, to the value of circa €450 per club

In the 2022/2023 season, IABA paid all affiliation costs for all re-affiliating clubs, to the value of circa €700 per club. Newly affiliating clubs paid a nominal fee of €250

In the 2023/2024 season, IABA contributed €355 to the affiliation fees of all clubs.

In the 2024/2025 season, IABA is contributing €70 to the affiliation fees of all clubs.

This is a total contribution by IABA to the insurance costs of all clubs of €2,275, per club.

2024/2025 Affiliation & Insurance Fee Breakdown

• Proportion of affiliation fee going to insurance costs: 97.8%
• Insurance cover, including travel insurance, personal accident, approved club events and public liability cover: €680
• County Board affiliation fee: €5
• Provincial Council affiliation fee: €5
• Central Council affiliation fee: €5
• Therefore – Insurance Fee: €680/ Affiliation Fee: €15

Sub-total: €765

Discount: 10% – €70

TOTAL: €695

Every year, we endeavour to ensure the best possible deal for our members. As part of membership of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, successfully affiliated clubs receive the benefit of the association’s comprehensive insurance package, including Public Liability and Travel.  This cover applies solely to activities controlled, sponsored, recognised and/or authorised by IABA (e.g.  training of boxers, permitted shows). It is not a substitute for club’s own insurance arrangements.

Fees due:

Midnight, June 15^th:  Fees must be paid, in full, through your club’s Blocworx portal. In completing affiliation for the 2024/2025 season, clubs must review:

Main contact email:

This is the email address that IABA uses to send correspondence to your club. Please check that:

1. This is the email address your club wants to use to receive all of its correspondence
2. This is a functioning email addresses, with no typos or errors
3. This email address is able to receive emails.
4. If the club is using the personal email address of a club member, please ensure this person consents to the inclusion of their email address as the club’s main contact email
5. Please do not use email addresses linked to your employment as your main contact email address. Doing so means that sensitive information which belongs to your club is being stored on the email server used by your employer, and that information is accessible by your employer. It also means that, should you move to a different role with a new employer, your club has lost all access to all of its emails and all of this sensitive information.
6. IABA strongly advises that clubs set up a club email address, so that, in the event that officers change, all club information is stored in the same place, and not spread across several email accounts in the event that officers change within your club.

Secretary’s Address

Please review and up-date your secretary’s home address. This is the address to which any and all postal ballots will be sent.  Please ensure that a relevant Eircode or Postcode is included

Boxers

All boxers, whether they are competitive or not, must be included in your Blocworx portal so that they are insured. If you haven’t already done so, please now review the details of every boxer in your club in your portal, and add any boxers in your club who are not present. Please remove any boxers who are no longer members of your club, including boxers who may have transferred to another club.

Coaches and R&Js

A significant number of club members have qualified as coaches, Judges and Referees since clubs affiliated for the current season. Please make sure that all of your club’s new coaches are included in the coaching section of your affiliation portal, and that any members who have qualified as Judges or Referees are named in the relevant section of your portal, including their qualification.

Officers

If your officers (President/Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Child Protection Officer) have changed, or changed elected roles within your club since your last affiliation, please up-date those records in Blocworx. Note: No one person in a club can hold two elected offices – for example, the Secretary cannot also be the President/Chair, Treasurer or Child Protection Officer. However, an officer can hold an elected role and act as a coach or other form of volunteer, for example.

Affiliation timeline:

Your affiliation goes through several steps before it is approved. Once your club has completed the review and up-date of affiliation information, then:

1. Your county board has a two-week period from the time your club submits its application to review that application; this will not begin until June 29th
2. Your provincial unit has a two-week from the time your county board has completed its review to, in turn, review your application; this won’t begin until July 13th
3. Your application will be reviewed by National Stadium staff
4. If all is in order, affiliation will be approved.

Blocworx

The portal is here

Usernames and passwords issued to clubs for this season’s affiliation process have not changed. IABA has already re-issue username and log-in details to clubs in recent weeks.

Here’s a tutorial on how to complete your affiliation :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqeWJhdt51s

Here’s a tutorial on how to add members: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TylE3I5N_RU

If you have any questions or require any assistance in preparing for your 2023/2024 affiliation, please contact any member of staff. The sooner you contact a member of staff with your difficulty, the sooner it can be resolved. Please do not wait until the final day for affiliation to ask for staff assistance.

Important Notice

Clubs should be advised that if their affiliation actions, including all Garda/Access NI matters are not addressed during the applicable period, clubs will not be able to undertake the following:

1. Vote in any AGM or EGM
2. Vote in any Central Council or Provincial Council elections
3. Enter any boxers in any National Championships
4. Submit any club members for participation in Fundamentals: Assistant coach courses
5. Submit any club members for participation in Level One: Club Coach courses
6. Submit any members for participation in IABA Safeguarding workshops
7. Submit any member for participation in IABA iBoxClean anti-doping learning
8. Submit any member for participation in IABA 360 Degrees: Diversity & Inclusion learning
9. Submit any member for any Women in Sport, Diversity & Inclusion or Club Development programme.

The IABA and the Olympic Federation of Ireland are holding an open training session with boxers qualified for Paris 2024, and is inviting club boxers to participate, and club members to spectate.

This Open Day will take place at the National Indoor Arena, on the Sport Ireland Campus on Tuesday, July 2^nd from 11am to 12:15pm.

Boxers

Places are extremely limited. Please note that parents/guardians must complete the Expression of Interest for boxers aged 11-15. Boxers in this age group must also be accompanied on the day by a parent/guardian

1. The boxer must be a registered member of a successfully affiliated IABA
2. The boxer must be registered in their club’s Blocworx portal
3. The boxer must be aged between 11 years and 18 years – B/G1 to Youth
4. The boxer must be a competitive athlete, at any level, with a box card
5. The boxer must be available to attend the National Indoor Arena, Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin, between 10:30am and 12:30pm on July 2^nd
6. This Expression of Interest for boxers aged 11-15 must be completed by a parent/guardian
7. A parent/guardian must accompany boxers aged 11-15 to the event.

The Expression of Interest is available here: https://shout.com/s/CMJ1yyUQ

The Expression of Interest closes at midday on Thursday, June 20^th. IABA will communicate with successful applicants.

Spectators

Please note that parents/guardians must complete the Expression of Interest for intending spectators aged 11-15. Intending spectators in this age group must also be accompanied on the day by a parent/guardian

Spectators:

1. Must be a registered member of a successfully affiliated IABA
2. Must be registered in their club’s Blocworx portal
3. Must be available to attend the National Indoor Arena, Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin, between 10.45am and 12.15pm on July 2^nd
4. This Expression of Interest for members aged 11-15 must be completed by a parent/guardian
5. A parent/guardian must accompany members aged 11-15 to the event.

The Expression of Interest is available here: https://shout.com/s/xVUR9jsa

The Expression of Interest closes at midday on Thursday, June 20^th. IABA will communicate with successful applicants.

Friday, June 14th – boxing begins at 6pm.

Programmes are subject to change

1. 38kg         Ellie May Featherson (Mulhuddart) V Kayla Harris (St Monicas)
2. 42kg         Roisin O’Reagan (Sunnyside) V Mya Gethins (Ballinacarrow)
3. 42kg         Kenia Prado (Glasnevin) V Maisie Flanagan (Castleblaney)
4. 42kg         TJ Maughan (Dublin Docklands) V Harry Hassan (St John Bosco A)
5. 42kg         Aodh Carlyle (Golden Cobra) V Emmet Shields (Glasnevin)
6. 44kg         Ava Harford (Ballyboughal)  V Daisy Kiernan (Dealgan)
7. 44kg         Clare McStocker (The Loup) V Alannah Murphy (Crumlin)
8. 44kg         Mason Byrne (Dublin Docklands) V Sean Kelly (Sacre Coeur)
9. 44kg         James Feeney (Gilford) V Jack St Ledger (St Michaels NR)
10. 46kg         Anthony Stokes (Olympic L) V Jack Jones (Sacred Heart D)
11. 46kg         Alex Pepper (Baldoyle) V Evan Reilly (Olympic C)
12. 48kg         TJ Peake (Ballyhaunis) V Mason Powney (St Catherines)
13. 48kg         Christ Joyce (Olympic L) V Josh Egan (Bay City)
14. 50kg         Patrick Johnston (Bay City) V John Conway (Glengormley)
15. 50kg         Francis Maughan (Olympic C) V Sean O’Halloran (Monivea)
16. 51kg         Aoibhe Barron (Ballagh) V Akvile Siupieniute (Spartacus)
17. 51kg         Zoey Howley (Swinford)  V  Ella Archbold (Ballybrack)
18. 54kg         Kayla Nevin (Olympic L) V  Emma Ratigan (Aglish)
19. 54kg         Vanessa Doyle (Templemore)  V Saoirse Donnelly (Setanta)
20. 60kg         Lily Daly (West End)  V Roisin Hegarty (Illies GG)
21. 60kg         Olivia Farrell (St Brigids L)  V  Kayleigh Ledwidge (St Pappins)
22. 63kg         Joshua Delaney (Enniscorthy)  V Jamie Jacob (Kilcullen)
23. 63kg         John Curtin (Treaty)  V  Jude McLaughlin (Antrim BC)
24. Final 75kg David Mongan (St Munchins)  V Ethan Duffy (Aglish)

Watch

The finals on June 15th will be live-streamed by our partners StreamSport and JWP, here

Saturday June 15th – boxing begins at 11am

Programmes are subject to change

Schedule

Friday, May 31st: Boxing begins at 6pm

Saturday, June 1st: Boxing begins at 11am

Friday, June 7th: Boxing begins at 6pm

Saturday, June 8th: Boxing begins at 11am

Friday, June 14th: Boxing begins at 6pm

Saturday, June 15th: Boxing begins at 11am

Weigh-In Arrangements

Fridays: 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm.

Saturdays: 8am to 9am

Boxers weigh-in daily on the day of boxing. Boxers with walkovers in their finals are required to weigh-in on the day of their final.

Boxers must bring their passport to their initial weigh-in. No information will be retained from their passport.

A team of 25 boxers will contest the European Junior Championships

IABA last contested this tournament in 2022 and returned with a massive haul of ten medals: 2 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Ava Henry (Docklands) and Tadhg O’Donnell (Four Kings) claimed gold; silvers were won by Grace Conway Dowling (Tredagh), Niamh Keogh (Olympic L), Mary McDonagh (Sliabh Luachra) and Jamie Collins (Drimnagh). Bronze medalists were Alfie Jordan (Olympic L), John Harty (Portlaoise), Cillian Reilly Lennon (Jobstown) and Sophie Curley Gray (Dealgan)

40 nations and 377 boxers contested in 2022, and the field is expected to be similar on this occasion. The 2024 tournament takes place in Sarajevo, from June 21st to July 3rd:

The EUBC is expected to live-stream the tournament on it’s YouTube channel

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.

Entries are now open for the 2024 National U22 Championship.

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.