Remaining semi finals in the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships were boxed at the National Stadium this evening. Finals will take place from 11am on Saturday morning. All programmes are subject to change.

Results: Friday, May 10th

1. 36kg          Aiden Moore (Dealgan) 3/2  Jude Reilly (Immaculata)
2. 36kg          Donnacha Beagan (Sean Dorans) 0/5  Colin O’Brian (Ballymun)
3. 50kg          Patrick Myers (Spartaus) 4/1  Callum Crilly (St Bronaghs)
4. 50kg          Niall Hall (Saints)  0/5 Kalib Walsh (Wexford CBS)
5. 52kg          Conan McSorley (Two Castles)  0/5 Eddie Corcoran (Olympic L)
6. 52kg          Jack Cannon (Monkstown D) 3/2  Padraig Walsh (Immaculata) 
7. 57kg          Justin Kelly (Sean McDermott)  0/5  Joseph Mihai (Crumlin)
8. 57kg          Mikey Faulkner (St Munchins) 4/1  Callum Lysaght (Riverstown)
9. 60kg          Desmond Sweeney (Olympic C)  4/1  Max Ryan (Lucan)
10. 60kg          Martin McDonagh (Rathkeale) 0/5 Brandon Geoghegan (Jobstown)
11. 63kg          Kaysie Joyce (Clonmel)  W/O
12. 63kg          Brodric Abudoire (Jobstown) 1/4 Kane Brannigan (Lisburn)
13. 63kg          Edward Harty (Portlaoise)  5/0 Michael Collins (Swords)
14. 66kg          Lauren Kehoe (South East) W/O
15. 66kg          John Donoghue (Olympic L)  RED WIN RSC1 Nathan Okikiolu (Westside)
16. 66kg          Emmett Quinn (Phoenix) W/O
17. 70kg          Chloe Poleon (Dunboyne) W/O
18. 70kg          Laura Ward (Drumsna)  0/5 Ava Lannon (Dungarvan)
19. 70kg          Cathal Myers (Sligo City)  4/1      Rati Abuladze (Togher)
20. 70kg          Danny Mahon (Fr Flanagans) 1/4 Jason Whelan (Docklands)
21. 75kg          William Heaphy (Golden Gloves M) 5/0 Gabriel Ward (Swords)                      
22. 75kg          Martin Keenan (Glen)  5/0  Ricky Kiely (Midleton)
23. 80kg          Senan Kennedy (Cabra) W/O
24. 80kg          Zach O’Hara (Paulstown) 0/5 John Mongans (Rathkeale)
25. 81+kg        Patrick Sweeney (Rathkeale) N/C Jim Mongans (Rathkeale)
26. 81+kg        Johnny McGinley (Gateway)  W/O

Weigh-Ins

Saturdays: 8am-9am

Boxers are required to bring their passport to their first weigh-in of this competition. The passport will not be retained and no data will be held from their passport.

Waiver/Code of Conduct

Thanks to the 284 parents/guardians who have completed the waiver/code of conduct process. This process is a condition of participation in the championships. This link is shareable with parents/guardians by text message, email, WhatsApp or DM: https://shout.com/s/BfW3pEIE

Watch

The applicable bouts will be live-streamed by StreamSport.ie and JWPlayer.

PPV, by day of boxing or for the entire tournament, is available here

FINALS: Saturday, May 11th – Boxing begins at 11am

Programme subject to change

1. 33kg          Louis Canning (Cherry Orchard) W/O
2. 36kg          Aiden Moore (Dealgan)  V Colin O’Brian (Ballymun)
3. 39kg          Louise Joyce (Olympic L) W/O
4. 39kg          Gary Lee McDonagh (Kilcullen) V Calvin Stokes (Olympic L)
5. 42kg          Jasmine McCarthy (Setanta)   V Sky Leigh Haighton (Evolution)
6. 42kg          Noah Bacon (Saints)  V Tarik Bozkaya (East Meath)
7. 60kg          Desmond Sweeney (Olympic C) V  Brandon Geoghegan (Jobstown)
8. 44kg          Carly O’Herron (Rochfordbridge) V Abi McLoughlin (Ratoath)
9. 44kg          Harry Salinger (Sacred Heart D)  V  Michael McDonagh (Avona) 
10. 46kg          Ellie O’Brien (Tramore) V Abby Molloy (Sacred Heart D)
11. 46kg          Kurt Kinsella (Monkstown) V Oliver Plachta (St Francis)
12. 48kg          Elma Barry (Setanta) V Isabel Nolan (Santry)
13. 48kg          Michael O’Reilly (St Pauls Wat) V Ian Borak (Santry)
14. 50kg          Paige Nickles (Banbridge) V Lauren Crinnion (Fr Horgans)
15. 50kg          Patrick Myers (Spartaus)  V Kalib Walsh (Wexford CBS)
16. 52kg          Shakila Cairns (Fr Horgans)   V Mary Ann Furlong (Na Fianna)
17. 52kg          Eddie Corcoran (Olympic L) V Jack Cannon (Monkstown D)
18. 54kg          Molly Doyle (Templemore)  V Sophie McClintock (Evolution)
19. 54kg          Patrick McCarthy (Mayfield)  V Jason Donoghue (Olympic L)
20. 57kg          Kerry Brown (Convoy)  V Kayleigh Byrne (Gorey)
21. 57kg          Joseph Mihai (Crumlin) V Mikey Faulkner (St Munchins)
22. 60kg          Sarah McTiernan (Drumsna) V Isabelle Hawkins (St Nicholas)
23. 63kg          Hayley McFerran (Portavogie) V Kaysie Joyce (Clonmel)
24. 63kg          Kane Brannigan (Lisburn)  V Edward Harty (Portlaoise)
25. 66kg          Cassie Henderson (Phoenix) V Lauren Kehoe (South East)
26. 66kg          John Donoghue (Olympic L)  V  Emmett Quinn (Phoenix)
27. 70kg          Chloe Poleon (Dunboyne) V Ava Lannon (Dungarvan)
28. 70kg          Cathal Myers (Sligo City) V Jason Whelan (Docklands)
29. 75kg          Bethany Ward (Ballyhaunis)  V Carly Norris (Santry)
30. 75kg          William Heaphy (Golden Gloves M) V Martin Keenan (Glen)
31. 80kg          Ursula Shaughnessy (Ballinrobe)  V  Alanna Kenny (Clonmel)
32. 80kg          Senan Kennedy (Cabra)  V  John Mongans (Rathkeale)
33. 81+kg        Johnny McGinley (Gateway) W/O

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

IABA is re-platforming the calendar of Safeguarding One workshops for 2024. All adults – coaches, committee members and non-coaching volunteers – in every club who have contact with children are required to have undertaken Safeguarding 1.

Two courses will take place every month, March to November. Acknowledging that club members have a variety of schedules and that no one time will be best for all, a percentage of courses will take place in the evenings, a percentage during weekday lunchtimes and a percentage on Saturdays. Workshops on Safeguarding 2 and Safeguarding 3 will be made available later in 2024.

Book your place here

In keeping with Sport Ireland best practice in Safeguarding training, workshops will be limited to 16 participants. In keeping with norms across the sporting community, the cost for this workshop is E15. Registration for each course will close 2 days before the date, and those who’ve registered will be sent payment information. The participation reservation will expire if payment is not received by 5pm on the scheduled day of the workshop.

Refresher

For all club members who have completed Safeguarding 1 training, but who wish to refresh their knowledge, the online Sport Ireland Safeguarding 1 refresher course is available here

Additional Information: For any additional information, please contact IABA’s National Safeguarding Manager, Stephen Flynn, at stephen@iaba.ie

Free online Diversity and Inclusion Awareness training is available to all members through the IABA’s 360 Degrees campaign, which champions the message that there is room for everyone in the squared circle. IABA’s 363 clubs are home to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, from across Ireland, Europe and the wider world.

360 Degrees is supported by National Head Coach, Zauri Antia, double Olympic medalist and IABA Belfast Boxing Officer, Paddy Barnes, Tokyo and Paris Olympian, Michaela Walsh, European Games boxer, Daina Moorehouse, boxer Sammy Ilesanmi, High Five Boxing Academy athlete, Darragh Kane, Ulster Participation and Engagement Officer, Louise McKenzie, and IABA Inclusion Officer, Sophie Doolan.

“360 Degrees is an important step for IABA – boxing is already an inclusive and welcoming sport. People from all walks of life, of all abilities and levels of support need, are training, coaching and administering IABA clubs. This programme is aimed at further empowering clubs, and club members through our eLearning module, and will enable clubs to sign up to our 360 Degrees charter, showing their commitment to their club being open to everyone.” IABA Inclusion Officer, Sophie Doolan

IABA High Performance Head Coach, Zauri Antia, who left his hometown of Poti, Georgia, to work in Irish boxing 19 years ago, say “Inclusion and identity are very important. Boxing is open to everyone. Training is open to everyone. Being in a boxing club is open to everyone. Not all of us can be boxing Olympic champions, but all of us can be in the boxing community. I know Irish Boxing, and I know how welcoming it is – Irish boxing welcomed me! 360 Degrees is very important for clubs to show their local communities they welcome everyone”

360 Degrees’ foundation is the IABA’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy, in which IABA recognizes and is enriched by the unique identity, life experiences, abilities, learning styles, knowledge and contribution of every individual within the existing boxing community and seeks to support the growth of our community to be even more inclusive of people from a diverse range of backgrounds at all levels of our sport including participating, coaching, officiating, volunteering, spectating and administering.

IABA Diversity and Inclusion Policy

One of the key principles of the IABA’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy is that IABA will strive to achieve inclusion by creating pathways to participation, through working in partnership with clubs, representative groups, disability services and in consultation with people with disabilities and their families. The IABA commits to continued action to identify and remove physical, cultural, perceived, and other barriers to people in accessing our sport and our community.

It is through this principle, and partnerships with Sporting Pride, Activity Disability Ireland, SARI (Sport Against Racism Ireland) and in consultation with Vision Sport Ireland, that IABA created 360 Degrees. The campaign and programme includes:

The 360 Degrees Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit – This toolkit is designed to support boxing clubs in accessing the resources to allow everyone in their local communities to experience the benefits of boxing and being in a boxing club, no matter their background or ability.

The toolkit also looks at defining what an inclusive club is, engaging with clubs’ local communities, and providing modifications and training and environment for anyone who might wish them, all involving the key principles of openness and awareness.

The 360 Degrees Diversity and Intercultural Awareness eLearning programme – with practical guidance on language, culture and inclusion. All IABA club members can register their interest here. On completion of the modules, every participant receives a certificate of completion, bearing their name and their club’s name:

And for clubs, IABA has created the 360 Degrees Diversity and Inclusion Charter, which commits signatory clubs to supporting the growth of our community to be even more inclusive of people from a diverse range of backgrounds at all levels of our sport. Coaches and leaders of clubs which are signatories to the Charter should participate in the 360 Degrees Diversity and Intercultural Awareness eLearning programme

For more information, contact IABA Communications Officer, Ciara Plunkett – ciara@iaba.ie

And, the campaign has the support of Tokyo Olympic champion and Paris Olympic, Kellie Harrington

Remaining semi finals, and all finals, in the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships will be boxed at the National Stadium on Friday, May 10th and Saturday, May 11th. All programmes are subject to change.

Friday, May 10th – boxing begins at 6pm.

1. 36kg          Aiden Moore (Dealgan) V Jude Reilly (Immaculata)
2. 36kg          Donnacha Beagan (Sean Dorans)V  Colin O’Brian (Ballymun)
3. 50kg          Patrick Myers (Spartaus) V Callum Crilly (St Bronaghs)
4. 50kg          Niall Hall (Saints) V  Kalib Walsh (Wexford BS)
5. 52kg          Conan McSorley (Two Castles) V Eddie Corcoran (Olympic L)
6. 52kg          Jack Cannon (Monkstown D) V Padraig Walsh (Immaculata) 
7. 57kg          Justin Kelly (Sean McDermott) V  Joseph Mihai (Crumlin)
8. 57kg          Mikey Faulkner (St Munchins) V Callum Lsyaght (Riverstown)
9. 60kg          Desmond Sweeney (Olympic C) V Max Ryan (Lucan)
10. 60kg          Martin McDonagh (Rathkeale) V Brandon Geoghegan (Jobstown)
11. 63kg          Kaysie Joyce (Clonmel) W/O
12. 63kg          Brodric Abudoire (Jobstown) V Kane Brannigan (Lisburn)
13. 63kg          Edward Harty (Portlaoise) V Michael Collins (Swords)
14. 66kg          Lauren Kehoe (South East) W/O
15. 66kg          John Donoghue (Olympic L) V Nathan Okikiolu (Westside)
16. 66kg          Emmett Quinn (Phoenix) W/O
17. 70kg          Chloe Poleon (Dunboyne) W/O
18. 70kg          Laura Ward (Drumsna) V Ava Lannon (Dungarvan)
19. 70kg          Cathal Myers (Sligo City) V Rati Abuladze (Togher)
20. 70kg          Danny Mahon (Fr Flanagans) V Jason Whelan (Docklands)
21. 75kg          William Heaphy (Golden Gloves M) V Gabriel Ward (Swords)                      
22. 75kg          Martin Keenan (Glen) V Ricky Kiely (Midleton)
23. 80kg          Senan Kennedy (Cabra) W/O
24. 80kg          Zach O’Hara (Paulstown) V John Mongans (Rathkeale)
25. 81+kg        Patrick Sweeney (Rathkeale) V Jim Mongans (Rathkeale)
26. 81+kg        Johnny McGinley (Gateway) V   Miracle Unacukwu (Dealgan)

Weigh-Ins

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

Saturdays: 8am-9am

Sundays: 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm

Boxers are required to bring their passport to their first weigh-in of this competition. The passport will not be retained and no data will be held from their passport.

Waiver/Code of Conduct

Thanks to the 284 parents/guardians who have completed the waiver/code of conduct process. This process is a condition of participation in the championships. This link is shareable with parents/guardians by text message, email, WhatsApp or DM: https://shout.com/s/BfW3pEIE

Watch

The applicable bouts will be live-streamed by StreamSport.ie and JWPlayer.

PPV, by day of boxing or for the entire tournament, is available here

Saturday, May 11th – Boxing begins at 11am