Two Team Ireland boxers will vie to up-grade their bronze medals at the Women’s World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
Amy Broadhurst, contesting at 63kg, dominated her Serbian opponent, Jelena Janicijevic, from the opening seconds her quarter final bout to win through to today’s semis. Amy will face Parveen of India in bout 7 of Ring A’s afternoon session, followed 2 bouts later by the meeting of Lisa O’Rourke and Turkey’s Sema Aliskan.
Team Ireland has claimed 2 historic medals at the Women’s World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
Amy Broadhurst, contesting at 63kg, dominated her Serbian opponent, Jelena Janicijevic, from the opening seconds of the bout. She was the unanimous decision victory. The judges scored the bout 26:30, 27:30, 26:30, 27:30, 25:30 in favour of the boxer in blue.
The IABA is acutely aware of the need for reform in the volunteer structures of the association. The Minister’s comments today (on the “Today with Claire Byrne” programme) will serve to focus minds on the gravity of the choice facing Irish boxing – to evolve into an association with the highest standards of governance, or to reject reform and face damaging constraints on our sport. The scale of reform recommended in the report is profound and impacts virtually all areas of operation of the volunteer structures of the association.
The National Boy/Girl Junior Cadet Championships, for boxers born in 2008 and 2009, will begin on June 10th.
The deadline for entries is midday on Friday, June 3rd.
Venue: National Boxing Stadium, Dublin.
Dates: June 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th and 25th
Entries: An entry fee of €10 applies. Clubs must enter boxers with Stephen Connolly: s.connolly1961@yahoo.com and sally@iaba.ie by 12pm on Friday 3rd June.
2 more Team Ireland boxers booked their places in the Quarter Finals of the Women’s World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey, today.
Amy Broadhurst, contesting at 63kg, Aslahan Sezgin Mehmedova, was dominant from the first bell, and came away with a unanimous win. The judges scores: 30:24, 30:26, 30:27, 30:26, 30:26