The first of seven days of boxing in the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships has taken place today, at the home of Irish boxing.

Almost 280 boxers are contesting the tournament, and between them, will box over 220 bouts.

Results

1. 52kg  Padraig Walsh (Immaculata) W/O
2. 52kg  Cian Carmody (Treaty) V Kian Sullivan (Conamara)
3. 52kg  James Cullen (Wexford CBS) BLUE WIN RSC3 Joseph Moyles (Ballina)
4. 57kg  Matthew Mooney (Rathnew) RED WIN RSC1 Dylan Bradley (St Matthews)
5. 57kg  Lorcan Clancy (Rathfriland)  5/0 Jack Curtis (St Michaels Athy)
6. 57kg  Calum Sherwin (Edenmore) 5/0 Corey McGrane (Monkstown D)
7. 57kg  Sean Donovan (De Courcey) W/O
8. 57kg  Jimmy O’Reilly (St Munchins) 1/4 Brian Anderson (Twin Towns)
9. 57kg  Seanie Drew (Donore) 2/3 Mikey Faulkner (St Munchins)
10. 57kg  Callum Lysaght (Riverstown) RED WIN RSC3 Gerry Berry (Cherry Orchard)
11. 57kg  Darragh O’Neill (West End) W/)
12. 57kg  Brayden Davies (Golden Cobra) 5/0 Jamie Crowley (Midleton)
13. 57kg  Jonah Dunne (St Michaels NR) 0/5 Cian Cooney (Wexford CBS)
14. 60kg  Damien O’Driscoll (Golden GlovesM) 1/4   Rubin Fitzgerald (Corinthians)
15. 60kg  Blake Kenna (Santry) 0/5 Luke Finan (Gateway)
16. 60kg  Sean Maughan (Ballina) 1/4 Thomas Curran (Treaty)
17. 60kg  Brandon Williams (Jobstown) 5/0  Jack Barron (St Michaels NR)
18. 60kg  David Tennyson (Derryveagh) 5/0  Andrew Duggan (Dungarvan)

2^nd Series Prelims

1. 70kg  Cathal Myers (Sligo City) 5/0  Kaylym Paisley (Ballybrack)
2. 70kg  Evan Moore (St Conleths)  2/3 Joe Ritchie (St John Bosco A)
3. 70kg  Rati Abuladze (Togher) 5/0 Karwan Palini (Westside)
4. 70kg  Jim Mongans (Rathkeale) W/O
5. 70kg  Danny Mahon (Fr Flanagans) 3/2 Conan Kearney (St Bridgets U)
6. 70kg  Noah O’Riordan (Midleton) W/O
7. 70kg  Jason Whelan (Docklands) 5/0  Eoin Kennedy (Gorey)
8. 70kg  Joe Cunningham (St Josephs U)  5/0 Jack Liddy (Ennis)

Schedule

Friday, April 26^th: 6pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday, April 27th: 11am start, 50 bouts

Sunday, April 28^th:  2.45pm start, 24 bouts

Friday, May 3^rd: 6.30pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday, May 4^th: 11am start, 51 bouts

Friday, May 10^th: 6pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday May 10^th: 11am start, 33 bouts

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 213 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

***All programme are subject to change.

Saturday, April 27th – 11am

1^st Series Prelims

1. 54kg          Christian Doyle (Doyles) V Davey Nevin (Mullingar Shuffler)
2. 54kg          Cathaoir Keenan (Twin Towns) V Carl Killyleagh (St Pauls)
3. 54kg          Derek Murphy (Monkstown D) WO

2^nd Series Prelims

• 46kg          Caoimhin Connolly (Twin Towns)  V Lee Largey Snodden (Immaculata)
• 46kg          Joseph Kearney (Saints) V Tommy Fitzpatrick (Marble City)
• 46kg          Oliver Plachta (St Francis)  W/O
• 46kg          Warren Ormond (Whitechurch) W/O
• 48kg          James McDonagh (Cherry Orchard)  V Jordan Murphy Morris (Glen)
• 48kg          Ian Borak (Santry) V Christopher O’Driscoll (Golden Gloves M)
• 48kg          Paddy Reilly (Urlingford) V Darren Joyce (Mullingar Elite)
• 57kg          Callum Lysaght (Riverstown) V  Darragh O’Neill (West End)
• 50kg          Lorcan Grant (Rathfriland) V Oisin Kiernan (Olympic L)
• 52kg          Frankie Carragher (St Patricks U) V Emmett McGurn (Golden Star)
• 52kg          Callum Brogan (Neilstown) V Conan McSorley (Two Castles)
• 52kg          Rossi Molloy (Grangecon)  V Eddie Corcoran (Olympic L)
• 52kg          Lochlainn Beagan (Sean Dorans) W/O
• 52kg          Jack Cannon (Monkstown D) W/O
• 52kg          Danny Harty (St Munchins) W/O
• 52kg          Padraig Walsh (Immaculata) W/O
• 52kg          Cian Carmody (Treaty) V Joseph Moyles (Ballina)
• 57kg          Coilte Jones (Golden Gloves U) V William Donoghue (Setanta)
• 57kg          Kai Daynes (Immaculata)  V Justin Kelly (Sean McDermott)
• 57kg          James Hayden (Docklands) V Joseph Mihai (Crumlin)
• 57kg          Matthew Mooney (Rathnew) V Lorcan Clancy (Rathfriland)
• 57kg          Calum Sherwin (Edenmore) V Sean Donovan (De Courcey)
• 57kg          Brian Anderson (Twin Towns) V Mikey Faulkner (St Munchins)
• 57kg          Brayden Davies (Golden Cobra) V Cian Cooney (Wexford CBS)

And, following the completion of the above bouts:

2^nd Series Prelims

1. 60kg    Cormac Feeney (Sacred Heart L)  V  Finn Kirwan (Sacre Coeur)
2. 60kg    Cian Stapleton (Marble City) V Desmond Sweeney (Olympic C)
3. 60kg    Jack Finnegan (Dealgan)  V Keelan Holden (De Courcey)
4. 60kg    Daithi Kelly (Castlerea)  V Max Ryan (Lucan)
5. 60kg    Dylan Rockett (Tramore)  V Martin McDonagh (Rathkeale)
6. 60kg    Johnny McCann (St Pauls A)  V Rubin Fitzgerald (Corinthians)
7. 60kg    Luke Finan (Gateway) V Thomas Curran (Treaty)
8. 60kg    Brandon Geoghegan (Jobstown)   V David Tennyson (Derryveagh)
9. 63kg    Brodric Abudoire (Jobstown)  V Con Desmond (Bantry)
10. 63kg    Kane Brannigan (Lisburn) V Darragh Ryan (Drimnagh)
11. 63kg    Reece Taylor (Dunboyne)  V Leon Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)
12. 63kg    Neddy Harty (Portlaoise) V Arthur O’Donnell (Charleville)
13. 63kg    Kevin Pukuta (Portlaoise) V Cayden Cummins (Cookstown)
14. 63kg    Christopher Corcoran (Galway) NC Charlie Kennedy (St Pauls Waterford)
15. 63kg    Michael Collins (Swords) WO
16. 75kg    Jack Boyle (Dunfanaghy) V Martin Keenan (Glen)
17. 75kg    John G McDonagh (Galway)  V Kieran Reilly (St Saviours OBA)
18. 75kg    Ricky Kiely (Midleton) W/O

Quarter Finals

1. 39kg    Oscar McFadden (Holy Trinity) V Dillon Donnelly (St Pauls A)
2. 39kg    Gary Lee McDonagh (Kilcullen) W/O
3. 39kg    Cory Smith (Santry)  V Keith O’Donoghue (St Michaels Athy)
4. 39kg    Calvin Stokes (Olympic L) W/O
5. 44kg    Ryan Buttimer (Northside) W/O

Programmes are now available for boxing in the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championship – almost 280 boxers will contest 230 bouts over 7 days of boxing in the National Stadium.

Schedule

Friday, April 26^th: 6pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday, April 27th: 11am start, 50 bouts

Sunday, April 28^th:  2.45pm start, 24 bouts

Friday, May 3^rd: 6.30pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday, May 4^th: 11am start, 51 bouts

Friday, May 10^th: 6pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday May 10^th: 11am start, 33 bouts

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 213 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

***All programme are subject to change.

Friday, April 26^th: 6pm start, ax 26 bouts

1. 52kg  Padraig Walsh (Immaculata) W/O
2. 52kg  Cian Carmody (Treaty) V Kian Sullivan (Conamara)
3. 52kg  James Cullen (Wexford CBS) V Joseph Moyles (Ballina)
4. 57kg  Matthew Mooney (Rathnew) V Dylan Bradley (St Matthews)
5. 57kg  Lorcan Clancy (Rathfriland)  V Jack Curtis (St Michaels Athy)
6. 57kg  Calum Sherwin (Edenmore) V Corey McGrane (Monkstown D)
7. 57kg  Sean Donovan (De Courcey) W/O
8. 57kg  Jimmy O’Reilly (St Munchins) V Brian Anderson (Twin Towns)
9. 57kg  Seanie Drew (Donore) V Mikey Faulkner (St Munchins)
10. 57kg  Callum Lysaght (Riverstown) V Gerry Berry (Cherry Orchard)
11. 57kg  Darragh O’Neill (West End)  V Lukas Borisov (Celtic Eagles)
12. 57kg  Brayden Davies (Golden Cobra)  V Jamie Crowley (Midleton)
13. 57kg  Jonah Dunne (St Michaels NR) V Cian Cooney (Wexford CBS)
14. 60kg  Damien O’Driscoll (Golden GlovesM) V   Rubin Fitzgerald (Corinthians)
15. 60kg  Blake Kenna (Santry) V Luke Finan (Gateway)
16. 60kg  Sean Maughan (Ballina) V Thomas Curran (Treaty)
17. 60kg  Brandon Williams (Jobstown) V   Jack Barron (St Michaels NR)
18. 60kg  David Tennyson (Derryveagh)   Andrew Duggan (Dungarvan)

2^nd Series Prelims

1. 70kg  Cathal Myers (Sligo City) V  Kaylym Paisley (Ballybrack)
2. 70kg  Evan Moore (St Conleths)  V Joe Ritchie (St John Bosco A)
3. 70kg  Rati Abuladze (Togher) V Karwan Palini (Westside)
4. 70kg  Jim Mongans (Rathkeale) W/O
5. 70kg  Danny Mahon (Fr Flanagans) V Conan Kearney (St Bridgets U)
6. 70kg  Kissington Parks (Dunboyne) V   Noah O’Riordan (Midleton)
7. 70kg  Jason Whelan (Docklands) V  Eoin Kennedy (Gorey)
8. 70kg  Joe Cunningham (St Josephs U)  V Jack Liddy (Ennis)

Saturday, April 27th: 11am start – 1st & 2nd series preliminaries

Saturday, April 27th: 6pm start – 2nd series preliminaries & selected quarter finals

Sunday, April 28^th:  2.45pm start, 24 bouts-

Friday, May 3^rd: 6.30pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday, May 4^th: 11am start 

Saturday, May 4^th: 6pm start

Friday, May 10^th: 6pm start, 26 bouts

Saturday May 11^th: 11am start, 33 bouts

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.

Shannon Sweeney and Aoife O’Rourke have won through to the finals of the 2024 European Elite Championships.

Shannon Sweeney, who boxes at 50kg, took on Armenia’s Anush Grigoryan in a high-physicality contest. Shannon dominated the second and third rounds, and up-graded her bronze medal to at least silver by virtue of a 5-0 decision – judges scored the bout 30:27; 30:27; 29:28; 29:28; 29:28.

Double Olympian, 75kg Aoife O’Rourke, was in against Turkey’s Isildar Busra, a tough and powerful competitor. This was a tight bout, which ended in a 3-2 decision, triggering a bout review. After a tense wait, the 4-3 decision went in Aoife’s favour. The judges scores were: 29:28; 28:29; 28:29; 30:27; 29:28.

54kg Niamh Fay and 60kg Kellie Harrington will both come home with bronze. Niamh contested against veteran Romania boxer, Paris-qualified Lacramioara Perijoc, the defending champion at the weight. Niamh battled bravely against the 30 year old, but the 5-0 decision went to the Romanian boxer. The final scores were: 30:27; 30:27; 29:28; 30:27; 29:28.

Reigning Olympic champion and Paris qualified Kellie Harrington renewed rivalry with Serbia’s Natalia Shadrina. Kellie had last met the home boxer in the finals of the 2023 European Games, with the UD in the Irish woman’s favour. Today’s was a very close run contest, with high tempo and volume in the second and third rounds. The decision, 4-1, went to Shadrina. The judges scored the bout 29:28; 27:30; 28:29; 28:29; 27:30.

401 boxers from 38 federations will contest the championships. Prize money will be awarded in all weight categories, from quarter finalists to champions. Those finishing at the QF stage will receive $1,000; bronze medalists will be awarded $5,000 apiece. Winning silver means a $10,000 award, and champions will get $15,000.

Finals

Finals at the tournament will be boxed across two days, Saturday and Sunday. Both Shannon and Aoife will contest their finals on Saturday.

Shannon will vie for gold against Bulgaria’s Zlatislava Gena Chukanova in bout 2 – and Aoife boxes Russia’s Anastasiia Shamonova in Bout 10.

The only session to be boxed on Saturday will begin at 4pm, Irish time.

Programme

Watch

Weigh-ins:

Women’s Finals:

Team

50kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC, Mayo

54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC, Dublin

57kg Michaela Walsh, Holy Family GG, Belfast

60kg Kellie Harrington, St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin

66kg Lisa O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

75kg Aoife O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

51kg Rickey Nesbitt, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

57kg Adam Hession, Monivea BC, Galway

63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim

71kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family, Drogheda

92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin

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

Day Six results are available here

Semi Final Results

Session 25A

Session 26B

Session 27A

Session 28B

IABA is now publishing 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

A challenging day at the office for Team Ireland at the 2024 European Elite Championships in Belgrade.

Two Ireland boxers were in action in the men’s Quarter Finals. 57kg Adam Hession boxed a podium place against Russia’s Eduard Savvin. This was a highly physical bout, and Adam acquitted himself well after two excellent preliminaries wins. The 5-0 decision went to the Russian athlete, and the judges scored the bout 27:30; 27:30; 28:29; 27:30; 27:30.

4 bouts later (Bout 11) in the same ring and session, Paris qualified 63.5kg boxer, Dean Clancy, boxed for bronze against Azerbaijan’s Malik Hasanov. This was also a 5-0 decision, scored 29:28; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27.

401 boxers from 38 federations will contest the championships. Prize money will be awarded in all weight categories, from quarter finalists to champions. Those finishing at the QF stage will receive $1,000; bronze medalists will be awarded $5,000 apiece. Winning silver means a $10,000 award, and champions will get $15,000.

All semi-finals take place on Thursday. Friday is a rest day at the tournament, and finals will be boxed across Saturday and Sunday.

Semi Finals

Four boxers contest semi-finals on Thursday, vying to up-grade their bronze medals to silver.

50kg Shannon Sweeney is in Bout 2 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session, against Armenia’s Anush Grigoryan -Reigning Olympic champion and Paris Olympian, Kellie Harrington, contests her semi in bout 6 of the same ring and session, against Serbia’s Natalia Shadrina. Double Olympian, 75kg Aoife O’Rourke, is in action in Bout 10, against Turkey’s Isildar Busra. 54kg Niamh Fay is in Ring B’s Afternoon Session, boxing Romania’s Lacramioara Perijoc for a place in the finals in Bout 4.

Afternoon Sessions at the tournament begin at 2pm, Irish time – Evening Sessions begin at 4.45pm.

Programme

Watch

The EUBC is streaming the tournament on its YouTube channel; links per ring and session will become available before boxing.

Team

50kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC, Mayo

54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC, Dublin

57kg Michaela Walsh, Holy Family GG, Belfast

60kg Kellie Harrington, St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin

66kg Lisa O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

75kg Aoife O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

51kg Rickey Nesbitt, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

57kg Adam Hession, Monivea BC, Galway

63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim

71kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family, Drogheda

92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin

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

Day Six results are available here

Session 21A results

Session 22B results

Session 23A results

Session 24B results