Boxing in the 2024 National U18 Championship continued at the National Stadium today – 21 semi finals were decided. Today’s card was also live-streamed, with partners StreamSport.ie and JW Player.

Semi-Final Results

Watch Live

Doors at the home of Irish Boxing will open at 11am, and for friends, family, and clubmates who can’t attend the stadium, you can now watch live with StreamSport.ie and JW Player. StreamSport.ie is an Irish company, based in Limerick, which live-streams fixtures for Swim Ireland, Connacht Rugby, the LGFA Munster GAA and others, in partnership with JW Player

This is a significant step in ensuring that the cream of Irish boxing is available to friends, family and clubmates who aren’t in a position to travel to the National Stadium, including to boxers’ supporters all over the world.

Watch Saturday’s Finals live, here

• Log-in to InPlayer and create a free account
• Accounts can also be created using your Facebook, Twitter/X or Gmail account
• Select the programme you wish to view
• Once you’ve completed purchase, an access link will be emailed to you, and live-streaming will being at the start-time stated on the relevant programme.
• Any live-stream purchased can be accessed for a full 24 hour period.

Bout Footage:

We know that clubs and boxers need to review bout footage for performance analysis – so all footage of a given day of boxing will be available, and free to access, on IABA’s YouTube channel 3 days later.

Finals – Saturday, January 12th from midday

1. 44kg Emily Midwinter (Rosslare) W/O
2. 44kg Jaidan Buckley (St Teresa’s) W/O
3. 46kg Sophie Curley Grey (Dealgan) V Ella Thompson (Setanta)
4. 46kg Tiarnan Cunningham (Dealgan) V Rico McInerney (Portlaoise)
5. 48kg Tiffany Spencer (Jobstown) V Nicole Ahern (Golden Gloves M)
6. 48kg Scott Thompson (Spartans U) V Antonio Bozkaya (East Meath)
7. 50kg Jamie O’Rourke (St Mary’s NR) V Carlagh Peake (Ballyhaunis)
8. 51kg Jamie Collins (Drimnagh)   V Daniel Philips (Ratoath)
9. 52kg Siofra O’Halloran (Ballynacargy) V Grace Conway (Tredagh)
10. 54kg Niamh Keogh (Olympic L)   V Nicole Kinsella (St Marys NR)
11. 54kg John Connors (Common Quay) V Kai Griffin (Avona)
12. 57kg Breanna Johnston (Tredagh) V Aliyah Flood (Monkstown D)
13. 57kg John Harty (Portlaoise) V Martin McDonagh (Avona)
14. 60kg Georgia Stewart (Darndale) V Siofra Kenny (Curadh)
15. 60kg Jack McNamee (Olympic L) V Jack Johnson (Marble City)
16. 63kg Ava Henry (Dublin Docklands) V Siofra Lawless (Four Kings)
17. 63.5kg Ryan Jenkins (Olympic L) V Johnathan O’Donnell (Charleville)
18. 66kg Saoirse McCarthy (St Pappins) V Kyla Doyle (Whitechurch)
19. 67kg Thomas Ward (Olympic C) V Ryan Connolly (Setanta)
20. 70kg Jodie Byrne (Top End) V Sarah Murphy (St Brigids K)
21. 71kg Grigorii Onipchenko (Celtic Eagles) V Tadhg O’Donnell (Four Kings)
22. 75kg Nell McLoughlin (Eagle)  W/O
23. 75kg Edward Barrett (Titans) V Daniel McDonagh (Geesala)
24. 80kg Padraig Corduff (St Annes) V Shay O’Dowd (Swords)
25. 82kg Ellie May Mahon (Enniscorthy)  W/O
26. 86kg Tom Stokes (Athlone) V John Phoenix (Four Kings)
27. 92kg Paddy Sweeney (Galway)V Brandon McKelvie (Clonard A)
28. 92+kg Franco Ernjes (Saviours Crystal) V Adam Olaniyan (Jobstown)

Weigh-in Arrangements

Saturday: 8am-9am

Boxing in the 2024 National U18 Championship continued at the National Stadium today – 15 men’s semi finals were decided. Today’s card was also live-streamed, with partners StreamSport.ie and JW Player.

Men’s Semi-Final Results

Boxing in the 2024 National U18 Championship reaches the semi-finals stage on Friday, with 21 bouts down for decision. The card will be live-streamed, with partners StreamSport.ie and JW Player.

Remaining Semi Finals Programm – Friday, January 19th at 6pm.

48kg   Ide Cashell (Ballymun) V Tiffany Spencer (Jobstown)

48kg   Nicole Ahern (Golden Gloves M) V Keely Stevens (Charlestown)

54kg   Niamh Keogh (Olympic L) V Aoife Dougan (Armagh)

54kg   Tiegan Farrelly (Dunboyne) V Nicole Kinsella (St Marys NR)

57kg   Breanna Johnston (Tredagh) V Sienna Fitzpatrick (Jobstown)

57kg   Meghan Martin (Balllinacarrow) V Ali Flood (Monkstown D)

60kg   Jack McNamee (Olympic L) V Nojus Samatakus (Portadown)

60kg   Louis Griffin (Kilfenora) V Jack Johnson (Marble City)

63kg   Siofra Lawless (Four Kings) V Chloe Keogh (The Hub)

63.5kg Ryan Jenkins (Olympic L) V Fionn Dines (Dealgan)

63.5kg Elias Dlhos (Unit 3) V Johnathan O’Donnell (Charleville)

66kg   Lani Lafferty (Twin Towns) V Kyla Doyle (Whitechurch)

67kg   Thomas Ward (Olympic C) V Aaron Carr (St Catherines)

67kg   Alex Noonan Carmody (Riverstown) V Ryan Connolly (Setanta)

70kg   Sarah Murphy (St Brigids K) V Sophie Fitzsimons (Unit 3)

71kg   Darragh Smyth (Conard) V Grigorii Onipchenko (Celtic Eagles)

71kg   Max Rosen (Unit 3) V Tadhgh O’Donnell (Four Kings)

75kg   Edward Barrett (Titans) V Reuben Aigbologa (Mayfield)

75kg   Daniel McDonagh (Geesala) V Joey O’Hara (Twin Towns)

80kg   Padraig Corduff (St Annes) V Johnny Sweeney (Olympic C)

80kg   Shay O’Dowd (Swords) V John Donaghy (Star of the Sea)

Watch Live

IABA is delighted to announce a live-streaming partnership with StreamSport.ie and JW Player. StreamSport.ie is an Irish company, based in Limerick, which live-streams fixtures for Swim Ireland, Connacht Rugby, the LGFA Munster GAA and others, in partnership with JW Player

This is a significant step in ensuring that the cream of Irish boxing is available to friends, family and clubmates who aren’t in a position to travel to the National Stadium, including to boxers’ supporters all over the world.

Watch Friday’s Semi-Finals live, here

Watch Saturday’s Finals live, here

• Log-in to InPlayer and create a free account
• Accounts can also be created using your Facebook, Twitter/X or Gmail account
• Select the programme you wish to view
• Once you’ve completed purchase, an access link will be emailed to you, and live-streaming will being at the start-time stated on the relevant programme.
• Any live-stream purchased can be accessed for a full 24 hour period.

Bout Footage:

We know that clubs and boxers need to review bout footage for performance analysis – so all footage of a given day of boxing will be available, and free to access, on IABA’s YouTube channel 3 days later.

Provisional Programme – Finals, Saturday January 20th from 12pm

Weigh-in Arrangements

Weigh-In Arrangements:

Friday: 8am-9am and 12pm-1pm.

Saturday: 8am-9am

World Junior Champion, Siofra Lawless, has been nominated for the HerSport Personality of the Year award.

On December 4th, 63kg Siofra of Four Kings BC in Kilcoole County Wicklow, contested her final against India’s Sachin Shurshti Sathe on the second day of finals. Siofra displayed excellent punch-picking, and ringcraft, and was dominate throughout, winning all rounds. Judges from Serbia, Zimbabwe, Kyrgyzstan, Spain and Uzbekistan scored the bout, which included a last round standing count: 26:30, 26:30, 27:30, 26:30, 27:30. Siofra was named Best Female Boxer of the World Junior Championships.

Siofra is nominated for the award alongside 9 other women, including highly decorated 100 metre hurdler, Sarah Lavin, Olympian – sailor Annalise Murphy, Mary Hickey-Nolan, Olympian and hockey player Nicci Daly, MMA champion, Shauna Bannon, Ruesha Little-John, Fionnuala McCormack, Amelia McFarland and Hannah Tyrell

You can vote for Siofra here. Winners will be announced on the night of the 27th January 2024

Sport Ireland is opening Phase Three of its Sport Energy Support Scheme to boxing clubs, and applications can be made here

The deadline for applications is January 31st. Clubs which applied to the scheme in 2022, are welcome and eligible to apply for Phase Three support.

This funding is designed to support boxing clubs with rising energy costs associated with operation

• Increased costs between Sept 1^st 2019 and July 31^st 2020 vs Sep 1^st 2022 to July 31^st 2023
• The Scheme is aimed at supporting Clubs in the Republic of Ireland only
• This Scheme is aimed at covering the difference in energy costs during the above period – – so, if a bill in the period Sept 1^st 2019 and July 31^st 2020 was E100, and the same bill in the period Sep 1^st 2022 to July 31^st 2023 was E150, the eligible cost is E50.
• Clubs applying for support must be able to demonstrate payment of these costs.
• If your energy costs are included in your expenses (e.g. rent), you will need to demonstrate these costs separately
• Eligibility is based on proof of payment
• The scheme is subject to Sport Ireland audit
• Deadline for submission January 31^st 2024

Please note that:

• General cost of living increases including increased costs in accommodation, rent, rates or labour costs are not eligible.
• As per Government direction, fuel costs associated with machinery, vehicles, travel or transport do not qualify.
• Non-Energy related increases or pre-existing debts or deficits are also ineligible.

Scheme Guidelines

A 14 strong team has been named to contest the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, next month.

The team includes all Team Ireland athletes currently qualified for Paris 2024 – Jack Marley (92kg), Dean Clancy (63.5kg), Amy Broadhurst (66kg), Michaela Walsh (57kg) and reigning lightweight champion, Kellie Harrington.

Rounding out the team are Elite High Performance Athletes 50kg Shannon Sweeney, 54kg Niamh Fay, 2022 World Champions Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O’Rourke, along with 51kg Rickey Nesbitt, 57kg Adam Hession, 57kg Dylan Eagleson, 71kg Eugene McKeever, 71kg Dean Walsh, and 92+kg Martin McDonagh.

At the 74th edition of the tournament, IABA boxers returned with 3 gold, for Kellie Harrington, Aoife O’Rourke and Tina Desmond, and one bronze for Kelyn Cassidy.

High Performance Head Coach, Zauri Antia says “Strandja is a very tough tournament – last year, 38 nations competed there and we performed very strongly. This is an equally strong team, preparing to go up against some of the best boxers in the world.”

High Performance Director, Tricia Heberle, says “Strandja is a world-renowned tournament and one at which IABA has a history of contesting strongly. This is a dual focus competition – for our athletes already qualified for Paris, this is a key preparation event. For the Paris 2024 Olympic Training Squad, this is a vital development and preparation opportunity, where they will meet some of the highest-level international athletes. The preparation for this team, supported by Sport Ireland and Sport Science practitioners at Sport Institute Ireland, has been excellent, and has included a Heat Acclimatisation Camp in Tenerife, and training at the Ulster High Performance Unit, at the University of Ulster Jordanstown, as well as at our base in SII.”

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 Amy Broadhurst, St. Bronagh’s ABC, Newry

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

57kg Dylan Eagleson, St. Paul’s BC, Antrim

63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim

71kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family, Drogheda

71kg Dean Walsh, St Ibar’s/St Joseph’s BC, Wexford.

92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin

92+kg Martin McDonagh, Crumlin, Dublin.