Registration is open for IABA’s Annual General Meeting, and Extraordinary General Meeting on November 11^th in the National Stadium, Dublin, from 11am on that morning. A Strategy Forum will take place from 1.30pm on that day – registration for this event, only, is not required.

The AGM will include a ballot on an Ordinary Resolution for increase of Directors to appoint a gender representative Board. This arises as: it is a government target to have 40% female representation in the board membership of national governing bodies of sport. The increase in the number of independent Directors from 2 (two) to 4 (four) is intended to assist in the meeting of these incentives.

39 sporting governing bodies, including the GAA, LGFA, Gymnastics Ireland, Swim Ireland and Hockey Ireland, have achieved this 40% target. Government requires sporting governing bodies to do so by the end of 2023. At present, IABA’s Board of Directors has 17% female representation.

The IABA constitution allows the increase of Directors by Ordinary Resolution by virtue of Object 46 but this amendment to the Constitution is intended to permanently incorporate the increased number of Directors by way of constitutional amendment.  Should the Ordinary Resolution be passed by Voting Delegates, and EGM will take place directly after the AGM to vote on enshrining the Ordinary Resolution in the IABA constitution.

AGM & EGM Arrangements

Registration – Is open and available here. Registration will close at 12.30pm on Tuesday, November 7th

Eligibility – All clubs who have submitted affiliations for the 2023/2024 season.

Attendees: Eligible clubs may nominate any two adult members to attend as delegates – one to be a voting delegate, one to be a non-voting delegate. Delegates nominated by clubs must verified members – this means they must be included in the club’s affiliation application, through Blocworx, for the 2023/2024 season as members and be over the age of 18. *Please note, delegates will be required to present photographic identification (passport, drivers’ licence, etc) on the day of the EGM.  

Any questions which your club might wish to raise at the EGM the resolution and the motion or any other matter, should be submitted in advance of the EGM, either by post care of The Company Secretary to The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, or by email to AGM@iaba.ie no later than Friday, November 3rd at 5:00pm. This will facilitate us in providing the fullest response to any queries at the EGM. 

Strategy Forum

The IABA’s Board of Directors is preparing to develop the association’s 2024-2028 strategy, which will set out the pathway for growth and progression in all areas of our sport.

As part of this process, the first Strategy Forum will take place at the National Stadium, Dublin, at 1.30pm on Saturday, November 11th. Unlike the AGM and EGM, registration will not be required for this event, and it will be open to all adult members of clubs successfully affiliated for the 2023/2024 season.

Documents and Reports

Notice of Special Resolution for AGM and EGM, which includes Agenda.

Annual Report and Financial Statement for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, including supplementary information (as at October 25th, 2023)

Tracked Draft Amended Constitution November 2023

November 2019 filed Constitution.

Minutes of the 2022 AGM

Appendix One – Minutes, AGM December 2022

The draws have taken place for the 2024 National Elite Championships – you can watch back here.

95 boxers will contest 68 bouts between 6pm on Friday, November 3rd, and the last bout of the tournament, the heavyweight final, on November 11th.

Paul Loonam of St. Carthages and Dylan Eagleson of St. Paul’s, Antrim, will contest the opening bout of the tournament – a Men’s 57kg preliminary.

There are two walkover champions – 48kg Bryce Collins of Holy Trinity and 70kg Shauna Kearney of Bunclody.

There are several straight finals, notably, the meeting of reigning Olympic lightweight champion and Paris Olympian, Kellie Harrington, and Tramore BC’s Zara Breslin.

Another Double Olympian, 75kg Aoife O’Rourke, also has a straight final against Geesala’s Ciara Ginty, a 2014 Youth Olympics and 2018 Women’s World Youth Championships veteran.

There’s a renewal of National Senior Championships rivalries in Men’s 54kg, as Raphoe’s Danny Duffy and St. Colman’s Oisin Worsencroft. At 63kg, Linda Desmond of Rylane meets St. Mary’s Isabella Hughes.

In the Men’s 51kg, European Games athlete, Sean Mari, contests against reigning 48kg Elite champion, Rickey Nesbitt of Holy Family Drogheda.

There are 3 vacant weights, all in the women’s competition – 52kg, 81kg and 81+kg.

Men’s Drawsheets

48kg

51kg

54kg

57kg

60kg

63.5kg

67kg

71kg

75kg

80kg

92kg

92+kg

Women’s Drawsheets

48kg

50kg

54kg

57kg

60kg

63kg

66kg

70kg

75kg

Schedules

Friday, November 3rd

Saturday, November 4th

Semi finals – Friday, November 10th

Finals – Saturday, November 11th

Weigh-in arrangements:

Boxing on November 3^rd and November 10^th: 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm.

Boxing on November 4^th and November 11^th: 8am to 9am

The draw for the 2024 National Elite Championships will take place at the National Stadium, Dublin, at 1pm this afternoon or shortly thereafter.

The draw can be viewed live through the following Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81166910275?pwd=WDF6bmxnUFJBWmFBYzA2ZkF3ZjdWQT09

Meeting ID: 811 6691 0275

Passcode: 959131

After the draw, the footage will be made available on IABA’s YouTube Channel, shared on the IABA website and on IABA’s social media platforms.

Drawsheets will issue to all clubs this afternoon, and will also be published on iaba.ie

92 boxers will contest the 2024 National Elite Championships at the home of Irish Boxing, the National Stadium, Dublin. The schedule of boxing will be set after the draw – and the finals will be boxed from 5pm on Saturday, November 11th.

Following the close of entries at 5pm on October 25th, there are:

*Three walkover champions

*Three straight finals

*The largest weight category, by number of entrants, is the Men’s 60kg.

Women’s Entry List

Men’s Entry List

The Draw

The official competition draw will take place at 1pm on Friday, October 27th. Details of how the draw may be watched live will be shared on Friday morning.

Boxing

The draw will set the schedule of boxing for each weight for the entire competition. Drawsheets and programmes will be published and issued in the early evening of October 27th.

Weigh-In

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 each boxer on their first day of competition.

Boxing Record books to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in.

Withdrawals

Medical certificates for boxers withdrawing on medical grounds can be sent to ciara@iaba.ie, before Friday, October 27th at 1pm.

Competition Arrangements

IABA is preparing for the development of a Strategic Plan, 2024-2028 – the first member Strategic Forum will take place at the National Stadium Dublin, at 1.30pm on November 11^th.

To prepare for the first forum, and to enable members who cannot attend on that day to share their views, IABA is today opening an online member strategic consultation.

This consultation is anonymous and is open to all adult members of all clubs. The consultation takes under 10 minutes to complete, and includes the facility for members to share their vision for the future of Irish boxing.

Members are asked to share their views on the Board of Directors, Central Council, Provincial Councils/Units, High-Performance, and Staff, as well as on the governance of the federation.

The consultation is available here. It will close at5pm on Wednesday, November 8^th, and the results will be published in advance of the Strategy Forum at the National Stadium on November 11^th.