Team Ireland boxers have claimed at least four bronze medals on the first day of quarter finals at the World Youth Championship Quarter in La Nucia, Spain.

Bantamweight Gavin Ryan opened proceedings, taking on Uzbekistan in bout 10 of Ring B’s afternoon session; Gavin leaves the tournament following a 4-1 split decision in favour of his opponent. Gavin recorded victories over opponents from Belgium and Kazakhstan in his World Youths journey.

In the followin bout, Team Co-Captain Jim Donovan took on Iraq’s Naeem Hussein Hussein Yousif, and became Ireland’s first 2022 World Youth Championships medalist, with a 5-0 win. In bout 12, cruiserweight Nathan Ojo contested against Egypt’s Ibra Naeim Mohamed Hamza Tamin, and claimed Ireland’s second medal, with a 4-1 win.

In the evening session, Team Co-Captain, light heavy Dearbhla Tinnelly mader her tournament debut against Romania’s Maria Gheorghita Cimpoeru – Dearbhla became a 2022 World and European medallist when claiming her win through a round 1 RSC. Middleweight TJ King took on Belgium’s Hadit Noa in Bout 10; it was a battling affair. The 5-0 decision went to the Belgian; the Dublin boxer comes home after a series of great performances against Estonia and Spain, and invaluable experience.

Light middle Laura Moran met home boxer, Daniela Irina Llorente Golai, in bout 3 in ring B, and also wins through to the semi-finals by way of a round one RSC – Laura, too, is now a 2022 European and World medallist.

Quarter Finals, Day Two.

Another 3 Team Ireland boxers will contest for medals.

Lightweight Lee McEvoy is back in action, for his fourth bout of the tournament. He meets Carlos Jamil De Leon Castro of Puerto Rico in bout 7 of Ring A’s afternoon session.

Featherweight, Rebecca Kavanagh, takes on England’s Emily Whitworth in bout 5 of Ring B’s afternoon session.

In the evening, session, Cliona D’arcy makes her tournament debut against Lithuania’sAglinskaite Kamile in bout 5 of Ring A’s evening session.

Programes:

21A & 21B

Session 22A and 22B

Watch

Session 21A and 22A

Session 21B and 22B

Team Ireland Performance Lead and Head Coach, Zauri Antia, travelled to La Nucia today; he will observe the quarter finals, two days of semi finals and both days of finals from the stands. He says “Irish boxers have performed exceptionally well and are a credit to themselves, their clubs, their club coaches and the Team Ireland World Youths Championship coaching and support team”.

Team Ireland Squad

Men:

48kg Thady Patsy Joyce, Olympic L, Westmeath

51kg Jack Harkin, Oakleaf BC, Derry

54kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath

57kg Roy Farrelly, Avona BC, Dublin

60kg Lee McEvoy, Avona BC, Dublin

63.5kg Conor McCrory, Townland ABC.

67kg James Donovan, OLOL, Limerick

71kg Bobbi Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin

75kg TJ King, Phoenix of Ballyboughal, Dublin

80kg Ryan Murphy, Neilstown, Dublin

86kg Nathan Ojo, Esker, Dublin

92kg David McDonagh, Olympic BC, Galway

92+ Bernard Cawley, St. David’s BC, Naas

Women:

48kg Georgia McGovern, Setanta L, Kildare

50kg Caoimhe Kinsella, St Anthony’s/Pats, Wexford

52kg Esther Lambe, Setanta L, Kildare

54kg Shakira Donoghue, Templemore, Tipperary

57kg Rebecca Kavanagh, Mulhuddart,

60kg Yasmin Meredith, Corinthians BC, Dublin

63kg Rebecca Collins, Baldoyle, Dublin

66kg Gabrielle Mongan, Whitechurch, Dublin

70kg Laura Moran, St Anne’s, Mayo

81kg Dearbhla Tinnelly, Clann Naofa, Louth

81+kg Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair, Galway

Team Manager: Francis Keeling

Team Manager: Bernadette Lannon

Coach: Lynne McEnery

Coach: Michael Mongan

Coach: Liam Cunningham

Draw sheets 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 16A results

Session 16B results

Session 17A results

Session 17B results

Session 18A results

Session 18B results

20 new coaches from 18 clubs have earned their boxing coaching stripes in the second coaching courses to take place since early 2020.

The FUNdamentals Assistant Coach course is part of the IABA’s new Coach Education pathway, and has been developed by the Coach Education Committee to meet Sport Ireland Standards. The Coach Education Committee is a collaboration between members and staff and includes: Micheal Hawkins (Holy Trinity Boxing Club, Belfast) Chair; Antoinette Fay McClean (Dungarvan Boxing Club, Waterford) IABA National Secretary; Gus Farrell, (Monivea Boxing Club, Galway) IABA Coach Tutor;Staff members – National Development Manager, James Geraghty & Bridget Scott

The reformed and redeveloped IABA Coach Education Pathway has three levels:

• Fundamentals of Coaching Boxing Assistant Coach – This course is for those wishing to begin their coaching career and gain an excellent grounding in fundamental technical aspects of boxing. Assistant coaches may sit at second corner in championship bouts, and may sit at first or second at club, county or provincial bouts.
• Level 1 Club Coach – This course provides the minimum certification required for coaches to act as first corner in championship bouts and provides the technical grounding to enable coaches to bring boxers to competition.
• Level 2 Performance Coach – This course provides advanced technical skills and coaching techniques to Level 1 qualified coaches.

These new coaches can:

• Assist any level 1 coach or above in their boxing club.
• Are insured to coach within their boxing club.
• Sit as number one in the corner for club, county and provincial competition.
• Sit as number two to Level 1 coaches and above at national competition.
• Assist in delivering schools boxing programmes.
• Begin their 6-month journey gaining experience until they can apply for the IABA Level 1 (Club Coach) qualification.

The inaugural course, attended by 26 coaches from 13 clubs, took place in the National Stadium, Dublin, on November 12th.

The second course, undertaken by 20 coaches from 18 clubs, was hosted in Holy Trinity Boxing Club, Belfast.

Over 210 people have registered their interest in qualifying as a Fundamentals-Assistant Coach – IABA is making direct contact with each person to advise them of the details of their course. Numerous courses are scheduled in the coming weeks:

November 26th – two courses will take place, simultaneously, in the National Stadium

December 4th: Connacht

Additional FUNdamentals: Assistant Coach courses will take place in the New Year and dates will be announced in due course.

The Annual General Meeting of the IABA has been scheduled and registration is now open to all clubs which successfully affiliated by November 1st. Registration will close at midday on Thursday, December 1st.

Time: 2.30pm

Date: Sunday, December 4^th

Location: The National Stadium, Dublin.

The following two motions will be proposed, considered and voted upon by Members:

Motion 1:

“That the Company Constitution and the Company Rulebook 2019 be amended to reflect the change of name of the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (otherwise “AIBA”), to the International Boxing Association (otherwise, the “IBA”).”

Motion 1 explained:

On the 22^nd November 2007, as part of a programme of reform, the name of the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur was changed to the International Boxing Association, however the abbreviation of the name remained as the AIBA. In December 2021, the acronym “AIBA” was officially changed to the “IBA.” This was done to rebrand the organisation and to distance itself from the prior administration. The motion before Members today is to amend the IABA Constitution and Rulebook to reflect the acronymic changes to the International Boxing Association. The amendments to the IABA Constitution have been highlighted for ease of reference by Members.

Motion 2:

“That Article 80 be amended with the insertion of sub-paragraph (c) which states that:

The Board may resolve to affiliate, or disaffiliate, the Company with some other association, company or other body where it appears to the Board appropriate to do so and the Board may accept affiliations from associations, companies or other bodies who have an interest in, or association with, boxing on terms set by the Board .”

Motion 2 explained:

In accordance with the main objectives of the Company, which are to foster and develop boxing in Ireland, this addition to the Company Constitution will empower the IABA to affiliate, or disaffiliate, to such other organisations and/or associations, which will assist the Board to promote the main objectives of the Company.

NOTE: The above motion entails an amendment to the Rules of the Association and, accordingly, in accordance with Article 17 of the Company Constitution requires a quorum of 60 affiliated Member Clubs present represented in person by their delegates.

Please find attached:

1. AGM Agenda
2. Notice of Motion, including explanation
3. IABA Draft Constitution
4. IABA Draft Rulebook
5. IABA Audit

Eligibility: All clubs who have submitted affiliations for the 2022/2023 season up to November 1^st are eligible to attend

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 2022/2023 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.  

Registration: available here

Elections: Non-Executive members of the Board of Directors

No. of candidates: 3

No. of seats: 2

Voting: 

These ballots have been posted to the postal address your club included in your Blocworx portal as part of your affiliation for the 2022/2023. They must be returned, with the enclosed signed slip, to 31 Grange Ter, Kill of the Grange, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 A3E7, by midday on November 30th. Ballots arriving after this date and time will not be counted.

For guidance, please note:

1. Place a tick or an X in the box beside the name of the person(s) you wish to elect to the Board of Directors
2. There are two seats available – your club may vote for 2 people
3. When your club has completed voting, please place this ballot paper in the envelop provided and post.
4. Your ballot must arrive before 12pm on 30/11/2022 in order to be counted and included in the final result
5. Results of this election will be made known at the IABA’s AGM in the National Stadium Dublin at 3pm on Sunday, December 4th, 2022.

For guidance, please also note

• Ballots which contain any marks, writing or annotation outside of the relevant boxes will be adjudged spoiled and will not be counted.
• Ballots which include a vote for all candidates will be adjudged spoiled and will not be counted.

9 Team Ireland boxers will now contest World Youth Championship Quarter finals, following the completion of action on Day Six in La Nucia.

Heavyweight, David McDonagh took on Uzbekistan’s Aynazar Kenesbaev in bout 11 of Ring A’s morning session; he leaves the competition following a 5-0 decision in favour of his opponent. In Ring B, featherweight Rebecca Kavanagh openned proceedings against Japan’s Aki Yamazaki, and progresses by way of a second round RSC win.

In Ring B’s afternoon session, flyweight Esther Lambe met India’s Satyajit Devika Ghorpade in bout 5; that bout ended in a round three RSC which favoured the India boxer, while in bout 7, welterweight Gabrielle Mongan boxed Venuzuela’s Juliannys Nazare Alvarez Franco, and leaves the competition following 4-1 split decision in favour of her opponent

In Ring A’s evening session, featherweight Roy Farrelly was back in action for this third contest, against Uzbekistan’s Bakhtiyor Asadov and his interest in the tournament ends following a 3-2 decision in favour of his opponent. In bout 5, clubmate, lightweight Lee McEvoy took on Cuba’s Pol Liexter Cantero – he came out the right side of the split, and wins forward.

Quarter Finals – Day One

There are two days of Quarter Finals at the tournament, the first of which will be boxed on Monday. 6 Team Ireland boxers will vie for podium places.

Bantamweight Gavin Ryan opens proceedings, taking on Uzbekistan in bout 10 of Ring B’s afternoon session. That will be followed by the bout 11 meeting of Team Co-Captain Jim Donovan and Iraq’s Naeem Hussein Hussein Yousif. In bout 12, cruiserweight Nathan Ojo contests against Egypt’s Ibra Naeim Mohamed Hamza Tamin.

In the evening session, Team Co-Captain, light heavy Dearbhla Tinnelly makes her tournament debut against Romania’s Maria Gheorghita Cimpoeru in bout 5. Middleweight TJ King takes on Belgium’s Hadit Noa in Bout 10.

Light middle Laura Moran meets home boxer, Daniela Irina Llorente Golai, in bout 3 in ring B.

Programmes:

19A & 19B

Session 20A and 20B

Watch:

Session 19A, 20A, and 21A; session 21 will be boxed on Tuesday.

Session 19B, 20B and 21B; session 21 will be boxed on Tuesday.

Quarter Finals – Day Two

The programmes for the second day of Quarter Finals have been released this evening – bouts will be streamed at the above links. Another 3 Team Ireland boxers will contest for medals.

Lightweight Lee McEvoy is back in action, for his fourth bout of the tournament. He meets Carlos Jamil De Leon Castro of Puerto Rico in bout 7 of Ring A’s afternoon session.

Featherweight, Rebecca Kavanagh, takes on England’s Emily Whitworth in bout 5 of Ring B’s afternoon session.

In the evening, session, Cliona D’arcy makes her tournament debut against Lithuania’sAglinskaite Kamile in bout 5 of Ring A’s evening session.

Programes:

21A & 21B

Session 22A and 22B

Team Ireland Squad

Men:

48kg Thady Patsy Joyce, Olympic L, Westmeath

51kg Jack Harkin, Oakleaf BC, Derry

54kg Gavin Ryan, Ratoath BC, Meath

57kg Roy Farrelly, Avona BC, Dublin

60kg Lee McEvoy, Avona BC, Dublin

63.5kg Conor McCrory, Townland ABC.

67kg James Donovan, OLOL, Limerick

71kg Bobbi Flood, Cabra BC, Dublin

75kg TJ King, Phoenix of Ballyboughal, Dublin

80kg Ryan Murphy, Neilstown, Dublin

86kg Nathan Ojo, Esker, Dublin

92kg David McDonagh, Olympic BC, Galway

92+ Bernard Cawley, St. David’s BC, Naas

Women:

48kg Georgia McGovern, Setanta L, Kildare

50kg Caoimhe Kinsella, St Anthony’s/Pats, Wexford

52kg Esther Lambe, Setanta L, Kildare

54kg Shakira Donoghue, Templemore, Tipperary

57kg Rebecca Kavanagh, Mulhuddart,

60kg Yasmin Meredith, Corinthians BC, Dublin

63kg Rebecca Collins, Baldoyle, Dublin

66kg Gabrielle Mongan, Whitechurch, Dublin

70kg Laura Moran, St Anne’s, Mayo

81kg Dearbhla Tinnelly, Clann Naofa, Louth

81+kg Cliona D’Arcy, Tobar Pheadair, Galway

Team Manager: Francis Keeling

Team Manager: Bernadette Lannon

Coach: Lynne McEnery

Coach: Michael Mongan

Coach: Liam Cunningham

Draw sheets 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

Session 16A results

Session 16B results

Session 17A results

Session 17B results

Session 18A results

Session 18B results

IABA is recruiting a Safeguarding Officer to develop and implement a Safeguarding Project Plan.

This one-year, temporary position will work with IABA’s National Safeguarding Manager as a key member of the IABA Child Welfare and Safeguarding Team.

To apply for this role, email your CV along with a covering letter to hr@iaba.ie. The closing date for application is 5pm on November 25th.

Job Description: