IABA, and the entire Boxing Family, extend our deepest condolences to President, Anto Donnelly, on the passing of his brother, Philip.
Phillip is survived by his wife Shauna (née Bennett), sons Callum, Aaron, Nathan and Philly, daughter Seren, brother Anto, sisters Bernie and Frances, father and mother-in-law Tony and Pat Bennett, brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended family relatives, neighbours and friends.
Reposing at his home in College Manor today between 2pm and 8pm. Removal will take place on Thursday morning at 10.40am arriving at The Church of The Holy Family, Muirhevnamore for Funeral Mass at 11am, followed by burial in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.
Mass can be viewed by the Church webstream link, here
The Team Captains for the Team Ireland team contesting the European U19 Championships have been named and are: Kayleigh Byrne and Patrick Kelly.
Kaleigh, who contests at 51kg, is of Gorey BC, Co. Wexford and Patrick, a 70kg boxer, is of St. Abban’s/Kilmyshall BC, also in Wexford. The 13 strong team concluded their formal squad training at the High Performance Unit, Abbotstown, over the weekend, in anticipation of their departure to the tournament at the end of this month.
The team’s preparations have included a 6 week bloc of squad training, and a mulit-day sparring camp with the England Boxing U19 squad at the GB Olympic Training Centre in Sheffield.
The team includes 4 boxers from Dublin, 2 boxers from Louth, 2 boxers from Wexford, and 1 boxer apiece from Cork, Galway, Kildare, Waterford and Westmeath – all of whom are reigning national U19 champions.
2025 National U19 Championships
The tournament, the first ever European U19 benchmark competition, will take place at the Černá Louka Arena in Ostrava, in the Czech Republic/Czechia from September 30th to October 9th.
The draw and technical meeting will take place on Monday, September 29th. Preliminaries and quarter finals will be boxed September 30th to October 5th. Monday, October 6th will be a rest day, and all semi-finals will be boxed across the 7th and 8th. Finals will take place from 3pm on Sunday, October 9th.
All afternoon sessions will begin at 10am, Irish time, and all evening sessions will get underway at 3pm.
Team Ireland
48kg Chloe Cox, Setanta BC, Co. Kildare
50kg Kurt Kinsella, Monkstown BC Dublin
51kg Kayleigh Byrne, Gorey BC, Co. Wexford
55kg Michael Reilly. St. Paul’s BC, Co. Waterford
57kg Grace Conway, Tredagh BC, Co. Louth
60kg Sean McCusker, Dealgan BC, Co. Louth
65kg John Donoghue, Olympic BC, Co. Westmeath
70kg Katelyn Butler, St. Colman’s BC Co. Cork
70kg Patrick Kelly, St. Abban’s/Kilmyshall BC Co. Wexford
75kg Nessa Tabachuk, Celtic Eagles BC, Co. Galway
75kg Jason Whelan, Dublin Docklands BC
85kg Chulainn McDonnell, Whitechurch BC, Dublin
90kg Shay O’Dowd, Swords BC Dublin
Support staff:
Team Manager: Jennifer O’Sullivan, Sliabh Luachra BC, Kerry
Coaches: Liam Cunningham, Saints ABC, Belfast; Ralph McKay, St. Paul’s BC, Belfast; Aoife Hennigan. Swinford BC, Co. Mayo; Garry Keogh, Marble City BC, Co. Kilkenny
The AGM of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association will take place at 10:30am or shortly thereafter, on Saturday, October 11th at the Girdwood Community Hub, 10 Girdwood Avenue, Belfast BT146EG. Notice is duly given.
IABA Board of Directors Chair, Niall O’Carroll, is sharing this letter with all members, clubs, county boards and provincial units. This sets out the rationale for the Ordinary Resolution before the members, and shares information on a the Boxing Congress which will give every member of every club the opportunity to debate, exchange ideas and elevate our sport.
“That, on foot of the overwhelming vote (99%) at the EGM to join World boxing that the members resolve that it is for the good of boxing in Ireland to disaffiliate with the International Boxing Association (IBA) and to affiliate solely with World Boxing and to give effect to same in the Rules and administration documents in IABA.”
All clubs successfully affiliated for the 2025/2026 season are entitled to attend the AGM, and may send two delegates – one to be voting, and one 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 2025/2026 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 AGM. Registration will close at 2pm on Thursday October 9th.
75kg John Ward (Monivea BC, Galway) beat Kevin Pukuta (Portlaoise BC, Laois), 5-0
80kg Sean Doohan (Dunfanaghy BC, Co. Donegal) beat Martin Collins (Baldoyle BC, Dublin), 5-0
80+kg William Heaphy (Golden Gloves BC, Cork) beat Michael J McDonagh (Tredagh), RSC2
Congratulations to 40kg Danielle Smithers (Swords), 40kg Ryan Seery (Glasnevin), 42kg Heidi Carolan (East Meath), 44kg Cara Weatherall (St Paul’s), 44kg Rylee Finn (St Nicholas), 48kg Abby Murray (Muskerry), 63kg Claire Crowley (St Martha’s), 75kg Isabelle Hawkins (St Nicholas) and 80kg Carly Norris (Santry) who claimed their titles during boxing on September 14th very kindly hosted by Holy Family Boxing Club, Drogehda.
The 2025 National U17 Championship reaches its culmination on Friday evening at the National Stadium, with the boxing of 22 finals.
Congratulations to 40kg Danielle Smithers (Swords), 40kg Ryan Seery (Glasnevin), 42kg Heidi Carolan (East Meath), 44kg Cara Weatherall (St Paul’s), 44kg Rylee Finn (St Nicholas), 48kg Abby Murray (Muskerry), 63kg Claire Crowley (St Martha’s), 75kg Isabelle Hawkins (St Nicholas) and 80kg Carly Norris (Santry) who claimed their titles during boxing on September 14th very kindly hosted by Holy Family Boxing Club, Drogehda.
Tickets are available on the door. Boxing begins at 6pm.
Advisories
Location: The National Stadium, Dublin.
Weigh-in: 8am-9am & 12pm-1pm
Boxers may not wear international kit – boxers may wear club kit, only.
The length of the shorts or the skirt must not be shorter than mid-thigh.
The withdrawal of any boxer must be notified to the National Registrar Stephen Connolly, phone: 086 1546746 as soon as possible.
