Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, and 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, Aidan Walsh, has won through to the Quarter Finals in Birmingham.

He boxed his Round of 16 bout against Arena Pakela of Lesotho, and was dominant from the first bell. Aidan, of Emerald BC, claimed a 5-0 win. The judges scored the bout 30:27, 30: 26, 30: 25, 29:28, 30: 26. He’ll face England’s Mohammed Harris Akbar in his Quarter Final on Thursday at 2.30pm. Aidan says “I’m glad to get my first bout of the Commonwealth Games over; Arena was a tough opponent and much respect to him. I stuck to the coaches’ instructions throughout and I’m happy with my performance – looking forward now to my Quarter Final and progressing forward in the competition.”

The second Team NI boxer between the ropes was welterweight, Holy Family Drogheda’s Eugene McKeever. He took on Zimbabwe’s Stephen Zimba, and exits the tournament following a round 1 RSC.

Wednesday is a bumper day for Team NI, with four boxers in Quarter Final action.

Antrim BC’s Nicole Clyde, at 48kg, makes her tournament debut against Nitu Nitu of India at 12.15pm, while Immaculata BC’s Éireann Nugent meets Jodie Wilkinson of England in her QF at 8pm. 50kg Carly McNaul returns for her second bout of the games, having won her Round of 16 bout on a 3-2 split. She contests for a medal against Sri Lanka’s Keshani Hansika, at 12.30pm. 57kg Jude Gallagher will box his third bout of the tournament against Pakistan’s Illyas Hussain at 7pm.

On August 4^th, a trio of Team NI boxers begin their tournaments. Emerald BC’s Michaela Walsh, a Tokyo Olympian and World No. 5, takes on Botswana or Malawi in Quarter Final action. 63kg World Champion, St. Bronagh’s Amy Broadhurst, contesting the Games at 60kg, meets Zambia in her QF. 2022 European Silver medallist, Dylan Eagleson, boxes Mozambique in his Quarter Final.

Drawsheets are here

Day One results are here

Day Two results are here

Day Three results are here

Days Four results are here

Day Five results are here

All CWG reports and documents are here

N.I Commonwealth Team:

48kg Nicole Clyde, Antrim BC

50kg Carly McNaul, Ormeau Rd BC

51kg Clepson Paiva, Holy Trinity BC

54kg Dylan Eagleson, St. Paul’s BC

57kg Michaela Walsh, Emerald BC

57kg Jude Gallagher, Two Castles BC

60kg Amy Broadhurst, St. Bronagh’s BC

63.5kg JP Hale, Star ABC

67kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

70kg Eireann Nugent, Immaculata BC

71kg Aidan Walsh, Emerald BC

75kg Jake Tucker, Emerald BC

High Performance Director: John Conlan

Head Coach: Damian Kennedy

Coaches:

Liam Corr

Rory McShane

Jay Delaney

Support Team

Damian Martin

Lorcan McGee

The draws have taken place for the 2022 National Youth Championships.

Please find attached:

• Competition schedule
• Men’s draws
• Women’s draws.

Re-draws have taken place at:

F63kg

F66kg

F81kg

F81+kg

M48kg

Re-draws are also attached.

Daily programmes, in Word document format, will issue shortly. Boxing in this competition begins on Friday at 7pm.

Competition arrangements:

Venue: National Stadium, Dublin.

Dates: August 5th, 6th, 12th, 13^th & 14th

Entries:  An entry fee of €20 applies. Clubs must enter boxers with National Registrar and Chief Official, Phillip Rooney: boxing.referee@hotmail.com and Sally Ann Kinch sally@iaba.ie by 12pm on Friday 29^th July 2022.  

Draws: Tuesday, August 2nd in the National Stadium.

The draw is being conducted on the basis of pre-entry only

Weigh-in:  Boxers will weigh in each day they box. Boxers with walkovers in the final must weigh in on the day of their final. Boxing Record books and entry fee to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in.

Weigh-in Times:  8.00am – 9.00am & 12.00pm – 1.00pm in the National Stadium. Finals weigh-ins will be 8.00am – 9.00am, only

Boxing: Times to be decided after the draw.

Duration of rounds: Men & Women 3×3 Minutes

Weights:            

Men: 46-48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg, 92kg, 92+kg

Women: 45-48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg,81+kg

Age Requirements:  Boxers born between 2004 and 2005, inclusive.

Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the championships and all boxers must advise the doctor of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. It is imperative that all boxers adhere to the Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. For any queries regarding this matter, boxers/coaches should contact Mr Larry Morrison, IABA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476.

Non-Pregnancy Declaration Forms Female boxers and their parent/guardian must sign the non-pregnancy declaration form in their record book prior to entry.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest. Boxersmust not wear longsleevedshirts under their vests. Head guards are put on prior to entering the ring. Hair must be tied back and cloth swimming hats or hairnets should be worn under the headgear for boxers with long hair. No red, orange or pink gum shields are allowed.

Coaches: They must wear full track suitsandrunners at all sessions in the corner and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene in the corners. No shorts, caps or hats are permitted.

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr Phillip Rooney. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials.

Waiver: It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form.

Conduct: Please be advised that clubs will be held responsible for the conduct of their supporters throughout these championships.

Please note that, under AIBA rules, boxers who are engaged in ‘Other Physical Contact Sports’ are not eligible to compete. For more information please visit www.iba.sport

Competition Schedule:

Men’s draw:

Women’s Draw

Re-draw: F66kg

Applications are now open for the 2022 Women’s Coaching Pathway Programme.

This is an exciting initiative for coaches and aspiring coaches. The programme gives participants the opportunity to improve their knowledge, expand their network and develop leadership and coaching skills in a supported, collaborative environment alongside coaches from IABA, Athletics Ireland, Cycling Ireland, Rowing Ireland and Triathlon Ireland.

In 2020, four NGBs partnered together to devise a supportive programme for Women in Coaching. The first year of the programme saw 25 female coaches from Rowing, Triathlon, Cycling and Boxing receive support in personal and professional development, mentorship, coach education and hands-on experience. The programme was successful in progressing coaches along the pathway and participants reported increased confidence, understanding of their coaching style and feeling part of a support network. The programme continued in 2021.

What’s Involved?

Six coaches per sport will be selected to receive the following supports as part of the programme:

• Personal Development Coaching Workshops with Jo Hopkins Consulting
• Access to Coach Education
• A trained Mentor
• Multi-sport networking opportunities
• Support from their respective NGB’s Women in Sport Officers, including IABA’s Women in Sport Lead, Louise McKenzie, louise.mckenzie@iaba.ie

The IABA, Triathlon Ireland, Rowing Ireland, Cycling Ireland, Athletics Ireland all recognise the need to see more women in lead coaching positions in their sport and want to support coaches along that pathway.

How to Apply

The info and application pack is attached.

Today is the 70th anniversary of Ireland’s winning of a first ever Olympic boxing medal. On this day, at the 1952 Games in Helsinki, John McNally carved his name in the annals of Irish Boxing history and laid the foundation for boxing heroes to follow.

The Belfast man claimed the bantamweight silver medal on August 2nd, 1952, by split decision in his final against home boxer, Pentti Hamalainen of Finland. His route to the final included unanimous decision wins over a Filipino boxer, an Italian boxer and a South Korean boxer.

Of his final, John said ‘It was the last day of the Games and the host nation had not yet won a gold medal, so there was a lot of weight on the Finn’s shoulders to deliver. It came down to the three judges and the British judge gave it to me, while the American and the Austrian gave it to Hamalainen. I was devastated and in floods of tears because I was convinced that I had won the gold medal,’

In 1953, McNally took bronze at the European championships and won the Golden Gloves Championships representing Europe against the US.

He was inducted into the IABA Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008 and passed away, aged 89, on April 4th of this year.

 The IABA’s Chief Executive, Fergal Carruth, says “A standout, naturally gifted boxer, John paved the way for all of Irish boxing’s Olympic success, winning our first ever medal (silver) in 1952. IABA hall of fame inductee John McNally was the first of a very select group of 18 Irish Olympic boxing medallists when he was beaten by the narrowest of margins by the home country Finnish fighter in the gold medal contest in Helsinki. His success as a boxer will be forever remembered by all who love boxing in Ireland.”

John’s historic medal was to herald 70 years of achievement by Irish boxers at successive Olympiads, and boxing remains Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport. Ireland has won 35 medals, in all disciplines, of which 18 are boxing medals. 9 of Ireland’s boxing Olympic medals have been won in a 14 year period since the 2008 games in Beijing.

Fred Tiedt: Silver, men’s welterweight, 1956, Melbourne

Tony Byrne: Bronze, men’s lightweight, 1956, Melbourne

John Caldwell: Bronze, men’s flyweight, 1956, Melbourne

Freddie Gilroy: Bronze, men’s bantamweight, 1956, Melbourne

Jim McCourt: Bronze, men’s lightweight, 1964, Tokyo

Hugh Russell: Bronze, men’s flyweight, 1980, Moscow

Michael Carruth: Gold, men’s welterweight, 1992, Barcelona

Wayne McCullough: Silver, men’s bantamweight, 1992, Barcelona

Kenny Egan: Silver, men’s light heavyweight, 2008, Beijing

Darren Sutherland: Bronze, men’s middleweight, 2008, Beijing

Paddy Barnes: Bronze, men’s light flyweight, 2008, Beijing; Bronze, men’s light flyweight, 2012, London

Katie Taylor: Gold, women’s lightweight, 2012, London

John Joe Nevin: Silver, men’s bantamweight, 2012, London

Michael Conlan: Bronze, men’s flyweight, 2012, London

Aidan Walsh: Bronze, men’s middleweight, 2021, Tokyo

Kellie Harrington: Gold, women’s lightweight, 2021, Tokyo

There were two wins in a single session at this evening’s Commonwealth Games for Team NI – and the results means the team now has 8 boxers through to their respective Quarter Finals.

Flyweight, Clepson dos Santos Paiva was the first in action this evening; he met Ghana’s Yaw Samuel Addo in his last 16 bout. This was a close bout, and the boxer in red, the Ghanaian fighter, had a bout deducted in the third round. Clepson, of Holy Trinity BC, won through to his QF following a 3-2 split decision win. The judges scored the bout 27:29, 29:25, 25: 30, 29: 25, 26: 30. Clepson will meet Wales’ Jake Dodd in his quarter final, on Thursday at 6pm, in bout 152 of the tournament.

Jude Gallagher’s featherweight last 16 contest lasted just 2’02”. In that time, the Two Castles BC boxer knocked his opponent down twice, and referee, Zhamila Borkoeva, stopped the contest. Jude contests his third bout of these Commonwealth Games, a Quarter Final, on Wednesday at 7pm, against Pakistan’s Illyas Hussain. Results of boxing on Day Four are available here

Two Team NI boxers open their campaigns on Tuesday – Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games silver medallist, Aidan Walsh, and Holy Family BC, Drogheda’s Eugene McKeever. Aidan, of Emerald BC, meets Arena Pakela of Lesotho at 2pm on Tuesday afternoon. Eugene will box out of the blue corner when he meets Zimbabwe’s Stephen Zimba at 7.45pm.

Of the Team NI boxers yet to make their tournament debuts, a brace are in the ring on August 3^rd; Antrim BC’s Nicole Clyde, at 48kg, meets India in her Quarter Final, while Immaculata BC’s Éireann Nugent will meet either England or Nigeria in her QF.

On August 4^th, a trio of Team NI boxers begin their tournaments. Emerald BC’s Michaela Walsh, a Tokyo Olympian and World No. 5, takes on Botswana or Malawi in Quarter Final action. 63kg World Champion, St. Bronagh’s Amy Broadhurst, contesting the Games at 60kg, meets Zambia in her QF. 2022 European Silver medallist, Dylan Eagleson, boxes Mozambique in his Quarter Final.

Drawsheets are here

Day One results are here

Day Two results are here

Day Three results are here

Days Four results are here

All CWG reports and documents are here

N.I Commonwealth Team:

48kg Nicole Clyde, Antrim BC

50kg Carly McNaul, Ormeau Rd BC

51kg Clepson Paiva, Holy Trinity BC

54kg Dylan Eagleson, St. Paul’s BC

57kg Michaela Walsh, Emerald BC

57kg Jude Gallagher, Two Castles BC

60kg Amy Broadhurst, St. Bronagh’s BC

63.5kg JP Hale, Star ABC

67kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

70kg Eireann Nugent, Immaculata BC

71kg Aidan Walsh, Emerald BC

75kg Jake Tucker, Emerald BC

High Performance Director: John Conlan

Head Coach: Damian Kennedy

Coaches:

Liam Corr

Rory McShane

Jay Delaney

Support Team

Damian Martin

Lorcan McGee