IABA Education and Training Officer, Nikki Foley, is making three Cuts, Wraps & Corner Care courses available for booking from today. This is a full-day (9am to 5pm) course, delivered by Joe Clifford, aka The Minute Medicine Man.
The course includes 10 key modules:
1. A Brief History of an Age-Old Profession 2. Our Role 3. Communication & Critical Decision Making 4. Hand Wrapping 5. Tools of the Trade 6. Pathogens 7. Facial Anatomy & Danger Zones 8. Sequences of Treatments 9. Feedback & Performance Analysis 10. Concussion & ERPs
Course Dates, & Locations
*All courses run from 9am to 5pm.
August 23rd: Corpus Christi BC, Unit 5 Watchhouse Cross Business Complex, Limerick, V94 97F4
September 20th: Curadh Boxing Club, Y14 W894
November 1st: Monkstown Boxing Club, Fitzgerald Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 A0TY
Booking
Clubs can book this course, which is €25 per participant, through the “Workshop” section of their Blocworx portal
On the Day
All participants will need to bring a blunt end scissors, tape and gauze.
For more information, please contact Nikki Foley via nicola@iaba.ie
Its a year to the day since Kellie Harrington made Irish Olympic history, by becoming the first Team Ireland boxer in 100 years to successfully defend her title.
Kellie, the Tokyo 2020 lightweight champion, entered the iconic Roland Garros Arena on August 6th, 2024, cloaked in the sound of her own name echoing of the stadium walls, as most of the 15,000 strong crowd became Irish for 12 incredible minutes – 12 minutes in which the first boxing Olympic champion of the Paris Games would be crowned.
The Dubliner, from Portland Row and of St. Mary’s Boxing Club, Tallaght, boxed out of the blue corner when she faced China’s Wenlu Yang 4-1 for amateur boxing’s greatest prize. She got to the final have left a swathe of stylish, assured victories in her wake. Having gotten a bye owing to her 3rd seed standing, she met Italy’s Alessia Messiano in the Round of 16, winning through with a 5-0 victory. She took on Colombia’s Angie Valdes and repeated her UD feat.
That victory set-up a famous re-run of the Tokyo lightweight final, against silver medalist and subsequently pro boxer, Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira. This was a superb bout between two of the highest level lightweight practioneers of the Sweet Science – but Kellie was resolute and tactically asute throughout, coming away with the 4-1 win.
Kellie boxed out of the blue corner when she stepped between the ropes in her Olympic final against Yang.
On that fateful August night, Kellie gave a masterful display in round one, switching her stance constantly, and expertly deflecting anything that came her way to win it 4-1 on the scoreboard. She slipped and momentarily hit the canvas early in the second but still won it 4- 1. Kellie totally dominated the final round again on a 4-1 score line to win the bout 4-1 on points, and make Irish Olympic history, celebrating then with a very special ring dance, joined by long-time head coach Zuari Anita.
Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Afterwards an overjoyed Harrington spoke of what it meant: “It just gives hope. All these young kids all these teenagers, it give hope to them, it gives hope to the people of Ireland, that’s what it means, but this one was for me.”
Kellie set another record that night – her final, broadcast by RTE- had the highest viewership of any sporting event in the stations history. 1.4 million people tuned in to watch her claim glory, and her bout was streamed 7.2 million times on the RTE Player.
Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Photo Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
The Paris 2024 Olympic team also included 50kg Daina Moorehouse, 54kg Jennifer Lehane, 57kg Michaela Walsh, 66kg Grainne Walsh, 75kg Aoife O’Rourke, 57kg Jude Gallagher, 63.5kg Dean Clancy, 71kg Aidan Walsh and 92kg Jack Marley. It was led by then High Performance Director Tricia Heberle, Head Coach Zauri Antia, Coaches Damian Kennedy, Lynne McEnery and James Doyle, with Team Doctor Jim Clover and Team Physio, Lorcan McGee.
Kellie’s Paris 2024 gold is the 19th Irish Olympic medal won in the sport of boxing, and cements the sport’s status as Ireland’s most successul Olympic sport.
John McNally: Silver, men’s bantamweight, 1952, Helsinki
Fred Tiedt: Silver, men’s welterweight, 1956, Melbourne
Tony Byrne: Bronze, men’s lightweight, 1956, Melbourne
John Caldwell: Bronze, men’s flyweight, 1956, Melbourne
Organisers have expanded the age categories available in the Wild Atlantic International Box Cup, a nationally calendared event.
Now included are male and female boxers in the U13, U15 and U17 age groups.
The Wild Atlantic International Box Cup is a new tournament, and is being hosted and organised by Ballina Boxing Club. It will take place from September 5th to 7th at Ballina Sports Centre.
Registration
Registration for this event is via Eventbrite, on a first come /first served basis. There is a limit of 300 boxers. Boxers registration fees are €35.00 and coaches are €10.00.
NOTE: Male Elites have no headguards, ALL other categories wear headguards.
Male Elite: Born between 01-01-1985 and 31-12-2006, over 20-contests. Competing in the Elite section of the Wild Atlantic International Box Cup does not have any impact on the Senior status of Irish boxers.
Female Elite: Born between 01-01-1985 and 31-12-2006, over 15-contests. Competing in the Elite section of the Wild Atlantic International Box Cup does not have any impact on the Senior status of Irish boxers.
Male Senior: Born between 01-01-1985 and 31-12-2006, up to and including 20-contests
Female Senior: Born between 01-01-1985 and 31-12-2006, up to and including 15-contests
Male Novice: Born between 01-01-1985 and 31-12-2006, up to and including 5-contests
Female Novice: Born between 01-01-1985 and 31-12-2006, up to and including 5-contests
Male Youth: Born between 01-01-2007 and 31-12-2008
Female Youth: Born between 01-01-2007 and 31-12-2008
Open Class Only
Weights
The Wild Atlantic International Box Cup takes at the following weights:
Each boxer must be present with Record Card and with a current medical (since 05/09/2024)
NUMBER OF BOUTS OVER 3-DAYS: Maximum number of boxers in each group will be eight, boxing a quarter final on Friday, semi-final on Saturday and final on Sunday.
IABA’s DEI Officer, Patrick Adejayan, is hosting a series of events celebrating diversity and inclusion within the boxing family. These evenings will share storytelling and lived-experience of boxing club leaders in each province on the D&I journey in their club.
Speakers will include: Gabe Cronnelly, Phil Sutcliffe, Lynda McGrath, Fergus Turner, Nicola Hayden, Paddy Dingle, Stephen Dixon and Shane Curran
Each evening will also explore, through an Irish Centre for Diversity workshop:
The facts and myths of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)
What D&I is – and what it isn’t
The benefits of D&I in sport generally, and within the IABA specifically
How D&I can be embedded at local/provincial levels
Potential D&I goals and how these might be achieved
How success can be measured – using both short- and long-term metrics, including data on current positioning and future goals
Workshop Dates & Locations – all events begin at 6pm.
IABA is hosting two Youth Mental Health First Aid courses, one in August and another in September.
These courses, provided in partnership with Mental Health First Aid Ireland and the HSE, are specifically designed for adults who live with, work with or support young people aged between 12 and 18. This is an evidence-based training programme.
August 14th and 15th: Online Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
This course teaches participants how to assist a young person who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based action plan. This evidence-based training programme is particularly suited to parents/guardians, school staff, sports coaches, community group leaders, youth workers etc.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Mental health topics covered
Depression
Anxiety
Eating Disorders
Psychosis
Substance Use Problems
International studies have shown that Mental Health First Aid training is associated with improved knowledge of mental health problems, their treatments and appropriate first aid strategies. MHFA training is also associated with a reduction in stigmatising attitudes, an increase in helping actions as well as confidence in providing first aid to individuals with mental health problems.
Course delivery includes the use of case studies, training videos, group activities and discussion throughout to enhance your learning. All participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion and a Youth Mental Health First Aid manual.
Important:
YMHFA training is not a therapy/support group and is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18 to attend.
If you have experienced a recent crisis or bereavement linked to mental health, we recommend that you wait 12-18 months before attending YMHFA training.
