Team Ireland leave for London tomorrow ahead of the European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020.

Boxing begins at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday. 50 Olympic places for men and 27 for women will be on the line in the English capital.

The draw for the third edition of the Continental qualifiers – which will feature over 40 nations and over 300 athletes – will be made on Friday afternoon.

Male flyweights and featherweights get the first shot at booking tickets for the 32nd Olympiad on St Patrick’s eve as the last 16 bouts in the 52kg and 57kg classes are scheduled for next Monday, March 16.

The Asia/Oceania qualifiers are almost complete in Amman, Jordan this week just over a week after the African qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal.

The Europen and the Americas events complete the Continental qualification process ahead of the final World qualifier in Paris in May.

 

Boxing Schedule London

 

 

European Qualifiers for Tokyo 2020

Copperbox Arena London March 13/24

Irish squad

Male

52kg – Flyweight – Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s, Antrim)

57kg – Featherweight – Kurt Walker (Canal, Antrim)

63kg – Light-welterweight – George Bates (St Mary’s, Dublin)

69kg – Welterweight – Aidan Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim)

75kg – Middleweight – Michael Nevin (Portlaoise, Laois)

81kg – Light-heavyweight – Emmett Brennan (Dublin Docklands)

91kg – Heavyweight – Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield, Dublin)

91+kg – Super-heavyweight – Dean Gardiner (Clonmel, Tipperary)

Female

51kg – Flyweight- Carly McNaul (Ormeau Road, Belfast)

57kg – Featherweight – Michaela Walsh (Monkstown, Antrim)

60kg – Lightweight – Kellie Harrington (St Mary’s, Dublin)

69kg – Welterweight – Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s, Cork, Garda BC)

75kg – Middleweight – Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea, Roscommon)

 

 

The IATBA Championships concluded at the National Stadium in Dublin yesterday after three days of intense action.

Please click here for results.

 

Images courtesy of Paddy Gallagher

The NUI Galway boxing team, NUIG,  won nine titles at the 2020 Championships

Ref Malachy Scott raises the hand of Brian McNamee (Letterkenny IT/Convoy BC) following his Senior 75kg win over Euan McConnell (Queens UniversityBelfast/Churchlands BC).

Sergey Pavlov presenting the Senior 69kg title to Matthew McCole (Letterkenny IT/Illies GG) following his win over Terry McEntee (DCU)

 

 

 

Please scroll down for results from the 2020 Irish Athletic Third-level Boxing Association (IATBA) Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium and Ringside Club.

The tournament was completed over the last three days at the home of Irish boxing.

85 bouts were decided over the course of the Championships.

Images: Sean Crowley (TUD/Arklow BC) following his 81kg Elite final win over Eghosa Igharo (DKIT/Clann Naofa BC). Finbar Reaney (Cork IT) lost out to Luke O’Reilly (UCC) in the Junior Novice 75kg final

 

IATBA 2020 Championships National Stadium Dublin

 

Q/Finals March 6

 

S/Finals March 7

Finals March 7

Finals March 8

 

 

Please scroll down Circular for Boy/Girl 4 and Junior 1 & 2 Championships.

Boxing begins on March 20 at the National Stadium.

Please note that the tournament dates have been revised since previous correspondence.

 

TO SECRETARIES OF PROVINCIAL COUNCILS AND COUNTY BOARDS

Please inform clubs within your unit of boxers you have entered.

BOY/GIRL 4, JUNIOR 1 & 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020

20th February 2020

Boxing: March 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th and April 3rd & 4th

The above dates are subject to change, dependant on entries

Venue: The National Boxing Stadium Dublin

Weigh-In & Medical: Friday 8am – 9am and 12pm – 1pm. Saturday 8am – 9am.

Boxers will weigh in each day they box

Draw: Monday 16th March at 12pm in National Stadium Board room.

Programmes will be sent to all units and posted on the IABA website. Please do not call the office for information.

Male Weights:
Boy 4 & Junior 1: 27kg; 29kg; 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg;
52kg; 54kg; 57kg; 60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+ kg.
Junior 2: 29kg, 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg; 52kg; 54kg; 57kg;
60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+ kg.

Female Weights:
Girl 4: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43, 45kg, 47kg, 49kg, 51kg,
53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 61kg, 63kg, 66kg, 68kg, 70kg, 72kg, 75kg, 75+kg.
Junior 1/2: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43kg, 46kg, 48kg, 50kg,
52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg.

Rounds: Boxing will be 3 x 1 ½ minute rounds for Boy 4 and 3 x 2 minute rounds for Junior 1 and Junior 2

Entries: Only those sent by the Secretaries of the Provincial Councils and of the Antrim and Dublin County Boards shall be accepted. Entries to reach The National Stadium by 5pm on Thursday 12th March.

At the conclusion of the Unit Championships, details of names, club, age (B4/J1/J2) and weights for the Irish Championships must be sent by email to sally@iaba.ie and cc’d to Stephen Connolly at s.connolly1961@yahoo.com If any boxer is moving up in weight from the Unit Championships, the boxers club must notify the Unit Secretary of same before entries are sent. The 2019 Irish Champion must also state which weight they are entering at if they did not participate in, or win, their Unit Championships.

Entry Fee: A €10 entry fee applies. This fee should be collected by the Unit from all boxers intending on entering the National Championships and along with their Boxing Record Book be given to National Registrar and Chief Official Stephen Connolly.

Anti-Doping: Boxers must provide details of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the competition.

Attention is called to the stipulation in the IABA Rule book that each boxer presented by his/her club shall be fit to box. This is the responsibility of the club.

Attire: Coaches must wear tracksuits and runners in their corners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene. Only qualified coaches are permitted in corners.

N.B. It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form and it is the responsibility of the entering unit that this stipulation is complied with.

Any boxer who is participating in other contact sports (see www.aiba.org) shall be removed from these Championships.

Yours Sincerely,

Paddy Gallagher

Hon Secretary

Irish Athletic Boxing Association

 

 

According to the Health Service Executive (HSE), the corona virus (covid-19) is currently in a containment phase (this may change). The IABA will continue to monitor the situation and follow the guidance issued by the HSE. We encourage all members to do likewise.

Please see below general guidance to bear in mind with regard to boxing activities:

There is presently no directive to close or cancel sporting events, but this may change as the situation evolves, so please keep a close eye on https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

 Anyone with flu-symptoms should avoid the risk of spreading their infection, whatever that infection may be, by staying at home and recovering.

For those hosting sporting events, whatever the size, attendees and participants should stay up to date on the government’s latest advice on how to avoid catching or spreading the virus https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/protect-yourself.html

For those travelling to sporting events overseas, the Department of Foreign Affairs travel advice should be followed and travellers should note that apart from the countries and territories named in that advice, the government is not presently advising against travel to anywhere else https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/coronavirus/

Hand hygiene should be strongly promoted and encouraged and equipment and facilities should be cleaned and wiped down as usual following use  https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/how-to-wash-your-hands.html

There is presently no reason people should stop doing their daily sport and physical activities as they normally would.

Members who have specific concerns relating to the coronavirus should contact the HSE helpline to seek further advice/guidance  Tel:1850 24 1850.