Boxers weigh in every day they box. Record books & passports must be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in. No information from the boxer’s passport will be retained.
Weigh In Times: Fridays: 8.00am – 9.00am & 12.00pm – 1.00pm and Saturdays: 8.00am – 9.00am
Withdrawal: The withdrawal of any boxer must be notified to the National Registrar Stephen Connolly, phone: 086 1546746 as soon as possible.
Coach Registration: All coaches must be registered with the National Secretary, Tara Robins Mari via Secretary@iaba.ie
All clubs must be affiliated to take part in the Championships.
Boxing in the 2025 National U19 Championships begins at the home of Irish Boxing, the National Stadium Dublin, this evening at 6pm.
Over 130 boxers from 45 clubs are contesting these championships. This evening’s programme is below – please note that all programmes are subject to change.
Advisories
Boxers weigh in every day they box. Record books & passports must be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in. No information from the boxer’s passport will be retained.
Weigh In Times: Fridays: 8.00am – 9.00am & 12.00pm – 1.00pm and Saturdays: 8.00am – 9.00am
Withdrawal: The withdrawal of any boxer must be notified to the National Registrar Stephen Connolly, phone: 086 1546746 as soon as possible.
Coach Registration: All coaches must be registered with the National Secretary, Tara Robins Mari via Secretary@iaba.ie
All clubs must be affiliated to take part in the Championships.
25 boxers have been selected to represent Ireland at the World of Havoc Tournament in Orlando, Florida, representing the first time Team Ireland has fielded a national team in the US in some years.
Sanctioned by USA Boxing, a founder member of World Boxing, World of Havoc is a Tier 1 event. Contesting this tournament was made possible by IABA clubs’ decision in April to also affiliate to World Boxing, on a dual member basis. World Boxing, which will run boxing at the LA28 Olympic Games, affirmed IABA as a member in May.
The team is comprised of 2025 National Senior Cadet Champions in 25 of the 34 weights contested in May’s championships. It includes boxers from 10 counties: Antrim, Cork, Dublin, Donegal, Galway, Laois, Tipperary, Tyrone, Westmeath, Wexford. The Head of Delegation is IABA President Anto Donnelly, while the team will be led by Team Managers National Registrar Stephen Connolly and Central Council member, Anna Moore. The coaches are Liam Cunningham, Saints ABC, Antrim; Valerie Hamilton, St. Francis, Limerick; Paul Simpson, Saviours Crystal, Waterford and Gus Farrell, Monivea BC, Galway.
The team includes European Schools medalists: Ruth Dossen (Olympic Boxing, Co Galway, 2024 gold), Aleigha Murphy (Ballybrack BC, 2024 silver), her sister Alannah (Ballybrack BC, 2024 bronze), clubmate Ella Archbold (2023, gold), Vanessa Doyle (Templemore ABC, 2024 bronze) Cassie Henderson (Phoenix ABC, Co. Antrim, 2023 gold and 2024 European Junior bronze), Kalib Walshe (Wexford CBS, European Junior bronze), John Ward (Monivea Boxing Club, 2023 bronze).
The team has been in Squad Training in preparation for this event at the National Stadium, and at Holy Family Boxing Club Drogheda, since early June. They depart for Florida on July 27th.
Arrangements are being made by Central Council for the creation of an Ireland Select team inclusive of the lighter-weight 2025 National Senior Cadet Champions not included in this team, as their weights are not available to contest, to box representing Ireland at an alternative event. Details, and the full team, will be announced in due course.
Draws & Schedules
Draws, daily schedules of boxing, and results, will be published on the tournament website, HERE. Three rings will be in operation throughout the tournament.
Watch Live
The tournament will be live-streamed by Parkway Productions. This is a PPV event, and can be watched and purchased HERE
Team Ireland
46kg Carys Mc Fadden, Dunfanaghy Boxing Club, Co. Donegal
80+kg William Heaphy Golden Gloves Boxing Club, Cork
Support Staff
Head of Delegation: President, Anto Donnell (Dealgan BC, Co. Louth)
Team Managers: National Registrar, Stephen Connolly (Ballymore Hollywood BC, Co. Kildare) & Member of Central Council, Anna Moore (St. Francis BC, Limerick)
Coaches: Liam Cunningham, Saints ABC, Antrim; Valerie Hamilton, St. Francis, Limerick; Paul Simpson, Saviours Crystal, Waterford and Gus Farrell, Monivea BC, Galway
The draw for the 2025 National U19 Championships has taken place – and over 130 boxers will contest the championships.
Boxing will take place at the National Stadium, Dublin, across July 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 18th.
Drawsheets, and provisional programmes for the opening weekend of boxing, are now available. All programmes are subject to change.
Advisories
Boxers weigh in every day they box. Record books & passports must be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in. No information from the boxer’s passport will be retained.
Weigh In Times: Friday’s: 8.00am – 9.00am & 12.00pm – 1.00pm and Saturday’s: 8.00am – 9.00am
Withdrawal: The withdrawal of any boxer must be notified to the National Registrar Stephen Connolly, phone: 086 1546746 as soon as possible.
Coach Registration: All coaches must be registered with the National Secretary, Tara Robins Mari via Secretary@iaba.ie
Just to note: All clubs must be affiliated to take part in the Championships.
IABA’s July Safeguarding courses are now available for booking, following provision of Safeguarding learning online and in person in January, February, March, April, May and June, attended by over 120 people.
In 2025, IABA is delivering 12 Safeguarding One courses, 4 Safeguarding Two courses and a minimum of 1 Safeguarding Three course.
IABA is also open, on request, to providing Safeguarding One and/or Safeguarding Two learning in person, at a county board or provincial unit level. County Boards and Provinical Units who wish to commission in-person delivery of this learning are invited to make contact with IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Stephen Flynn, via stephen@iaba.ie
Safeguarding One
All adults – coaches, committee members & non-coaching volunteers – in every club who have contact with children are required to have undertaken Safeguarding 1.
In keeping with Sport Ireland best practice in Safeguarding training, workshops will be limited to 16 participants. In keeping with norms across the sporting community, the cost for this workshop is E20.
The aim of this workshop is to help the Club Children’s Officer to carry out their role and support the implementation of best practice in the club. Participants will also receive a Club Children’s Officer Action Planning document as part of the training.
In keeping with Sport Ireland best practice in Safeguarding training, workshops will be limited to 16 participants. In keeping with norms across the sporting community, the cost for this workshop is E20.
In 2024, IABA delivered 14 Safeguarding 1 basic awareness courses, online and in person, providing this vital learning to 207 coaches and club administrators. IABA also delivered two Safeguarding Two courses to 28 Club Children’s Officers.
