TICKETS ON SALE FOR LONDON OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS

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London’s calling for Ireland’s top boxers and Irish boxing fans.

The European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 begin at the Copper Box Arena in London on March 14 and run until March 24.

Seventy-seven places – 50 for men and 27 for women – across the 13 Olympic limits for men and women will be up for grabs in the English capital.

It’s expected that 450 boxers from 50 countries will take part.

Click here for ticket information.

Boxing Road to Tokyo in London is an IOC event and will be delivered in association with a range of local partners including The Mayor of London, UK Sport, the British Olympic Association (BOA), GB Boxing and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

There will be one final World qualifier for Tokyo 2020 at a venue and dates to be confirmed in Paris in May.

Olympic qualifiers 2020

Asia/Oceania: WUHAN, China, 3-14 February 2020
Africa: DAKAR, Senegal, 20-29 February 2020
Europe: LONDON, Great Britain, 13-23 March 2020.
America: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, 26 March-3 April 2020
World: PARIS, France, 13-24 May 2020

ELITE OPEN LEAGUES NOTICE

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NATIONAL SENIOR AND ELITE OPEN LEAGUE 2020

The IABA is introducing a new league programme for all male and female boxers born between 1980 and 2001. This league format will allow interested boxers to be kept active with competitive contests and leave themselves open for selection for Internationals organised by the Central Council of the IABA.

Previously boxers at this level may not have got many competitive bouts from one championships to the next, and hence the need for this league.

The format will mean that if eight boxers enter at a weight, then each individual will potentially get seven contests.

Venue: National Stadium, Dublin

Weights: Male – 49, 52, 57, 60, 63, 69, 75, 81, 91, 91+KG

Female – 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 64, 69, 75, 80, 80+KG

Age: Boxers born between 1980 and 2001 inclusive,

Entry fee: €10 per boxer with completed application form

Boxing: Friday, 24^th January, 7pm. Other dates/times are contingent on entries

Duration: All rounds are 3 X 3 minutes for male and female contests

Male boxer must be clean shaven on entering the ring

Female boxers must have signed their non pregnancy declaration form before contests

Attire: All boxers must have one red and one blue vest. Boxers must not wear long sleeved tops under their vests. Hair must be tied back and swimming hats or hair nets must be worn under the headgear for female boxers. No red, orange or pink gum shields are allowed.

Coaches: They must wear tracksuits and runners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene in the corners. No shorts, caps or hats will be allowed.

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr Stephen Connolly. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials. Any person making disparaging comments about boxers, officials and/or other IABA members, will be dealt with under the disciplinary code. Please remember, nobody intentionally goes out to make a mistake – we are all human.

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

Please note, this is an open class league and all boxers entering must then make themselves available to box. The three strikes and your out rule will apply. Any boxer who fails to fulfil a required contest on three separate occasions will be removed from the league.

The application form is available via the attached links and fees can be paid by contacting Sally at the National Boxing Stadium 01-453 3371

Please click here for application forms.

NATIONAL U/18 CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Steve Cairns and Matthew Tyndall meet in what could be the bout of the weekend in the opening session of the National U/18 Championships at the National Stadium on Friday evening.

Both athletes go head-to-head at 64kg for a place in the last four, with Patrick Donovan and James McDonagh and David Nevin and Sean Roche clashing in the other light-welterweight deciders

Tyndall, an eight-time Irish champion, knows Cairns, a seven-time Irish titlist and European medallist, well and anticipates a cracking Dublin versus Cork showdown.

“I’m looking forward to this one. I have trained very hard for this Championships. Myself and Steven know each other very well and it should be a great fight,” he said.

“It will be a great fight with a good friend; really looking forward to it,” remarked Cairns.

Culainn Sheedy and Oskar Slorrupski get the first national tournament of the New Year underway in the lightweight division.

Four of the winners (one has received a walkover) in the 60kg class will be back in action Saturday, as will the bantamweights and welters.

William Hayden or Luka Gureshidze, contingent on who emerges from this particular head-to-head Friday, will be between the ropes twice this weekend – and Hayden is looking on each contest as a gold medal match.

“I’m delighted with how my training is going. I’m feeling strong and sharp. I’m confident that I’ll have no problems with the fight on Friday, but I’m still going to treat every fight like it’s the finals,” he said.

Thirty-four bouts are slated for completion this weekend, and IABA President Dom O’Rourke is predicting some top-class encounters.

“There’s a lot of very talented young boxers coming through, and there’s some very evenly matched bouts,” he said.

“There’s also a lot of European medallists and Irish champions. It’s going to be a very competitive start to the year for Irish boxing.

“We’re very much looking forward to it and the best of luck to all the athletes, coaches and clubs at the National Stadium this weekend and throughout the tournament.”

The IABA is using the National U/18s to assist with their selection process for the European Youths in Budva, Montenegro in April.

Weigh-ins – athletes weigh-in each day of competition between 8 am and 9 am and 12 pm and 1 pm at the National Stadium

National U/18 Men’s and Women’s Championships National Stadium Dublin

January 10th (6.30pm)

1st Series

60kg Culainn Sheedy (St Marys Dublin) V Oskar Slorrupski (Celtic Eagles)
60kg John McConnell (Holy Trinity) V Eoghan Quinn (St Johns Derry)
60kg Joe O’Brien (Togher) V Daniel Clooney (Palmerstown)
60kg Thomas McCann (St Pauls Antrim) W/O

Prelims

56kg Bailey Marshall (Emerald Antrim) V Chad Magill (Glengormley)
56kg Leon Davis (Bracken) V Conor Healy (Phoenix)
56kg Suffie Edris (Monkstown Dublin) V Jake McMahon (Liberty)
56kg Daire Halfpenny (Gilford) V Martin Brady McCullough (Gleann)
69kg Luka Gureshidze (Togher) V William Hayden (Crumlin)
69kg Darragh Gilroy (Fr Flanagans) V Taylor Guiney (Drimnagh)

O/Finals

52kg Oisin Mullholland (East Down) V Sean Lawlor (Marble City)
64kg Steve Cairns (Legacy) V Matthew Tyndall (Dublin Docklands)
64kg Patrick Donovan (Olympic Galway) V James McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford)
64kg David Nevin (Crumlin) V Sean Roche (Donore)

January 11 (5pm)

2nd Series Prelims

60kg Aodhan Byrne (Kilcullen) V Christopher McCabe (Santry)
60kg Joe Harkin (Oakleaf) V Cian Duggan (Cabra)
60kg Barry O’Connor (Ballyduff) V Cain Lewis (Ballymun)
60kg Adam Sinnott (Rathnew) V Oran Gethins (Sean McDermott)
60kg Cahir Gormley (Illies GG) V Laurentiu Micusa (Curragh)
60kg Nathan O’Brien (Wexford CBS) V James Cullen (Ballagh)
60kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner

Q/Finals

56kg Danny Morgan (St Conleths) V Jason Butler (Ballinrobe)
56kg Jack Connors (St Davids Naas) V Adam Kinsella (St Marys NR)
56kg Winner V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
69kg Liam McMonagle (Raphoe) V Josh Cummins (Trinity Sports)
69kg James Whelan (Dublin Docklands) W/O
69kg Emeka Onwuka (All Saints) V Peter Clarke (Errigal)
69kg Winner V Winner
75kg Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) V Edvinas Viaciakauskis (Curragh)
75kg Frank Duffin (Monkstown Antrim) V Max Dushyk (St Pauls Waterford)
75kg Patrick Lawlor (Brian Dillons) V Ben Farrelly (Crumlin)
75kg Jack O’Connor (Four Kings) V Tiernan Mayse (Two Castles)

January 17

Q/Finals (6pm)

60kg Sinainn Glynn (Cloghan) V Ellie Mai Gartland (Clonmel)
60kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
91kg Peter Maughan (Ballyhaunis) V Kristians Keiriss (Rush)
91kg Jack Marley (Monkstown Dublin) V John McDonagh (St Annes)
91+kg Christopher King (Celtic Eagles) V Thomas Leddy (Aglish)
91+kg Airimas Bauras (Athlone) V Patrick Myers (Sligo City)
91+kg Christian Halligan (Saviours Crystal) V Bernard McDonagh (St Annes)

January 18

S/Finals (5pm)

S/Finals

W48kg Aoife Williamson (Curragh) V Breda Quilligan (Rathkeale)
49kg Cian O’Toole (St Davids Naas) V Paddy McShane (Letterkenny)
49kg Dylan Eagleson (St Pauls Antrim) V John Joyce (Olympic Mullingar)
W51kg Chloe Gabriel (Mulhuddart) V Chanelle Robinson (Tipperary Town)
W51kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim) V Rachel Lawless (Portlaoise)
52kg Jake Rapple (Monkstown Dublin) V Joe Moorehouse (Gorey)
52kg Brooklyn Saunders (Docklands) V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
56kg Winner V Winner
W60kg Keisha Attewell (Tobar Pheadair) V Lillie Keogh (East Meath)
W60kg Kaci Rock (Enniskerry) V Winner
W64kg Leanne Murphy (Togher) V Erin Corrigan (Achill)
W64kg Nicole O’Sullivan (Corinthians) V Mary Enright (Setanta)
64kg James Uzell (Drimnagh) V Winner
64kg Winner V Winner
W69kg Dominika Gulli (Bracken) V Leah Gallen (Raphoe)

January 24

S/Finals (6.30pm)

60kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
69kg Winner V Winner
69kg Winner V Winner
75kg Winner V Winner
75kg Winner V Winner
81kg Jason Myers (Titans) V Daniel Treen (Dungarvan)
81kg Zach Ribbon (St Annes) V Elimane Samba (Four Kings)
91kg John Ward (Brosna) V James Redmond (Ballybrack)
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Nojus Ivanauskas (St Davids Naas) V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner

January 31

Finals (6.30pm)

W42kg Chloe Blake (Ardagh/Crossmolina W/O
W46kg Nicole Buckley (St Carthages ) W/O
46kg Bryce Collins (East Down) W/O
W48kg Codie Lafferty (Raphoe) V Winner
49kg Winner V Winner
W51kg Winner V Winner
52kg Winner V Winner
W54kg Niamh Fay (Swords) W/O
56kg Winner V Winner
W57kg Doireann Coogan (Marble City) W/O
W60kg Winner V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
W64kg Winner V Winner
64kg Winner V Winner
W69kg Shelby Myers (Crumlin) V Winner
69kg Winner V Winner
W75kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea) W/O
75kg Winner V Winner
W81kg Megan Potter (Gateway) V Bethany Doocey (Castlebar)
81kg Zack Ribbon (St Annes) V Winner
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Winner V Winner

NATIONAL U/18 DRAW (REVISED)

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(Note that this Friday’s and Saturday’s draw has been revised)

Please scroll down for draws for the National U/18 Men’s and Women’s Championships.

Boxing begins this Friday at the National Stadium. A second session will be decided on Saturday.

The finals will be decided on Friday January 31.

Weigh-in times – 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm each day of competition at the National Stadium.

National U/18 Men’s and Women’s Championships National Stadium Dublin

January 10th (6.30pm)

1st Series

Prelims

O/Finals

52kg Oisin Mullholland (East Down) V Sean Lawlor (Marble City)
64kg Steven Cairns (Legacy) V Matthew Tyndall (Dublin Docklands)
64kg Patrick Donovan (Olympic Galway) V James McDonagh (St Pauls Waterford)
64kg David Nevin (Crumlin) V Sean Roche (Donore)

January 11 (5pm)

2nd Series Prelims

Q/Finals

January 17

Q/Finals (6pm)

January 18

S/Finals (5pm)

S/Finals

January 24

S/Finals (6.30pm)

January 31

Finals (6.30pm)

NATIONAL U/18 CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRIES

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Please see below attachment for entries for the National Men’s and Women’s U/18 Championships.

entries 2020

The draw will be made tomorrow, January 7, at 12 noon and will be published here on www.iaba.ie as soon as it is available.

Over 100 boxers have entered.

Circular Under 18’s 2020 (2)

The IABA are using the tournament to assist with their selection process for the European Men’s and Women’s Youth Championships in Budva, Montenegro in April.