Joe Ward (blue) in action.

The weigh-ins for the National Elite Championships are underway at the National Stadium.

The weigh-ins began at 9am and finish at 11am. The draw will be held at 2pm this afternoon and boxing starts at 7pm tonight.

Please click here for entries, here for rules on hand wraps, here for ticket information and here for media.

2017 National Elite Championships Circular

25th January 2017

To Secretaries of Provincial Councils, County Boards

(Please distribute to all Clubs in your Units)

NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

Venue: National Stadium, Dublin.

Dates: February 3rd, 4th,10th,11th and Finals 17th

Weigh-in:

February 3rd 8.00am to 11.00am
February 4th 8.00am to 9.00am 12.00-1.00pm
February 10th 8.00am to 9.00am. 12.00-1.00pm
February 11th 8.00am to 9.00am 12.00-1.00pm
February 17th 8.00am to 9.00am. 12.00-1.00pm
Entry Fee: €30 Per Boxer payable at weigh-in

Draws:

February 3rd at 2.00pm. Seeding will be in operation

Boxing:

February 3rd at 7.00pm. Other times contingent on entries and will be announced at the draw.

Duration: Duration of rounds- Men & Women 3×3 Minutes

Weights: Men Kg 49-52-56-60-64-69-75-81-91-91+

Women Kg 48-51-54-57-60-64-69-75-81-81+

Age Requirements: Boxers born between 1976 and 1998 and must be pre-entered on attached form.

Entries on the attached official entry form, accompanied by boxers Medical Record Card should be forwarded to reach the undersigned not later than 5.00pm on Wednesday 1st February giving name, date of birth, weight and club and are subject to vetting. Late entries will not be accepted. It is a condition of entry that all competitors and officials have a signed Waiver/Members Acknowledgement Form and adheres to any agreement made with the Association Sponsors.

Attention is called to the stipulation in the IABA Ltd Rule Book that each boxer presented by his or her club should be fit to box. This is the responsibility of the Club.

Males must present themselves clean shaven and all boxers must advise the doctor 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 championships. It is imperative that all boxers adhere to the Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations- any queries regarding this matter please contact Mr Larry Morrison Anti-Doping Officer IABA on 0860292476

Non-Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest. Coaches must wear track suits and runners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene at all times in the corners no caps/hats are allowed. Boxers must not wear long sleeved shirts under vests. Hair must be tied back and swimming hats should be worn under headgear.

No International Vests to be worn

No Persons Under 18yrs allowed in the Field of Play

No Red, Orange or pink Gum shields.

Sportsmanship: all decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official Stephen Connolly. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials.

*****(Information contained in this document is subject to change.)****

Yours sincerely

Al Morris

Hon Secretary IABA

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association extends its deep condolences to the Griffin family following the death of Noel Griffin who passed away peacefully last night.

The late Mr Griffin was President of the St Francis boxing club in Limerick, one of the oldest IABA affiliated clubs in Ireland.

A recipient of an IABA Lifetime Achievement Award a number of years ago, the late Mr Griffin has given over a half a century of service to the Noble Art in the Treaty City and County and Ireland.

He will be greatly missed by his loving family, sons, daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, sisters, other relatives and friends.

May he rest in eternal peace.

Funeral arrangements.

Reposing at Cross’ Funeral Home, Friday, from 4.30pm followed by removal at 6pm to St. John’s Catherdal. Requiem Mass, Saturday, at 10am with funeral afterwards to Craughaun Cemetery, Cratloe.

Kellie Harrington will be taking it one step at a time in the battle for the vacant lightweight crown at the National Elite Championships.

Kellie Harrington, left, on 64kg World Elite medal podium at Kazakhstan 2016

The Dubliner is targeting her seventh title at the flagship tournament of Irish boxing which begins Friday at the National Stadium in Dublin

Harrington has already won six belts, one at welter and five at light-welter, the weight she claimed World silver at in Kazakhstan last year after becoming the first Irishwoman after Katie Taylor to reach an AIBA Elite final in Central Asia.

Taylor, who has since turned pro, is the last boxer to claim Irish lightweight honours, the Olympic champion beating Tipperary’s Shauna O’Keeffe in the 2015 lightweight decider at the Stadium in November of that year, O’Keeffe giving a fine account of herself against one of the greatest pound-for-pound female fighters of all time.

Shauna O’Keeffe and Katie Taylor after their 2015 Elite final

The IABA ran the National Elites twice in 2015 to facilitate Ireland’s boxers going into the qualifiers for Rio 2016.

O’Keeffe, ex-European Youth champion Amy Broadhurst, and Rivers McCormack have also entered in the lightweight class this year.

Flyweight, lightweight and middleweight are the three Olympics weights for women, although AIBA has announced that featherweight will be open to females at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina next year in a strong indication that women may have at least one extra weight at Tokyo 2020.

The 32nd Olympiad is the ultimate goal for Harrington, but her immediate focus is a hat-trick at three different weights after dropping down a notch from light-welter (64kg) to lightweight (60kg).

“My preparations has been good. I’ve been working hard as always,” said Harrington of the Glasnevin BC.

“I’m looking forward to getting the ball rolling now and getting in there and getting the competition underway. Looking forward to the new challenge at 60kg. I’m not too sure what the rest of the year has in store but I like to take it one step at a time so I’m focusing on the Elites.When they’re over then I move onto the next thing.”

Please click here for entries for the 2017 National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships and tournament Circular.

Irish women’s boxing is proudly sponsored by Quickpark of Dublin Airport.

Steven Donnelly (blue) in action at Rio 2016

Please scroll down for updated entries, as of 6pm today, for the National Men’s and Women’s Elite Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Boxing begins Friday at the National Stadium.

Today is the closing date for registration of boxers for the Championships..

Please click here for tournament Circular.

Entries: 2017 National Men’s and Women’s Elite Championships

Male

49kg
Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs, Derry)
Connor Jordan (St Aidans)
Darryl Moran (Illies GG)

52kg
Tommy Casey (St Francis)
Adam Courtney (St Mary’s Dublin)
Brendan Irvine (St Pauls Antrim)
Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield)
TJ Waite (Ormeau Road)
Jason McKay (Holy Family GG)
Ryan Adams (Holy Family GG)

56kg
Myles Casey (St Francis)
Kurt Walker (Canal)
Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin)
Frankie Cleary (Ballina)
Stephen McKenna (Old School)
Jason Kirwan (Ballagh)
Eamon McNally (St Michaels, Antrim)

60kg
David Oliver Joyce (St Michaels Athy)
Patrick Mongan (Olympic)
George Bates (St Marys)
Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim)
Alan O’Connor (Bawnoghue)
Anthony O’Rawe (Braid)
Garry McKenna (Old School)

64kg
Vincent Esler (All Saints)
Patrick Linehan (St Marys)
Dean Walsh (St Ibars/Josephs)
Casey Berry (Bray)
Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy)
Colm Quinn (Castlebar)
Keith Flavin (Paulstown)
Sean McComb (Holy Trinity)
Bernaldo Marime (Holy Trinity)

69kg
Ross Boyle (Mourne)
Fergal Redmond (Arklow)
Steven Donnelly (All Saints)
Ger French (Clonard)
Brett McGinty (Oakleaf)
Joe Nevin (Mullingar Elite)
Nathan Watson (Saints)
Peter Carr (Crumlin)
Aidan Walsh (Holy Family GG)
Mark McCole (Dungloe)
Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heat Omagh)

75kg
John Joyce (St Michaels Athy)
Roy Sheahan (St Michaels Athy)
Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin)
Fearghus Quinn (Camlough)
David Bicevas (St Saviours OBA)
Stephen Broadhurst (Dealgan)
Tommy Zold (Ballyhaunis)
Conor Doherty (Emerald)
Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity)
Conor Wallace (St Monicas)
Glory Carlos Lmula (Maynooth)

81kg
Anthony Brown (St Michaels Dublin)
Michael Frayne (St Marys)
Sean Allen (Arklow)
Robert Burke (Glasnevin)
Joe Ward (Moate)
Sean Conroy (Ballina)

91kg
Kiril Afanasev (Smithfield)
Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin)
Cormac Long (Rathkeale)
Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)
John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin)
Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone)
Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise)

91kg+
Patrick Nevin (St Michaels Dublin)
Thomas Carthy (Glasnevin)
James Clarke (Kilnamanagh
Martin Keenan (Rathkeale)
Dean Gardiner (Clonmel)
John McDonnell (Crumlin)
Damien O’Sullivan (Emerald)

Female

48kg
Carol Coughlan (Monkstown Dublin)
Shannon Sweeney (St Annes)
Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco)

51kg
Ceire Smith (Cavan)
Carly McNaul (Ormeau Road)

54kg
Terry Mullarney (Ballyhaunis)

57kg
Moira McElliggot (St Michaels Athy)
Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)
Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans)
Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown)
Saibh Greene (St Brigids, Edenderry)
Michaela Walsh (Holy Family GG)

60kg
Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)
Amy Broadhurst (Dealgan)
Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)
Rivers McCormack (St Saviours OBA)

64kg
Emma Agnew (Dealgan)
Ciara Ginty (Geesala
Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone)

69kg
Gillian Duffy (Bray)
Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)
Tina Donnelly (Corinthians)

75kg
Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

81kg
Caroline Connolly (Mourne)
Leona Houlihan (Crumlin)

81kg+
Maeve McCarron (Carrigart)