Phase Two voting – Seconds Out: The Story of YOUR club.

IABA News

Phase Two voting is now open in the Seconds Out: Stories of Irish Boxing – the story of YOUR club.

IABA has produced and published a series of films in 2024, sharing the stories of Irish boxing, called Seconds Out.  This has included profiles of Connacht’s Gus Farrell, Munster’s Anna Moore, Ulster’s Eugene Duffy, a peak inside High Performance, a profile on the work of R&Js at National Championships, a Day in the Life snapshot of High Performance athlete, Niamh Fay and profiles of the Paris 2024 team. You can watch all of the pieces HERE

Now, IABA wishes to profile and platform a successfully affiliated club within the Association. Given the sheer number of incredible clubs, clubs and their members will, themselves, vote for the club to be profiled.

1,696 votes were cast for 83 clubs in Phase One, between December 23rd and January 3rd. 70 clubs received under 10 votes; 5 clubs received between 10 and 80 votes; 7 clubs received over 80 votes.

ClubProvincial UnitVotes
Marble CityLeinster333
Churchlands Golden GlovesUlster178
MoniveaConnacht176
St. Catherine’sDublin167
Ballinacor – withdrawnLeinster139
SmithfieldLeinster136

Ballinacor BC has, unfortunately, withdrawn from the process as its clubhouse is undergoing renovations on the filming dates. In consultation with the Officer Board of Central Council, the club with the 6th highest number of votes takes 5th place.

Filming will take place on either January 22nd or January 23rd, in the winning club’s clubhouse.

Voting

Voting is anonymous. People can vote as many times as they like, and votes can be cast here: https://shout.com/s/uUdShkf2

Voting is open from midday on January 15th to midday on January 19th. The winning club will be announced by 5pm on January 19th.

When will the film be released?

  • Editing and post production usually takes around 4 weeks, so, at the end of February.
  • IABA will publish this final film on YouTube, the IABA website, and IABA’s X/Twitter, Facebook and Instagram platforms.
  • IABA will also issue a press-release to the media to accompany publication, to further promote boxing and the winning club.

The Seconds Out: Stories of Irish Boxing films are supported by Sport Ireland, and are produced by Lowki Culture