IABA is delighted to announce that every successfully affiliated club in the Republic of Ireland for season 2021/22 is being gifted equipment worth €1,000.
The equipment includes:
Ergo Club Jumbo Kit Holdalls x 2 per club
8 x Ergo Leather Skipping Ropes
4 x Ergo Leather Training Headguards
4 x 16oz Ergo Leather Gym Sparring Gloves
1 x Set of Marker Cones (x 50)
2 x Leather Focus Pads
Inclusive of delivery
This allocation is possible through IABA’s successful application to Sport Ireland Targeted Equipment (SITE) 2021 grant. The award was made following an application submitted by the IABA staff team.
The funding is designed to enable clubs to rebuild their equipment stores and to facilitate growing clubs in providing training to new members.
The equipment will be delivered to an appropriate delivery address provided by your club, by Ergo and may only be used in by club members participating in boxing training. In order to ensure that this delivery is efficient, please complete the attached form and return via email to info@iaba.ie with the subject title ‘IABA Equipment Grant’ by 31/03/2022
A video guide to assist in completing this audit. This is in Zip format. For ease of access, this video has also been up-loaded to IABA’s YouTube channel, here
Sport Ireland launched its auditing tool in March 2021. It is aimed at ensuring club compliance with the Children First Act. The audit is designed to support National Governing Bodies, including the IABA, in strengthening adherence to safeguarding policies and procedures thereby ensuring that children and young people partaking in sport are protected.
The Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 is designed to enable clubs to:
Self-assess adherence to Safeguarding Policies and procedures
Identify gaps and actions areas
The Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 is designed to enable The IABA to:
Gain an overview of Safeguarding adherence
Identify any issues of non-compliance
Identify supports clubs may need to become compliant
The IABA will support clubs through this audit in these ways:
Providing access links to the online audit process.
Providing a step-by-step guide to completing the audit process.
Providing access to video resources to guide clubs through the audit completion process
Providing advice, support, and guidance through the IABA’s National Child Safeguarding Manager Declan Lynch, available at declan@iaba.ie.
The IABA re-sending the link to all clubs who have been identified as providing a relevant service under the Children First Act 2015. This link provides the club with access to create an account and to login to access the online self-assessment questionnaire.
The online self-assessment questionnaire covers the following areas:
Key Safeguarding Roles
Safeguarding Training
Child Safeguarding policies and procedures
Additional policies, procedures, and guidance
Volunteer Recruitment & Support
Behaviour & Equality
Communication
All affiliated organisations will need to complete the online self-assessment questionnaire and submit it before March 20th, 2022.
Key Dates:
January 26th, 2022: The IABA advisory on Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 issued to all affiliated clubs.
January 29th, 2022: The IABA provides audit access links and supporting resources to all clubs.
February 22nd, 2022: Deadline reminder issued to all clubs
February 28th, 2022: 3 weeks remaining notice issued to all clubs
March 20th, 2022: Deadline for completion of the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022
For clubs which would like to review their safeguarding practices and procedures in advance of completing the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022, the IABA’s suite of safeguarding templates and documents, are here. This resource contains 27 templates, policy and guidance resources for clubs.
IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Declan Lynch, says “I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all for your continued hard work and commitment that has enabled children to participate in and compete in boxing in a safe and fun environment. I remain available to assist and support clubs throughout this very important process.”
If you have any questions about the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit, please direct them to IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Declan Lynch, via declan@iaba.ie
Olympian, Aoife O’Rourke, has been crowned the middleweight champion of the 73rd Strandja International Tournament.
She won a unanimous decision against her opponent in the final, Atheyna Bylon of Panama, showing her dominance over the taller southpaw. Bylon, a former AIBA Women’s World Champion, was given a standing count in the second round.
The judges final scores: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
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Olympian Aoife O’Rourke is the middleweight champion of the 73rd Strandja International Tournament, following a unanimous decision win over Atheyna Bylon of 🇵🇦 pic.twitter.com/BO2NqvizvS
In the afternoon session, Kellie Harrington claimed the lightweight gold.
The 32 year old Dublin woman, the Tokyo Olympic champion, put in a strong, dominant performance against Serbia’s Natalia Shadrina in a strongly contested bout.
The final judges scores were: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27 .
The Strandja Memorial is Europe’s oldest international boxing tournament and, having first been staged in Sofia in 1950. This year, podium finishers earn prize money, and can earn new world ranking points.
The tournament continues on Sunday, although Irish interest is ended. It is being streamed by the IBA on its YouTube channel:
Team Ireland Squad:
F48kg Shannon Sweeney
F50kg Caitlin Fryers
F52kg Carly McNaul
F57kg Michaela Walsh
F60kg Kellie Harrington
F70kg Christina Desmond
F75kg Aoife O’Rourke
57kg Adam Hession
60kg JP Hale
63.5kg Dean Clancy
67kg Eugene McKeever
71kg Luke Maguire
80kg Kelyn Cassidy
92kg+ Thomas Maughan
Team Ireland Head Coach, Zaur Antia, and John Conlan, in the corner during today’s finals.
