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Congratulations to all 21 boxing clubs who were successful in their Sports Capital grant applications, for a combined total of €604,807:

Club Name	Project Title	Amount
Tullow Amateur Boxing Club	Equipment	€1,816
Brian Dillons Boxing Club	roller shutters, sports equipment and solar panels	€19,031
Dunree Boxing Club	New heating system for premises	€6,625
Raphoe Boxing Club	Raphoe BC: A Roof For Our Future	€37,950
Twin Towns Boxing Club	Boxing equipment and Heating	€26,783
Arbour Hill Boxing Club	Additional Improvements to Arbour Hill Boxing Club	€40,393
Dublin Ballyboughal Boxing Club CLG T/A Phoenix of Ballyboughal 2020	Refurbish ,disability excess	€50,000
Monkstown Boxing Club	Mounttown – Boxing facility	€150,000
Mount Tallant Amateur Boxing Club	Mount Tallant amateur boxing club equipment	€10,629
Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre	Development of Boxing Club	€3,141
Smithfield Amateur Boxing Club	Smithfield BC Equipment for Extended Facility	€22,511
St Mary’s Amateur Boxing Club	we wish to replace existing flooring in club.	€12,170
St Matthews Boxing Club Ltd	Equipment for club outdoor yard	€4,700
CLAREMORRIS BOXING CLUB	Upgrades to benefit sport/health/safety/wellbeing	€53,302
Knockmore/Foxford Boxing Club	Construction of Boxing Sports Hall & Gym Phase 1	€50,000
St Annes Sports & Recreational Club	Ladies Changing Room	€13,472
Gateway Boxing Club Sligo	Gateway Boxing Centre of Excellence	€45,743
Tramore Boxing Club	A Warmer Tramore Boxing Club	€21,778
Ballynacargy Boxing Club	Sports equipment/ structural repairs to building	€18,354
Mullingar elite bc	Condition equipment canvas headguards bags	€6,409
Enniscorthy Boxing Academy	Portable Heating System	€10,000
	Club Total	€604,807

This is a record number of clubs and, for many, this will be the first time managing a Sports Capital Grant funding receipt, and it can be a challenging process.

National Club Development Manager, James Geraghty, will hold a workshop to help clubs answer any questions they might have about navigating the system and using their grant, from receipt of funds, record keeping, reporting, project oversight, and project changes.

There are two possible dates for this workshop, and clubs can register their preference here. The workshop will take place on the date preferred by the majority of respondents. Ideally, the person who attends the workshop should be the person who will administer the grant.

James is also on-hand to offer help and advice through james@iaba.ie

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Our Women in Sport Lead, Louise McKenzie, is now opening registration for the Menstrual Cycle & Nutrition online seminar, which is part of asuite of new programmes, coach and club resources to further the work clubs are already doing in supporting women and girls in boxing.

The free seminar, open to affiliated clubs, is being will be facilitated by Stephen Floyd, Performance Nutritionist, and will focus the impact of restrictive diets & weight making has on the menstrual cycle, health & performance.

 Clubs can register here.  

Stephen will also discuss some key nutrition strategies which will help us to optimise our diet during this time, thus helping us to maintain a healthy weight and immune system. He will also discuss how weigh cutting can be done correctly and how doing it wrong can have a negative impact on performance. Stephen’s presentation will last approximately 60 minutes, followed by a Q&A session via Chat function.

Additional resources will be released over the coming weeks and include:

• Lead – Women’s Boxing Programme: IABA will fund the provision of a free 6-week programme for new women members in 20 clubs. Later this week, clubs will be asked to express their interest in running this programme in the coming weeks. We’ll also provide social media images and logos to help clubs advertise their participation in this free programme.

• The IABA Women’s Mentor group, all of whom are graduates of the Sport Ireland Women in Sport Leadership programme, is gathering tips, advice and guidance for any club which wishes to increase the number of women and girls in their membership. This leaflet will be released in March.

• Champions – IABA will shortly invite expressions of interest from key women of boxing in every county to act as Boxing Ambassadors to women competitors, sports administrators, coaches and volunteers in their areas.

This first pillar of programmes and resources will be followed later this year by second suite of supports for clubs, and Louise welcomes your input on how best to support bringing more women and girls in to boxing in training, in competition, coaching or volunteering. You can get in touch with Louise through louise.mckenzie@iaba.ie

IABA is also preparing for Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport Week, March 7^th to 14^th, when we will celebrate the role of women in boxing, be that in training, in volunteering, in coaching, competing, or sports administration, across all of our social media platforms.

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The Irish team to contest the 73rd International Boxing Tournament STRANDJA has been named

60kg Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, Kellie Harrington, and Tokyo Olympians, Michaela Walsh and Aoife O’Rourke, are among the boxers representing Ireland in the Bulgarian capital.

Also included in the squad in 2021 W48kg Elite champion, Shannon Sweeney, 2021 European U22 gold medallist, Dean Clancy, 2022 Irish U22 W50kg champion, Caitlin Fryers, 2021 Golden Gong multi nations gold 71kg medallist and boxer of the tournament, Luke Maguire

The tournament has been selected to be part of the new Golden Gloves Series of World Boxing Tour by the IBA. IABA boxers will represent Ireland in 15 weight divisions at this Elite tournament: 8 female and 7 male.

IABA boxers will represent Ireland in 15 weight divisions at this Elite tournament: 8 female and 7 male.

Strandja Multi-Nations Sofia, Bulgaria February 18th-28th.

Irish Squad:

F48kg Shannon Sweeney

F50kg Caitlin Fryers

F52kg Carly McNaul

F57kg Michaela Walsh

F60kg Kellie Harrington

F63kg Amy Broadhurst

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

The tournament takes place in Sofia, Buglaria, from February 18th to 28th.

The draw will take place late afternoon, on February 19th. Preliminaries begin on February 20th, at 12pm GMT, 2pm local time.

Tournament arrangements are available here and information on how to watch our boxers in action is to follow.

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IABA’s Women in Sport Lead, Louise McKenzie, is launching a suite of new programmes, coach and club resources to further the incredible work clubs are already doing in supporting women and girls in boxing.

These resources will be released over the coming weeks and include:

• Menstrual Cycle & Nutrition online seminar: this will enable coaches to understand the impact of the menstrual cycle on their boxers’ training, and support coaches in realizing their boxers’ full athletic potential. Registration will open on Monday, and registration details will be sent to all clubs.

• Lead – Women’s Boxing Programme: IABA will fund the provision of a free 6-week programme for new women members in 20 clubs. Clubs will be asked to express their interest in running this programme in the coming weeks. We’ll also provide social media images and logos to help clubs advertise their participation in this free programme.

• The IABA Women’s Mentor group, all of whom are graduates of the Sport Ireland Women in Sport Leadership programme, is gathering tips, advice and guidance for any club which wishes to increase the number of women and girls in their membership. This leaflet will be released in March.

• Champions – IABA will shortly invite expressions of interest from key women of boxing in every county to act as Boxing Ambassadors to women competitors, sports administrators, coaches and volunteers in their areas.

This first pillar of programmes and resources will be followed later this year by second suite of supports for clubs, and Louise welcomes your input on how best to support bringing more women and girls in to boxing in training, in competition, coaching or volunteering. You can get in touch with Louise through louise.mckenzie@iaba.ie IABA is also preparing for Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport Week, March 7^th to 14^th, when we will celebrate the role of women in boxing, be that in training, in volunteering, in coaching, competing, or sports administration, across all of our social media platforms

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25 National U22 champions were crowned in the home of Irish boxing, the National Stadium, today, in a fantastic display of the quality of Irish boxing.

These, and the U18 finals on Friday, were the first to be boxed at the stadium in front of spectators since March, 2020.

National U22 Champions:

48kg  Nicole Clyde (Antrim) beat  Ciara Walsh (Smithfield), 5-0

48kg  Padraig Downey (St John Bosco A): walkover

50kg  Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata A): walkover

51kg  Clepson de Santos (Holy Trinity) beat Cian O’Toole (St David L), 5-0

52kg  Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)  beat Chloe Gabrielle (Mulhuddart), 5-0

54kg  Niamh Fay (Phoenix Ballybougal)  beat Megan Colman (Baldoyle), 5-0

54kg Dylan Eagleson (St Pauls A) beat  Michael Stokes (St Michaels Athy0, 5-0

57kg  Zara Breslin (Tramore) beat Aliyah Butler (Monivea), 5-0

57kg Jake McMahon (Liberty L) beat  Adam Clarke (Crumlin), 4-1

60kg Shelby Myers (Crumlin) beat  Elizabeth Lloyd (Ballyhaunis), 3-2

60kg  Paul Loonam (St Carthages) beat Killian Geraghty (Crumlin/Def/ Forces), 5-0

63kg  Eve Woods (Corinthians): walkover

63.5kg James McDonagh (St Pauls W) beat Gareth Dowling (Docklands), 3-2

66kg  Kaci Rock (Enniskerry) beat Leanne Murphy (Togher, 3-2

67kg  Ben Ferran (Clonard A): walkover

70kg  Lisa O’Rourke (Olympic C) beat Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa), 4-1

71kg  Darragh Gilroy (Fr Flanagans) beat Jack Gill ( Drimnagh), 4-1

75kg  Aoibhe Carrabine (Geesala)  Walkover

75kg  Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) beat Liam Brennan (Sacred Heart Tolerton), KO 3

80kg  Jack Lawlor (Templemore) beat Fernadez Badejo (Maynooth), RSC, 3

81kg  Shauna Maguire (Drimnagh) beat Bethany Doocey (Castlebar), 3-2

81+kg Judy Bobbett (Liberty L): walkover

86kg  Kane Tucker (Emerald A) beat Jason Myers (Titans), 5-0

92kg  Jack Marley (Monkstown D) beat Cathal Crowley (Spartan M), RSC, 2

92+kg Ide Godstime (Crumlin) beat Oweny McDonagh (St Annes), RSC, 2

National U22 60kg final -Elizabeth Lloyd (Ballyhaunis, red) v Shelby Myers (Crumlin, blue)

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— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 5, 2022

26 National U18 Champions were crowned at the National Stadium on Friday, in the first bouts to be boxed in front of a crowd at the iconic venue since March, 2020:

Champions by walk-over:

44kg  Karl Reilly (Immaculata A)

48kg  Georgia McGovern (Setanta L)

48kg  Patsy Joyce (Olympic L)

60kg  Lehane (Rylane)

63kg Winnie McDonagh (Neilstown)

66kg  Gabrielle Mongan (Whitechurch) 

75kg  Emma Keating (Paulstown)

81kg  Dearbhla Tinnelly (Clann Naofa)

92+kg Bernie Cawley (St. David’s, Naas)

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46kg  Louis Rooney (Star A) beat Dylan Foy (Banbridge) 5-0

50kg  Katie O’Keefe (Kanturk) beat Carleigh Irving (Oakleaf) 5-0

51kg  Adam McKenna (Holy Family L) beat Oisin Worsencroft (Riverstown), 4-1

52kg  Esther Lambe (Setanta L) beat Lucy O’Neill (Ballybough), RSC 3

54kg  Shakira Donoghue (Templemore) beat Robyn Murran (St Brigids Kildare), 5-0

54kg  Gavin Ryan (Ratoath) beat Patrick O’Donnell (Charleville) 5-0

57kg  Yasmin Meredith (Corinthians) beat Cori Gleeson (St Francis), 5-0

57kg  John Donoghue (St Michaels Athy) beat Raymond Joyce (Clonmel) , 3-2

60kg  Jason Nevin (Olympic L) beat Brian Gilroy (Fr Flanagans), 4-1

63.5kg Tom McDonnell (Docklands) beat  Cian Cramer (Cabra), 3-2

67kg  Jim Donovan (Our Lady of Lourdes) beat David Blaney (Navan), 5-0.

70kg Laura Moran (St Annes) beat  Sophie Elstone (Knockmore/Foxd), RSC, 2

71kg  Bobbi Flood (Cabra) beat TJ King (Phoenix Ballyboughal), 5-0

75kg  Joshua Olaniyan (Jobstown) beat Troy Norman (Cherry Orchard), 5-0

80kg  Ryan Murphy (Neilstown) beat Thomas Quinn McDonagh (Tredagh), 5-0

81+kg Cliona Darcy (Tobar Pheadair) beat Brianna Ryan (St Brigids Kildare), 5-0

86kg Nathan Ojo (Esker) beat  Sean Trant (Monkstown D), 4-1

92kg  David J McDonagh (Olympic C) beat Joe Hutchinson (Neilstown), 4-1

The National U18 and U22 Championship Finals were streamed through Joymo