The first international event at the home of Irish Boxing ended in a draw this evening.

A strong Welsh team contested against an Ireland select at Youth and U22.

The card opened with an exhibition bout and 2 supporting bouts.

Youths

51KG Corey Jones, Wales beat Adam McKenna, Ireland, 4-1

54KG Gavin Ryan, Ireland, beat Joe Williams, Wales, 5-0

54KG Esther Lambe, Ireland beat Ffion Wilmott, Wales, 5-0

63.5KG Tom McDonnell Ireland beat Cole Rees, Wales, 3-2

67KG William Bennett, Wales beat David Blaney, Ireland 5-0

69KG Cian Cramer, Ireland beat TJ Price, Wales, 4-1

71KG Bobbi Flood, Ireland V Luke Corcoran, Wale, 5-0

Brilliant night of boxing with @WelshBoxing in the National Stadium tonight 🥊

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Re-watch all the action here: https://t.co/fT1kkRLfgu https://t.co/bLNGosZ9zp pic.twitter.com/xkJxwPjlYK

— IABA (@IABABOXING) March 4, 2022

U-22

51KG Owen Harris, Wales, beat Cian O’Toole, Ireland, 5-0

54KG Scott Richards, Wales beat Michael Stokes, Ireland, 4-1

71KG Orlando Sotomi, Wales, beat Eric Byrne , Ireland, 5-0s

Supporting Bouts

57KG Roy Colgan, Avona beat Leon McMahon, Glengormley, 5-0

60KG Lee McEvoy Avona beat Lee Hanna, Glengormley, 5-0

Exhibition:

Louis Rooney (Star) v Karl Reilly (Immaculata)

The bouts were streamed on IABA’s YouTube channel and can be viewed here

The Lead – Women’s Boxing Programme will begin shortly, and clubs are advised of the deadline for taking part.

IABA will fund the provision of a free 6-week programme for new women members in 20 clubs.

The expression of interest form is attached, and the clubs will be included in the programme on a first come, first served, basis.

We’ll provide social media images and logos to help clubs advertise their participation in this free programme. This programme is only available to clubs in RoI.

Any clubs who wish to join those already registered for Lead – Women’s Boxing Programme, are invited to return the attached expression of interest form to IABA’s Women in Sport Lead, Louise McKenzie,  through louise.mckenzie@iaba.ie by 5pm on Friday, March 11th

LEAD-Women’s Boxing Programme, is part of a suite of programmes in the #FollowHerLead2022 campain

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

• 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.

All sporting organisations across Ireland are required to complete a Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022.

Audit site login and access details – access to the portal is here

Club Safeguarding Self Audit guide: attached

A video guide to assist in completing this audit and is available on 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 20^th, 2022.

Key Dates:

January 26^th, 2022: The IABA advisory on Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 issued to all affiliated clubs.

January 29^th, 2022: The IABA provides audit access links and supporting resources to all clubs.

February 22^nd, 2022: Deadline reminder issued to all clubs

February 28^th, 2022: 3 weeks remaining notice issued to all clubs

March 4^th, 2022: 2 week remaining notice issued to all clubs.

March 20^th, 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