29 National U18 Championship quarter final bouts were decided at the National Stadium today:

54kg Patrick O’Donnell (Charleville) beat Jack Harkin (Oakleaf) 5-0
54kg Nathan O’Hara (Paulstown) beat Luke Connors (St Munchins) 3-2
57kg Donagh Keary (Rathfirland) nbeat Martin Collins (Drimnagh) 5-0
57kg Raymond Joyce (Clonmel) W/O
57kg Alan Donnellan (Midleton) beat John Quipet (St Matthews) 5-0
57kg John Donoghue (St Michaels Athy) beat Leon McMahon (Glengormley) 5-0
60kg Josh McDonagh (Sean McDermott) beat Kian Duff (Bracken) 4-1
60kg Brian Gilroy ( Fr Flanagans) beat Brogan McComiskey (Gilford) 5-0
60kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar) beat Blaine Fitzgerald (Corinthians) RSC3
60kg Michael Faulkner (Fr Horgans) beat Drew Fitzpatrick (Gleann) 5-0
63.5kg Tom McDonnell (Docklands) beat Cole Byrne (Rathnew) 5-0
63.5kg Luke Hall (Rochfordbridge) beat Danny Lucey (Rylane) 5-0
63.5kg Jack Daly Castlebar) beat Cameron Crichton (Rochfordbridge) 5-0
63.5kg Cian Cramer (Cabra) beat Malo Davis (Monkstown D) 3-2
67kg Christopher Joyce (Cabra) beat Terry Hanna (Townland) RSC3
67kg David Blaney (Navan) beat Christopher Doyle (Templemore) 3-1
67kg Billy Moran (St Pauls Waterford) beat Dylan Little (Holy Family L) 4-1
67kg Jim Donovan (Our Lady of Lourdes) beat Chriostoir Browne (Oliver Plunkett) 5-0
71kg Bobbi Flood (Cabra) W/O
71kg Evan Kirwan (Drimnagh) beat Dean McAuley (Golden Cobra) RSC3
71kg James McGuinness (St Monicas) beat Ben McHugh (Monivea) RSC3
71kg TJ King (Ballybougall) beat Sam Sherlock (Bracken) RSC3
75kg Cyrus Palmer (Celtic Eagles) W/O
75kg Joshua Olaniyan (Jobstown) beat Evan Gillen (Clonard L) RSC2
75kg Feidhlam Behan (St Michaels Athy) W/O
75kg Troy Norman (Cherry Orchard) beat Sean Cope (Mourne All Blacks) RSC2
80kg Charlie Neill (Ardoyne) beat Sean Murray (Navan) 3-2
86kg Jake Walker (Lisburn) W/O
86kg Nathan Ojo (Esker) beat Sam Davey (Saints) 5-0

The card was streamed live on the Joymo app, and can be watched back here.

A taste of the action at the National Stadium this afternoon – Brogan McComiskey (Gilford, red) vs Brian Gilroy (Fr Flanagan's, blue)

This is the last moments of Round 2 in this U18 60kg contest, bout 8 on the 29 contest card. pic.twitter.com/2BDIbJIxhs

— IABA (@IABABOXING) January 22, 2022

The National U22 and U18 Championships continue with Day Six on Sunday, January 23rd.

Weigh-ins are daily, on the day of boxing, between 8am and 9am, and again between 12pm and 1pm.

1. 60kg  Keelyn Roche (St Aidans) V Johnny Joyce (Olympic Mullingar)
2. 60kg  Killian Geraghty (Crumlin) V  Joe O’Brien (Togher)
3. 60kg  Rhys Owens (Erne) V Adam Sinnott (Rathnew)
4. 60kg  Paul Loonam (St Carthages) V Jack Murphy (St Ibars/Josephs)
5. 63.5kg  Gareth Dowling (Docklands) V Cahir Gormley (Illies GG)
6. 63.5kg  Jason Butler (Ballinrobe) V Kai Davis (Arklow)
7. 63.5kg  Jon McConnell (Holy Trinity) V Davy O’Neill (Charleville)
8. 63.5kg  James McDonagh (St Pauls W)  W/O
9. 67kg  Matthew Tyndall (Docklands) W/O
10. 67kg  Barry O’Connor (Northside) V Cahan Hallinan (Olympic Galway)
11. 67kg  Ben Ferran (Clonard A) WO
12. 67kg  Ethan McCaul (St Josephs U)   V Cian Reddy (Portlaoise)
13. 71kg  Cillian Fowler (Cove) V Jack Gill (Drimnagh)
14. 71kg  Stephen McCarthy (Charleville)  W/O
15. 71kg  Conan McKinney (Holy Fam GG) V John Boyd (Gleann)
16. 71kg  Luka Gureshidze (Fr Horgans) V Darragh Gilroy (Fr Flanagans)
17. 75kg  Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) V Farai Shayna (Celtic Eagles)
18. 75kg  Eamon Maughan (Cavan) WO
19. 75kg  Liam Brennan (Sacred Heart L)  W/O
20. 80kg  Luke Barrett (Paulstown)
21. 80kg  Fernandez Badejo (Maynooth) V Luke Ahern (Cove)
22. 80kg  Daniel Treen (Dungarvan) V Jack Lawlor (Templemore
23. 80kg  Richard Cummins (Tipperary)  V Jimmy Doyle (Templemore)
24. 80kg Ethan Douglas, Cairn Lodge: WO
25. 86kg  Jason Myers (Titans) V Joel Hutton (Bangor Abbey)
26. 86kg  Kian Hedderman (O.L.O.L.) V Kane Tucker (Emerald A)
27. 86kg  Jack Doherty (St Josephs U) V Luke Walsh (Raging Bull)

Watch Sunday’s action here

Day Four: January 21st – U22 Women’s Semi-Finals.
48kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim) W/O
48kg Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) beat Amber Byrne (Arklow) 4-1
54kg Megan Colman (Baldoyle) beat Mai Phuong Nguyen (Maynooth) 5-0
57kg Aliyah Butler (Monivea) beat Kellyn Mangan (Celtic Eagles) 5-0
63kg Eve Woods (Corinthians) beat Keisha Attewell (Tobar Pheadair) 5-0
66kg Leanne Murphy (Togher) beat Mary Enright (Setanta L) 4-1
66kg Kaci Rock (Enniskerry) beat Tiffany O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 4-1

Day Four of National U22 & U18 Championships gets underway in an hour and will be streamed through the specialist sports broadcaster, Joymo.
🚨Friday, January 21st https://t.co/uq4J12JdHF
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🚨January 23rd https://t.co/g0wVWv0K3Y pic.twitter.com/Pnd6LmmSY8

— IABA (@IABABOXING) January 21, 2022

Watch Day Four’s bouts here

Seven bouts were completed on Day 4 of the National U22 and U18 Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium tonight.

Nicole Clyde, Ciara Walsh, Megan Colman, Allyah Butler, Eve Woods, Leanne Murphy and Kaci Rock advanced this evening.

The Championships resume on Saturday, January 22nd at 11am with the U18 quarter-finals.

Day Four results:

January 21st: U22 Semi Finals, beginning at 6pm.

48kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim) V W/O
48kg Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) beat Amber Byrne (Arklow) 4-1
54kg Megan Colman (Baldoyle) beat Mai Phuong Nguyen (Maynooth) 5-0
57kg Aliyah Butler (Monivea) beat Kellyn Mangan (Celtic Eagles) 5-0
63kg Eve Woods (Corinthians) beat Keisha Attewell (Tobar Pheadair) 5-0
66kg Leanne Murphy (Togher) beat Mary Enright (Setanta L) 4-1
66kg Kaci Rock (Enniskerry) beat Tiffany O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 4-1

This evening’s card was the first to be broadcast with sports broadcasting specialist, Joymo

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Day Four’s boxing can be viewed here

January 22nd: U18 Quarter-finals, beginning at 11am

1. 54kg  Jack Harkin (Oakleaf) V Patrick O’Donnell (Charleville)
2. 54kg  Nathan O’Hara (Paulstown) V Luke Connors (St Munchins)
3. 57kg  Donagh Keary (Rathfirland) V Martin Collins (Drimnagh)
4. 57kg  Raymond Joyce (Clonmel)  W/O
5. 57kg  Alan Donnellan (Midleton) V John Quipet (St Matthews)
6. 57kg  Leon McMahon (Glengormley) V  John Donoghue (St Michaels Athy)
7. 60kg  Kian Duff (Bracken) V Josh McDonagh (Sean McDermott)
8. 60kg  Brogan McComiskey (Gilford) V Brian Gilroy ( Fr Flanagans)
9. 60kg  Blaine Fitzgerald (Corinthians) V Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar)
10. 60kg  Michael Faulkner (Fr Horgans) V Drew Fitzpatrick (Gleann)
11. 63.5kg Cole Byrne (Rathnew) V Tom McDonnell (Docklands)
12. 63.5kg           Luke Hall (Rochfordbridge) V Danny Lucey (Rylane)
13. 63.5kg Cameron Crichton (Rochfordbridge) V Jack Daly Castlebar)
14. 63.5kg Cian Cramer (Cabra) V Malo Davis (Monkstown D)
15. 67kg  Terry Hanna (Townland) V Christopher Joyce (Cabra)
16. 67kg  David Blaney (Navan) V Christopher Doyle (Templemore)
17. 67kg  Dylan Little (Holy Family L) V Billy Moran (St Pauls Waterford)
18. 67kg  Chriostoir Browne (Oliver Plunkett) V Jim Donovan (Our Lady of Lourdes)
19. 71kg  Sean Brennan (Docklands) V Bobbi Flood (Cabra)
20. 71kg  Evan Kirwan (Drimnagh) V Dean McAuley (Golden Cobra)
21. 71kg  Ben McHugh (Monivea) V James McGuinness (St Monicas)
22. 71kg  Sam Sherlock (Bracken) V TJ King (Ballybougall)
23. 75kg  Cyrus Palmer (Celtic Eagles) V Chad Kelly (Rudiarius)
24. 75kg  Evan Gillen (Clonard L) V Joshua Olaniyan (Jobstown)
25. 75kg Feidhlam Behan (St Michaels Athy)  W/O
26. 75kg  Troy Norman (Cherry Orchard) V Sean Cope (Mourne All Blacks)
27. 80kg  Sean Murray (Navan) V Charlie Neill (Ardoyne)
28. 86kg  Jake Walker (Lisburn) W/O
29. 86kg  Nathan Ojo (Esker) V Sam Davey (Saints)

Watch Saturday’s bouts here

January 23rd: U/18 Quarter-finals, beginning at 2pm:

1. 60kg  Keelyn Roche (St Aidans) Vs. Johnny Joyce (Olympic Mullingar)
2. 60kg  Killian Geraghty (Crumlin) Vs. Joe O’Brien (Togher)
3. 60kg  Rhys Owens (Erne) Vs. Adam Sinnott (Rathnew)
4. 60kg  Paul Loonam (St Carthages) Vs. Jack Murphy (St Ibars/Josephs)
5. 63.5kg  Gareth Dowling (Docklands) Vs. Cahir Gormley (Illies GG)
6. 63.5kg  Jason Butler (Ballinrobe) Vs.  Kai Davis (Arklow)
7. 63.5kg  Jon McConnell (Holy Trinity) Vs. Davy O’Neill (Charleville)
8. 63.5kg  James McDonagh (St Pauls W)  W/O
9. 67kg  Matthew Tyndall (Docklands) W/O
10. 67kg  Barry O’Connor (Northside) Vs. Cahan Hallinan (Olympic Galway)
11. 67kg  Ben Ferran (Clonard A) Vs. Alex Higgins (Fr Horgans)
12. 67kg  Ethan McCaul (St Josephs U) Vs. Cian Reddy (Portlaoise)
13. 71kg  Cillian Fowler (Cove) Vs. Jack Gill (Drimnagh)
14. 71kg  Stephen McCarthy (Charleville)  W/O
15. 71kg  Conan McKinney (Holy Fam GG) Vs. John Boyd (Gleann)
16. 71kg  Luka Gureshidze (Fr Horgans) Vs. Darragh Gilroy (Fr Flanagans)
17. 75kg  Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis) Vs. Farai Shayna (Celtic Eagles)
18. 75kg  Eamon Maughan (Cavan) Vs. Taylor Guiney (Westside)
19. 75kg  Liam Brennan (Sacred Heart L)                W/O
20. 80kg  Tristan Flaherty (Connemara) Vs. Luke Barrett (Paulstown)
21. 80kg  Fernandez Badejo (Maynooth) Vs. Luke Ahern (Cove)
22. 80kg  Daniel Treen (Dungarvan) Vs.  Jack Lawlor (Templemore
23. 80kg  Richard Cummins (Tipperary) Vs. Jimmy Doyle (Templemore)
24. 86kg  Ethan Douglas (Cairn Lodge) Vs. Osafbokan Osifo (Neilstown)
25. 86kg  Jason Myers (Titans) Vs. Joel Hutton (Bangor Abbey)
26. 86kg  Kian Hedderman (O.L.O.L.) Vs. Kane Tucker (Emerald A)
27. 86kg  Jack Doherty (St Josephs U) Vs. Luke Walsh (Raging Bull)

Watch Sunday’s action here

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The National U22 and U18 Championships continue this weekend.

Amended programmes of boxing have today been issued for Saturday, January 22nd:

Please find attached amended programmes for boxing on Saturday, January 22^nd

Walkovers at:

Bout 4

Bout 25

Bout 28

Previously issued

On Friday, January 21st:
Bout 1: Walkover.

On Sunday, January 23rd:

Bout 8: Walkover

Bout 9: Walkover

Bout 14: Walkover

Bout 19: Walkover.

All programmes are attached,

Clubs are requested to notify Registrar, Stephen Connolly, of all withdrawals via: s.connolly1961@yahoo.com

The competitions will be live streamed via the Joymo app.

Competition arrangements:

Venue: National Stadium, Dublin.

Dates: January 14th – February 12^th

Entries: An entry fee of €20 applies.

Weigh-in and Medical:  Weigh-ins are daily, on the day of boxing.  A medical will be performed on each boxer on their first day of competition and boxers must complete all Covid-19 medical checks on each day they box. Boxing Record books and entry fee to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in.

Weigh-in dates:  January 14th – February 12th        8.00am – 9.00am & 12.00pm – 1.00pm 

Duration of rounds: Men & Women 3×3 Minutes

Weights:            

Men: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg, 92kg,  92+kg

Women: 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg, 81+kg

It is a condition of entry that all competitors have a signed Waiver/Members Acknowledgement Form and adhere to any agreement made with the Association sponsors.

Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the championships and all boxers must advise the doctor of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. It is imperative that all boxers adhere to the Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. For any queries regarding this matter, boxers/coaches should contact Mr Larry Morrison, IABA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476.

Non-Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest. Boxers must not wear long sleeved shirts under their vests. Hair must be tied back, and cloth swimming hats or hairnets should be worn under the headgear for boxers with long hair. No red, orange or pink gum shields are allowed.

Coaches: They must wear track suits and runners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene in the corners. No shorts, caps or hats are allowed.

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr. Stephen Connolly. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials. A document stipulating requirements in relation to conduct and the use of social media must be signed by all boxers and coaches at their initial weigh-in.

Please note that, under AIBA rules, boxers who are engaged in ‘Other Physical Contact Sports’ are not eligible to compete. For more information, please visit www.iba.sport

Covid-19 Precautions: For the duration of this Championships, Covid-19 protocols will be in place and all boxers, coaches, officials must abide by these. The exact protocols that will apply will be made known closer to the event as government guidelines will dictate. Any boxer, coach or official who fails to follow the protocols and directives issued, will be removed from the Championships.

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Streaming of the National U22 and U18 Championships will continue this weekend, with live broadcasts of all bouts.

The IABA has listened to comments by clubs, boxers, coaches and spectators about streaming quality at the Boy/Girl 1 & 2 Championships and so far in the National U22 & U18 Championships. To provide the best possible experience for clubmates, family members and friends watching from home, the IABA has partnered with sports broadcasting specialists, Joymo. Joymo will stream the competitions through its app.

Members who wish to view the action are encouraged to download the Joymo app.

Our coverage this weekend will include pre-and-post bout announcements, and late-breaking up-dates on the day’s card.

Friday, January 21^st will be streamed here

Saturday, January 22^nd will be streamed here

Sunday, January 23^rd will be streamed here

Streaming through our partner, Joymo, will continue throughout the National U22 and U18 Championships and links for the remaining days of competition are available on Joymo’s website and app.

Three time Olympian and double Bronze medallist, Paddy Barnes, has been elected to the Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission.

Paddy, who competed at Olympiads in Beijing, London and Rio, and took home light fly-weight bronze in 2008 and 2012, was one of 13 athletes elected on to the commission by fellow Olympians.

Paddy, who is an IABA Development Officer in Ulster, will serve a 2 year term of office on the commission.

The members of the OFI Athletes’ Commission for the 2022-2024 term are as follows:

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	SPORT
Brendan	Boyce	Athletics
Paddy	Barnes	Boxing
David	Harte	Hockey
Natalya	Coyle	Modern Pentathlon
Claire	Lambe	Rowing
Sanita	Puspure	Rowing
Annalise	Murphy	Sailing
Shane	O’Connor	Snowsports

The outgoing OFI Athletes’ Commission was appointed in 2017, and consisted of Shane O’Connor (Chair), Gavin Noble (Vice Chair), David Harte (also a member of the EOC Athletes’ Commission), David Gillick (also an athlete representative in Sport Ireland Anti-Doping initiatives), Kenneth Egan, James Nolan, Melanie Nocher and Judy Reynolds.

Over the coming weeks the new OFI Athletes’ Commission will meet informally, in a virtual setting, and will hold its first official meeting soon after.

The IABA extends hearty congratulations to Paddy, who, through his extensive international experience competing at the highest of levels, is well placed to advocate for Ireland’s future Olympians.

Sarah Keane, President of the Olympic Federation of Ireland congratulated the successful candidates, thanking all the athletes who applied,

“Congratulations to all the successful candidates who have now become members of the Olympic Federation of Ireland Athletes’ Commission. We are confident that the athlete voice will be represented well and that you will continue to drive sport forward, each of you bringing with you a wealth of experience.”