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The IABA is delighted to confirm that an Ireland V. Wales international will take place at the National Stadium, the home of Irish boxing.

10 bouts, in all, will be boxed on Friday, March 4^th, in the first international event to be held at the stadium in 2 years.

The card begins at 7pm and will be live-streamed on IABA’s YouTube channel.

The Ireland team to contest on the night includes 8 newly crowned U18 champions.

51 kg Adam Mc Kenna V Corey Jones

54 kg Gavin Ryan V Joe Williams

63.5 kg Tom Mc Donnell V Cole Rees

67 kg William Bennett V David Blaney

69 kg Jim Donovan V TJ Price

71 kg Bobbi Flood V Luke Corcoran

52 kg Cian O’Toole V Owen Harris

54.5 kg Michael Stokes V Scott Richards

71 kg Jack Gill V Orlando Sotomi

53 kg Ester Lambe V Ffion Wilmott.

Tickets will be available on the door on the night

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Olympic lightweight champion, Kellie Harrington and Olympian, Aoife O’Rourke, will box for gold at the 73rd Strandja International Tournament .

Both boxers came through their semi finals today with unanimous decisions, and decisive performances.

W75kg Aoife O’Rourke was first in the ring in Sofia, Bulgaria this morning. She faced Russia’s Anastasiia Shamonova

Shamonova is the European U22 middleweight champion, and 2018 Youth Olympic champion at the same weight.

Aoife will face Panama’s Atheyna Bylon in Saturday’s final. That’s bout 5 of the tournament, in the evening session, Ring A

🚨Strandja Result🚨

Aoife O’Rourke has won a decisive, dominating victory over 🇷🇺 in her semi-final🥊🥊🥊.

She boxes for 🥇 v 🇵🇦 in Saturdays evening session pic.twitter.com/jlOt5KelkQ

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 25, 2022

Kellie will take on Serbia’s Natalia Hadrina, after a straightforward unanimous victory over Rimma Volossenko.

The judge’s scorecards read: 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

Kellie will step between the ropes in Sofia in bout 6 of Saturday’s afternoon session, Ring A.

The IBA streams the tournament on its YouTube channel, and links per ring and session will be issued on Saturday morning

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

Day One results are here

Day Two results are here

Day Three results are here

Day Four results are here

Day Five results are here

Day Six, session 21 A

Day Six, session 22B

Day Six, session 23 A

Day 6 session 24 B

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An Ireland U22 select were the 5-3 victors in last night’s international against Scotland in Belfast last night.

The card was hosted by the County Antrim Boxing Board in Corpus Christi Boxing Club, Whiterock Road, Belfast, in association with IABA and Belfast City Council’s Boxing Strategy. Bouts were streamed on the Belfast Boxers Facebook page

Amy Broadhurst (IRL)  beat Megan Reid (SCO), 5-0

Clepson Dos Santos (IRL) beat Lennon Mulligan (SCO), 4-1

Dylan Eagleson (IRL) beat Matthew McHale (SCO), 4-0

Brandon Mc Carthy (IRL) beat Luke Bibby (SCO), 5-0

Gerard Mc Taggart (SCO) beat Barry O’Connor (IRL), 4-1

Ben Ferran (IRL) bet Charlie Doig (SCO), 4-1

Stephen Newns (SCO) beat Darragh Gilroy (IRL), 3-2

Sean Lazerinni (SC)) beat Jack Lawlor (IRL): RSC, 2

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Last night’s bouts followed a week long training camp between the two teams, involving 28 Irish boxers, coached by Damian Kennedy, Eoin Pluck, Liam Corr, Jay Delaney and Rory McShane.

The Scotland training camp team included 10 boxers and was coached by Craig McEvoy, Mike Keane and Ricky Burns.

The camp took place at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown.

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Carly NcNaul has bowed-out of the 73rd Strandja International Tournament at the Quarter Final stage.

The W52kg boxer put in a valiant performance against Tetiana Kob of Ukraine, but lost on a unanimous decision.

Carly was the only Team Ireland in the ring in Sofia today.

Strandja Day 5 results: Carly McNaul bows out, and Kellie Harrington & Aoife O'Rourke prepare to up-grade their hardware:https://t.co/KfLGXSyKyp pic.twitter.com/olHU8ZZdQc

— IABA (@IABABOXING) February 24, 2022

On Friday, Olympic champion, Kellie Harrington, and fellow Olympian, Aoife O’Rourke, contest the semi-finals.

Both women have already secured at least bronze medals, and will vie for the chance to up-grade their hardward.

W60kg Kellie Harrington will meet Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volossenko in bout 11 of Ring A’s afternoon session.

W75kg Aoife O’Rourke will contest against Russia’s Anastasia Shamonova in Bout 8 of Ring B’s afternoon session.

Boxing begins at midday, Irish time. The tournament is being streamed on the IBA’s YouTube channel.

Links, by ring and session, will become available on Friday morning.

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

Day One results are here

Day Two results are here

Day Three results are here

Day Four results are here

Day Five session 17A results

Day Five session 18B results

Day 5 session 19A results

Day 5 session 20B result

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An Ireland Select takes on Scotland in Belfast tonight, following a week long training camp.

The card is being hosted by the County Antrim Boxing Board in Corpus Christi Boxing Club, Whiterock Road, Belfast, in association with IABA and Belfast City Council’s Boxing Strategy.

This evening’s card begins with a series of schoolboy and schoolgirl exhibition bouts.

The main programme begin between 7.45pm and 8pm:

Amy Broadhurst V Megan Reid

Clepson Dos Santos V Lennon Mulligan

Dylan Eagleson V Matthew Mc Hale

Brandon Mc Carthy V Luke Bibby

Barry O Connor V Gerard Mc Taggart

Ben Ferran V Charlie Doig

Darragh Gilroy v Stephen Newns

Jack Lawlor V Sean Lazerinni

This evening’s boxing will be streamed, live, on the Belfast Boxers Facebook page