Tickets are now on sale for the event which will acknowledge magnificent performances against some of the top athletes on the planet.
Irish boxing secured 29 medals – almost five a month – since Joe Ward topped the light-heavy podium at the European Elite Men’s Championships last year.
Five gold, seven silver and 17 bronze were claimed.
Ward, who also claimed World Elite silver this year, and Belfast light-fly, Caitlin Fryers, have contributed two medals apiece to the 2017 collection, Fryers winning European Youth silver and World Youth bronze.
Topping the European Elite 81kg podium for the third time was an incredible achievement for Ward, who won his first Continental title when he was just 17 in 2011.
“It’s special to win one European title but to win three is very special. I have a huge amount to improve on but it shows the level I’m at. It was a good fight, good performances over the last four fights,” said the three-time World Elite medallist after his final in the Ukraine.
Meantime, Ireland’s gold medal winners in 2017 are: Ward, Michaela Walsh, Diane Moorehouse, Callum Walsh and Aoibhe Carabine, while the Irish Schoolboy squad secured the most medals from a single tournament – ten.
It finished honours even between the Elite Boys and Girls in Green as regards who commanded the best medals table placing internationally, with the European Elite Men’s and European Union Elite Women’s squads both commanding 4th spot.
However, the European Women’s Youth and Junior panel collectively finished third in the medals table, Ireland’s best finish of 2017.
No Irish squad was outside the top ten in the medals table in World and European competition since Rio Olympians Ward and Brendan Irvine and Kurt Walker took home gold and two bronze from the Ukraine in June.
Domestically, Irish boxing continued to grow with record entries – particularly at the Girls 1 to 6 Championships – in national competitions at all levels.
Some of Ireland’s top boxers of yesteryear will also be honoured at the Louis Fitzgerald on Saturday.
The dynamic Michael O’Brien, President of the Cork Board, will be MC on the night.
Tickets, priced €35, are now available from the National Stadium. Phone (01) 453 33371 or email sally@iaba.ie
Irish Boxing in World and European Competition in 2017
2017 European Men’s Elite Championships, Kharkiv, Ukraine June 14th/25th
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls) Bronze
Medals Table: 4th
2017 European Women’s Youth and Junior Championships Sofia, Bulgaria July 3rd/10th
Youth
75kg Lauren Kelly (St.Brigid’s, Edenderry) (Bronze)
Junior
Medals table: 3rd
2017 European Schoolboy Championships Valcea, Romania July 17th/26th
40kg Brooklyn Saunders (Ballybough) (Bronze)
Medals table: 7th
European Union Women’s Elite Championships Cascia, Italy August 4th/13th
Medals table: 4th
World Elite Men’s Championships Hamburg, Germany August /September 2nd
Medals table: 9th
European Men’s Junior Championships Albena, Bulgaria September 18th/25th
Medals tables: 4th
European Men’s Youth Championships Antalya, Turkey October 21st/28th