Team Ireland will return from the European U17 Championship in Germany with, at minimum, 6 medals following the first day of quarter finals today.
369 boxers are contesting the tournament from Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, England, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine
IABA will deliver a minimum of 16 Safeguarding learning workshops in 2026.
This will include at least 12 online Safeguarding One workshops, and 4 online Safeguarding Two workshops.
All adults – coaches, committee members & non-coaching volunteers – in every club who have contact with children are required to have undertaken Safeguarding 1.
Team Ireland recorded another 4 wins at the European U17 Championships, meaning a total of 18 members of the team will contest for medals across this weekend.
In all, 369 boxers are contesting the tourament from Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, England, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine
Central Council has confirmed the dates of the first 7 National Championships of 2026.
All below competitions will be boxed at the National Stadium Dublin. Central Council has held February free of competition for boxers BG1-J2 to enable applicable competition in Provincial Units.
This competition, for Elite athletes aged 19 to 40 by year of birth in 2026, will take place:
Team Ireland recorded 5 wins on the second day of competition in the European U17 Championships.
First up today was Kristian Jubani who has won through to the 50kg quarter finals, with a dominant 5-0 win over Ukraine’s Kostiantyn Hubenko. Judges scored the bout 30: 26; 29:26; 29:27; 30: 26; 30:25. Kristian is back in action, and boxing for a medal, on Saturday. He’ll contest against Georgia’s Azaan Hussain.