IABA’s inaugural in-person Coaching Teenage Girls workshop has taken place
This full day, in person event was funded through Sport Ireland funding ring-fenced for Women in Sport Initiatives. The seminar took place in the Clayton Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin, on Saturday November 26th. It is one of a series of initiatives launched by IABA to mark International Day of the Girl on October 11th.
The 2023 Irish National Elite Championships will take place in January.
This will be the first time the Elites have been contested since September 2021. The jewel in the crown of Irish boxing will be hosted in The National Stadium, Dublin, beginning on January 12th, 6 months before the first Paris Olympics qualifier at the European Games, Poland, in June 2023.
There are four days remaining for clubs to return their ballot papers in the election of 2 non-Executive members of the IABA’s Board of Directors
These ballots have been posted to the postal address clubs included in your Blocworx portal as part of affiliation for the 2022/2023 season. They must be returned, with the enclosed signed slip, to 31 Grange Ter, Kill of the Grange, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 A3E7, by midday on November 30th. Ballots arriving after this date and time will not be counted.
Cliona D’Arcy has become the first Irish woman to win a World Youth Championship heavyweight title.
The Gort, Co. Galway boxer, of Tobair Pheadair, contested her final against India’s Kirti Kirti. The Irish boxer dominated the bout, and controlled the space, from the off – she took all three rounds, with the final score a 5-0; 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27.
The Board of Directors is seeking feedback and observations on the Governance Review of IABA, conducted by Brian McNeice. The review, which covered all aspects of the association and issued over 60 recommendations, is attached.
The IABA commissioned two workshops on the report, which were open to all adult members of all affiliated clubs.