There’s a re-run of the Tokyo 2020 lightweight final in the Paris 2024 semi final tonight

Defending champion, Kellie Harrington, takes on the silver medalist Beatriz Ferreira, with both boxers already assured of a bronze medal.

Kellie’s path to the semi finals has included two 5-0 wins, over Alessia Mesiano of Italy and Colombia’s Angie Paola Valdes Pana. Her opponent also has two Paris UDs under her belt, over USA’s Jajaira Gonzalez and Chelsey Heijnen of the Netherlands

The two Olympic medalists are scheduled to be in the ring at 9.08pm. Irish time.

Tournament Schedule

Boxing from July 27th to August 3rd takes place at the North Paris Arena. Boxing from August 4th to 10th takes place at Roland Garros. August 5th is a rest day at the tournament.

Morning sessions begin at 10am, Irish time.

Afternoon sessions begin at 2.30pm, Irish time

Evening sessions begin at 7pm, Irish time.

July 27th Round of 32: W54kg, W60kg, M63.5kg & M80kg.

July 28th Round of 32: W50kg, W66kg, M57kg, M71kg, M92kg % M92+kg.

July 29th Last 16 in M63.5, 92 & 92+kg, and W60kg

July 30th Last 16 in M51 & M80kg, and W54 & W57kg

July 31st Last 16 M57 & 71kg, and W75kg, plus QF of W60kg

August 1st QF of M63.5 & 92kg, last 16 W50 & 66kg, QF of W54kg

August 2nd QF of M51, 80 & +92kg, and last 16 W57kg

August 3rd QF of M57 & 71kg, and W50 & 66kg, SF of W60kg

August 4th SF of M51, 63.5, 80 & 92kg,QF W57 & 75kg, SF of W54kg

August 5th rest day

August 6th SF of M71kg, SF W50 & 66kg, and W60kg final

August 7th SF M92+kg & W57kg, Finals of M63.5 & 80kg

August 8th SF M57kg & W75kg, Finals M51kg and W54kg

August 9th Finals of M71 & 92kg, Finals of W50 & 66kg

August 10th Finals of M57 & 92+kg, Finals of  W57 & 75kg

Draws

All draws are available here and here

Watch

RTE will have significant coverage of the Games on RTE 2, RTE Player, online, on Radio and through the RTE app. Full details are available here

The full Games streaming service for all sports is here:

https://www.discoveryplus.com/ie/olympics/sport/boxing

Team Ireland Boxing

Athletes:

Kellie Harrington (Dublin) Women’s 60kg

Aidan Walsh (Belfast) Men’s 71kg

Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) Women’s -75kg

Daina Moorehouse (Bray) Women’s -50kg

Dean Clancy (Sligo) Men’s 63.5kg

Grainne Walsh (Tullamore) Women’s -66kg

Jude Gallagher (Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone) Men’s -57kg

Jennifer Lehane (Ashbourne, Co. Meath) Women’s -54kg

Jack Marley (Sallynoggin, Dublin) Men’s -92kg

Michaela Walsh (Belfast) Women’s -57kg

Staff:

Tricia Heberle – Performance Director & Team Leader

Zauri Antia – Head Coach

Damian Kennedy – Coach

Lynne McEnery – Coach

James Doyle – Coach

Jim Clover – Doctor

Lorcan McGee – Physio

Paula Fitzpatrick – Physiologist

The draws have taken place for the 2024 European Schools Championships and one Ireland boxer has claimed a medal. 38kg Kayla Harris (St Monicas) will begin her campaign at semi-final stage, and has already won a bronze medal as a results.

36kg Danielle Smithers (Swords)

38kg Kayla Harris (St Monicas)

40kg Alanna Berry (Crumlin)

42kg Kenia Flood Prado (Glasnevin)

44kg Alannah Murphy (Crumlin)

46kg Aleigha Murphy (Crumlin)

48kg Maggie McDonagh (Mullingar Elite)

51kg Ella Archbold (Ballybrack)

54kg Vanessa Doyle (Templemore)

57kg Ruth Dossen (Olympic C)

60kg Roisin Hegarty (Illies GG)

64kg Robin O’Reilly (Monkstown D)

70kg Ellie May Lawlor (Brian Dillons)

40kg Rylee Finn (St Nicholas)

42kg Emmet Shields (Glasnevin)

44kg Sean Kelly (St Abbans Kilmyshall)

46kg Jack Jones (Sacred Heart D)

48kg Christy Joyce (Olympic L)

50kg Francis Maughan (Olympic C)

52kg Connor Lowry (East Down)

54kg Tadhg Brennan Tansey (Baldoyle)

57kg Michael Mullaney (Claremorris) 

60kg Ruairi Walker (St John Bosco A)

63kg Jamie Herbert Jacob (Kilcullen)

66kg Charlie Dixon (Enniscorthy)

70kg Dominic Barrett (Titans)

75kg Ethan Duffy (Aglish)

90kg Michael J McDonagh (Tredagh)

The upcoming championships will be the 21st iteration of this tournament. The first Europeans, for male boxers 13 and 14 years old, was held in Rome, Italy in 2003. The most successful team was Turkey, who went home with six gold medals. Second place went to Russia, with three champions, while Ireland, Italy, Azerbaijan and England had one gold medal each.

The first EUBC Schoolgirls European Boxing Championships was held in Albena, Bulgaria in 2018. Fifteen years after the inaugural Schoolboys Championships, 12 girls were crowned European Champions. They fought in weight categories between 36 and 70 kilograms. The best girls’ team was Russia, with six gold medals, Ireland won three gold medals, while Bulgaria, Italy and England had one champion each.

Ireland came home from the 2023 European School Championships in Slovenia with 3 gold, 1 silver and 7 bronze medal – along with the 3rd place finish in the medals table. 32 federations competed in the tournament. In all, 380 boxers contested the tournament. Ukraine topped the medals table with 20, followed by England, with 12. Team Ireland had the largest women’s team, of 12 boxers, and the joint second-largest men’s team, of 14 boxers.

The Team Co-Captains for these championships were named this week as 51kg Ella Archbold of Ballybrack BC and 57kg Michal Mullaney of Claremorris Boxing Club.

Tournament Schedule

Day One.

Nine Ireland boxers are in preliminaries action.

In the Afternoon Session, 40kg Rylee Finn (St Nicholas) opens Ireland’s Ring A account, against Russia’s Avram Tseboev (Bout 3). 4 bouts later, 48kg Christy Joyce (Olympic L) contests against Romania’s Emmanuel Ioan Anton. In Bout 11, Team Co-Captain 57kg Michael Mullaney (Claremorris) is in action against Turkey’s Baturalap Cetrik. Over in Ring B, 90kg Michael J McDonagh (Tredagh) boxes Russia’s Alim Gabaraev – that’s Bout 11.

In the Evening Session, Ring A’s Bout 4 sees the meeting of 42kg Emmet Shields (Glasnevin) and Azerbaijan’s Ali Abasli. Four bouts later (8) 63kg Jamie Herbert Jacob (Kilcullen) makes his European Schools debut against Edouard Marian Tangerica of Romania. In Ring B, 46kg Jack Jones (Sacred Heart D) opens proceedings against Russia’s Ruslan Avetisian. In the last bout of the session, 54kg Tadhg Brennan Tansey (Baldoyle) meets Georgia’s Alexi Gunia.

Watch

Ring A

Ring B

Team Ireland

36kg Danielle Smithers (Swords)

38kg Kayla Harris (St Monicas)

40kg Alanna Berry (Crumlin)

42kg Kenia Flood Prado (Glasnevin)

44kg Alannah Murphy (Crumlin)

46kg Aleigha Murphy (Crumlin)

48kg Maggie McDonagh (Mullingar Elite)

51kg Ella Archbold (Ballybrack) Team Co-Captain

54kg Vanessa Doyle (Templemore)

57kg Ruth Dossen (Olympic C)

60kg Roisin Hegarty (Illies GG)

64kg Robin O’Reilly (Monkstown D)

70kg Ellie May Lawlor (Brian Dillons)

40kg Rylee Finn (St Nicholas)

42kg Emmet Shields (Glasnevin)

44kg Sean Kelly (St Abbans Kilmyshall)

46kg Jack Jones (Sacred Heart D)

48kg Christy Joyce (Olympic L)

50kg Francis Maughan (Olympic C)

52kg Connor Lowry (East Down)

54kg Tadhg Brennan Tansey (Baldoyle)

57kg Michael Mullaney (Claremorris) Team Co-Captain

60kg Ruairi Walker (St John Bosco A)

63kg Jamie Herbert Jacob (Kilcullen)

66kg Charlie Dixon (Enniscorthy)

70kg Dominic Barrett (Titans)

75kg Ethan Duffy (Aglish)

80kg Noel Martin (West End)

90kg Michael J McDonagh (Tredagh)

Team Managers: Stephen Connolly & Jennifer O’Sullivan Coffey

Coaches: Amanda Spencer, Paul Simpson, Ralph McKay, Tommy O’Donnell

R&J: Loughlin Gannon

Michaela Walsh is now a double Olympian, having contested at both Tokyo, and Paris.

She contested her featherweight Last 16 bout against southpaw, Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva. These boxers haven’t met before – Svetlana spent a portion of her career contesting at light. She’s previously boxed Katie Taylor and Finland’s Mira Potkonen. All of her keynote achievements are at feather: World bronze, European Games silver, European Union gold and 2 European Championships silver. This was a cagey encounter, in which Michaela gave her all. Judges scored the bout 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 28:29.

“I felt it was a good enough performance,” Walsh said. “The first round was very, very cagey. Coming back in 5-0 down then was a bit frustrating. I was sort of chasing it after that. I felt I had a very good second and third round and felt the scoring didn’t reflect how close the fight actually was.
“I could have thrown a lot more punches but I was wary because when I was going in with my flurries she was very good on the counter. I was very unfortunate probably to meet her in the first round.”

The last of Ireland’s boxing team to take to the North Paris Arena, Walsh was asked if she was affected by some of the apparently harsh decisions they had received. “If I’m being honest no, but I’m obviously very disappointed for a lot of my teammates. I feel a lot of them were really hard done by – most of them actually. I don’t know what way they’re judging, there just didn’t seem to be any consistency but that’s out of our control. All we can control is what we do in the ring and whatever the five judges decide outside of that is all that can happen.”

Day 8 – August 3rd

There’s a re-run of the Tokyo 2020 lightweight final in the Paris 2024 semi final.

Defending champion, Kellie Harrington, takes on the silver medalist Beatriz Ferreira, with both boxers already assured of a bronze medal.

Kellie is scheduled to be in the ring at 9.08pm. Irish time.

Tournament Schedule

Boxing from July 27th to August 3rd takes place at the North Paris Arena. Boxing from August 4th to 10th takes place at Roland Garros. August 5th is a rest day at the tournament.

Morning sessions begin at 10am, Irish time.

Afternoon sessions begin at 2.30pm, Irish time

Evening sessions begin at 7pm, Irish time.

July 27th Round of 32: W54kg, W60kg, M63.5kg & M80kg.

July 28th Round of 32: W50kg, W66kg, M57kg, M71kg, M92kg % M92+kg.

July 29th Last 16 in M63.5, 92 & 92+kg, and W60kg

July 30th Last 16 in M51 & M80kg, and W54 & W57kg

July 31st Last 16 M57 & 71kg, and W75kg, plus QF of W60kg

August 1st QF of M63.5 & 92kg, last 16 W50 & 66kg, QF of W54kg

August 2nd QF of M51, 80 & +92kg, and last 16 W57kg

August 3rd QF of M57 & 71kg, and W50 & 66kg, SF of W60kg

August 4th SF of M51, 63.5, 80 & 92kg,QF W57 & 75kg, SF of W54kg

August 5th rest day

August 6th SF of M71kg, SF W50 & 66kg, and W60kg final

August 7th SF M92+kg & W57kg, Finals of M63.5 & 80kg

August 8th SF M57kg & W75kg, Finals M51kg and W54kg

August 9th Finals of M71 & 92kg, Finals of W50 & 66kg

August 10th Finals of M57 & 92+kg, Finals of  W57 & 75kg

Draws

All draws are available here and here

Watch

RTE will have significant coverage of the Games on RTE 2, RTE Player, online, on Radio and through the RTE app. Full details are available here

The full Games streaming service for all sports is here:

https://www.discoveryplus.com/ie/olympics/sport/boxing

Team Ireland Boxing

Athletes:

Kellie Harrington (Dublin) Women’s 60kg

Aidan Walsh (Belfast) Men’s 71kg

Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) Women’s -75kg

Daina Moorehouse (Bray) Women’s -50kg

Dean Clancy (Sligo) Men’s 63.5kg

Grainne Walsh (Tullamore) Women’s -66kg

Jude Gallagher (Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone) Men’s -57kg

Jennifer Lehane (Ashbourne, Co. Meath) Women’s -54kg

Jack Marley (Sallynoggin, Dublin) Men’s -92kg

Michaela Walsh (Belfast) Women’s -57kg

Staff:

Tricia Heberle – Performance Director & Team Leader

Zauri Antia – Head Coach

Damian Kennedy – Coach

Lynne McEnery – Coach

James Doyle – Coach

Jim Clover – Doctor

Lorcan McGee – Physio

Paula Fitzpatrick – Physiologist

The training squad for the 2024 European U22 Championships has been named.

The team to contest the championships, taking place in Budva, Montenegro, will be selected from this squad in accordance with the applicable selection policy, following successive blocs of High Performance training, beginning on August 15th.

Women

Weight	Athletes – 15
48kg	Carleigh Irving  Rebecca McGovern
50kg	Nicole Buckley Amber Byrne Katie O’Keeffe
52kg	Nicole Clyde  Shakira O’Donoghue
54kg	Robyn Kelly
57kg	Niamh Fay
60kg	Rebecca Kavanagh
63kg	Linda Desmond
66kg	Kaci Rock
70kg	Lisa O Rourke
75kg	Bethany Doocey
81+kg	Cliona Darcy

Men

Weight	Athletes – 18
48kg	Louis Rooney
51kg	Clepson De Santos
54kg	Patsy Joyce
57kg	Gavin Ryan
60kg	Lee Mc Evoy
63.5kg	Roy Colgan
67kg	Luke Hall
	Malo Davis
	Kelyn Roche
	Cian Cramer
71kg	Bobby Flood
	Darragh Gilroy
	John McConnell
75kg	Joshua Olanyian
80kg	James Whelan
86kg	Kian Hedderman
92kg	Charlie Ward
92+kg	Martin Mc Donagh

2024 European U22 Championships Selection Policy

The Selection Policy for selection of the team championships was published and shared with National U22 Championship entrants on July 5th, here

Additional weights, which are outside the weights accepted at international competition in the Youth age category, are being made to facilitate domestic competition by boxers of lower weight. These are:

Men: 39kg, 42kg, 44kg and 46kg

Women: 39kg, 42kg, 44kg and 46kg

As these weights have been added after the submission of entries at other weights, they will appear at the end of the weights list, after the heaviest weight in each category. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

Waiver

Completion of the waiver/code of conduct process by a parent/guardian is a requirement of competition. The waiver is available here: https://shout.com/s/bAmfsLIQ

Competition Arrangements

Venue:                                    National Stadium, Dublin.

                                                (The U18s Competition will be used as part of the process for possible

                                                Selection for the IBA World Youth Championships.

                                                (October 20^th to November 06^th.

Dates:                                     August 16^th,17^th,23^rd,24^th and 30^th, 31^st.   

Entries:                                  A non–refundable entry fee of €30 applies, including in the event of a boxer withdrawal.  Online entry, via the Blocworx portal, is open until 5pm sharp, on Friday, August 09th. Entries will not be accepted without the payment of entry fees. All fees must be paid by 5pm on August 09th. Only boxers for whom entries have been completed and entry fees have been received will be allowed box. No late entries will be accepted.

Entry Form:                          Affiliated clubs wishing to enter boxers into the championships must log-in to their Blocworx portal, using their unique username and password. Clubs who have not retained their username or password following the completion of their affiliation for the 2024/2025 season can contact IABA staff, Sally Ann Kinch sally@iaba.ie, James Geraghty, James@iaba.ie or Ciara Plunkett, ciara@iaba.ie.

As the U18 National Competition form a basis for team selection to international competition, please be aware that all boxers entering this competition must: (1) be members of an IABA affiliated club, (2) must be explicitly named in their club’s Blocworx portal, (3) be eligible to represent IABA under IBA eligibility regulations {4.2}, holding an applicable in-date passport, (4) boxers must have completed the applicable waiver/code of conduct process

No international competition kits to be worn by any boxers; boxers may wear club kit, only.

Draws:                                    Tuesday, 13^th August, 1pm in the National Stadium.

Only boxers entered through the Blocworx portal for whom fees are fully paid will be included in the draw.

Attention is drawn to the following IABA rule –

A club shall not include in its list of members the name of any person who is a member of any other club.

Accordingly, any club making an entry to the U18 competition affirms that the entrant is not a member of any other club, in any jurisdiction.

Weigh-in and Medical: Boxers will weigh in each day they box. Individual weigh-in times may be given to participants, but this will be decided and made known prior to the event.  A medical examination will be performed on each boxer on their first day of competition.

Boxing Record books and Irish passports to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in.  No data will be retained from Irish passports

Boxing:           Friday, August 16th. Other times will be contingent on entries and shall be announced after the draw.

Duration:       Duration of rounds: Men & Women 3×3 Minutes

Weights:        

Men: 39kg, 42kg, 44kg and 46kg , 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg, 92kg,  92+kg

Women: 39kg, 42kg, 44kg and 46kg  48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg, 81+kg

Age Requirements:  Boxers born between 2006 to 2007 inclusive.

It is a condition of entry that all competitors and officials 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, IBA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476.

Non Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest. In accordance the IBA Technical and Competition Rule 48.7, boxers may wear form-fitting arm and/or leg coverings. Hair must be tied back and swimming hats or hairnets should be worn under the headgear for boxers with long hair. No red, orange or pink gum shields are allowed A Boxer can have a beard and moustache, but either must not cover the neck and must not be longer that 10cms, in accordance with the IBA Technical and Competition Rule 4.2.5.2.2

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

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr. Philip Rooney. 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: 

• Referees & Judges for the U18s Competition will not be allowed enter the field of play as a coach with their club boxer.
• All Referee & Judges must bring their record books.