17 semi-finals were completed at the National Senior Cadet Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin this evening,

The finals will be held tomorrow with boxing due to begin at 11am at the South Circular Road venue.

SENIOR CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022

NATIONAL STADIUM FRIDAY 15TH JULY @ 7PM

SEMI FINALS

Red Corner Blue Corner

1. 63kg Martin O’Donnell (Ballymun) 0-5 Cillian Reilly (Jobstown)

2. 46kg Sophie Curley Gray (Dealgan) 5-0 Ciar Mackin (Bryansford)

3. 50kg Codie Kilgannon (Ballinacarrow) 5-0 Aleesha Derjona (Holy Trinity)

4. 50kg Tegan Farrelly (Dunboyne) 0-5 Grace Conway (Tredagh)

5. 52kg Hannah Masterson (Clonard U) 3-2 Summer Flemming (Holy Trinity)

6. 54kg Sienna Fitzpatrick (Jobstown) W/O

7. 54kg Megan Martin (Ballinacarrow) 0-5 Niamh Keogh (Olympic L)

8. 57kg Ellisa O’Brien (Enniscorthy) 0-5 Ruby Hynes (Dunboyne)

9. 57kg Aliyah Flood (Monkstown D) 0-5 Siofra Lawless (Liberty)

10. 63kg Kayleigh Whelan (Avona) 3-2 Saoirse McCarthy (St Pappins)

11. 63kg Siofra Kenny (Curadh) W/O

12. 66kg Sarah Murphy (St Brigids L) 3-2 Caoilfhionn Grant Moloney (Togher)

13. 66kg Angeline Duffy (Glin) W/O

14. 70kg Nell McLoughlin (Eagle) W/O

15. 70kg Jodie Byrne (St Teresa’s) 4-1 Caoilfhionn Crowley (Erne)

16. 70kg Joshua Barrett (Titans) 4-1 Danny Tsui (Star of the Sea)

17. 80kg Shauna Crehan (Dunboyne) W/O

10 teams are taking part in a Commonwealth Games Training Camp, hosted by the Ulster High Performance Unit.

The camp, which began over the weekend, is being hosted at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, to assist boxers contesting the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham between July 28^th to August 8^th.

Boxing is Northern Ireland’s most successful sport at the Commonwealths with 61 medals, including 13 golds, 19 silvers and 29 bronze medal bronze. The team includes 3 2018 Gold Coast Games silver medallists, in Carly McNaul and Aidan and Michaela Walsh, now Olympic bronze medallist and Olympian, respectively.

The federations participating at the training camp include Australia, Barbados, Canada, Great Britain, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Trinidad & Tobago.

N.I Commonwealth Team:

48kg Nicole Clyde, Antrim BC

50kg Carly McNaul, Ormeau Rd BC

51kg Clepson Paiva, Holy Trinity BC

54kg Dylan Eagleson, St. Paul’s BC

57kg Michaela Walsh, Emerald BC

57kg Jude Gallagher, Two Castles BC

60kg Amy Broadhurst, St. Bronagh’s BC

63.5kg JP Hale, Star ABC

67kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

70kg Eireann Nugent, Immaculata BC

71kg Aidan Walsh, Emerald BC

75kg Jake Tucker, Emerald BC

92+kg Damien Sullivan, Emerald BC

17 Senior Cadet semi-finals will be decided at the National Stadium on Friday evening.

Boxing will begin at 7pm – please note the amended start-time.

1. 63kg  Martin O’Donnell (Ballymun)              V         Cillian Reilly (Jobstown)

2. 46kg  Sophie Curley Gray (Dealgan)             V         Ciar Mackin (Bryansford)

3. 50kg  Codie Kilgannon (Ballinacarrow)         V         Aleesha Derjona (Holy Trinity)

4. 50kg  Tegan Farrelly (Dunboyne)                  V         Grace Conway (Tredagh)

5. 52kg  Hannah Masterson (Clonard U)            V         Summer Flemming (Holy Trinity)

6. 54kg  Chelsey Coiley (Clonard U)                 V         Sienna Fitzpatrick (Jobstown)

7. 54kg  Megan Martin (Ballinacarrow)             V         Niamh Keogh (Olympic L)

8. 57kg  Ellisa O’Brien (Enniscorthy)                V         Ruby Hynes (Dunboyne)

9. 57kg  Aliyah Flood (Monkstown D)              V         Siofra Lawless (Liberty)

10. 63kg  Kayleigh Whelan (Avona)                    V         Saoirse McCarthy (St Pappins)

11. 63kg  Siofra Kenny (Curadh)                         V         Kayla Byrne (Whitechurch)

12. 66kg  Sarah Murphy (St Brigids L)                V         Caoilfhionn Grant Molloy (Togher)

13. 66kg  Angeline Duffy (Glin)                          V         Lani Lafferty (Twin Towns)

14. 70kg  Nell McLoughlin (Eagle)                      V         Zara Hurley (Setanta L)

15. 70kg  Jodie Byrne (St Teresa’s)                      V         Caoilfhionn Crowley (Erne)

16. 70kg  Joshua Barrett (Titans)                          V         Danny Tsui (Star of the Sea)

17. 80kg  Shauna Crehan (Dunboyne)                  V         Ellie May Mahon Bunclody)

A provisional programme for the 2022 National Senior Cadet Finals, to be boxed on Saturday, July 16th, is attached.

Competition arrangements:

Venue: National Boxing Stadium, Dublin

Boxing: July 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 8^th, 9^th, 15^th, 16^th 

Entries: An entry fee of €10 applies. Clubs must enter boxers with Stephen Connolly: s.connolly1961@yahoo.com and sally@iaba.ie by 12pm on Friday 24^th June 2022. 

Weights: Girls 44kg-46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg

  Boys 44kg-46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg

(Lighter weights will be accommodated)

Draws: Monday 27^th June at 2pm in the National Stadium. The draw is being conducted on the basis of pre-entry only.

Weigh-in: Boxers will only weigh in on each day that they box.

Weigh-in times: 8am – 9am & 12pm – 1pm in the National Stadium. Finals will be 8am – 9am.

Boxing Record books to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in, if not previously given to the IABA.

Boxing: Times to be decided after the draw.

Duration of rounds: 3 X 2 minutes for both Boys and Girls.

Age requirements: Boxers born in 2006 & 2007

Anti-Doping: Boxers must advise details of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the competition. For queries regarding same, please contact Larry Morrison IABA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476

Waiver: It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form.

Non Pregnancy Declaration Form: Female boxers and their parent/guardian must sign the non-pregnancy declaration form in their record book prior to entry.

Attire: Boxers with long hair must wear hairnets or swimming hats under their headgear. Long sleeved tops are not permitted under vests. Head-guards are put on prior to entering the ring.        

No Red, Pink or Orange Gum shields.

Coaches: They must wear full tracksuits and runners at all sessions in the corner. No shorts, caps or hats are permitted. Coaches must endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene at all times.

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr Stephen Connolly. Please show respect to all ringside officials.

Conduct: Please be advised that Clubs will be held responsible for the conduct of their supporters throughout these Championships.

Please note that, under IBA rules, boxers who are engaged in ‘Other Physical Contact Sports’ are not eligible to compete. For more information, please visit www.iba.sport

Competition arrangements:

Venue: National Boxing Stadium, Dublin

Boxing: July 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 8^th, 9^th, 15^th, 16^th 

Entries: An entry fee of €10 applies. Clubs must enter boxers with Stephen Connolly: s.connolly1961@yahoo.com and sally@iaba.ie by 12pm on Friday 24^th June 2022. 

Weights: Girls 44kg-46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg

  Boys 44kg-46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg

(Lighter weights will be accommodated)

Draws: Monday 27^th June at 2pm in the National Stadium. The draw is being conducted on the basis of pre-entry only.

Weigh-in: Boxers will only weigh in on each day that they box.

Weigh-in times: 8am – 9am & 12pm – 1pm in the National Stadium. Finals will be 8am – 9am.

Boxing Record books to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in, if not previously given to the IABA.

Boxing: Times to be decided after the draw.

Duration of rounds: 3 X 2 minutes for both Boys and Girls.

Age requirements: Boxers born in 2006 & 2007

Anti-Doping: Boxers must advise details of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the competition. For queries regarding same, please contact Larry Morrison IABA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476

Waiver: It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form.

Non Pregnancy Declaration Form: Female boxers and their parent/guardian must sign the non-pregnancy declaration form in their record book prior to entry.

Attire: Boxers with long hair must wear hairnets or swimming hats under their headgear. Long sleeved tops are not permitted under vests. Head-guards are put on prior to entering the ring.        

No Red, Pink or Orange Gum shields.

Coaches: They must wear full tracksuits and runners at all sessions in the corner. No shorts, caps or hats are permitted. Coaches must endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene at all times.

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr Stephen Connolly. Please show respect to all ringside officials.

Conduct: Please be advised that Clubs will be held responsible for the conduct of their supporters throughout these Championships.

Please note that, under IBA rules, boxers who are engaged in ‘Other Physical Contact Sports’ are not eligible to compete. For more information, please visit www.iba.sport

Two members of the Irish Boxing family have been selected as members of prestigious European Union Boxing Confederation committees.

The installations were announced at an online meeting of the EUBC’s Board of Directors.

Outgoing National Registrar, Stephen Connolly, has been appointed to the EUBC’s Referee and Judges Committee. This committee has been reduced in size from 16 members to 6. The committee on which Mr. Connolly joins representatives from Italy, Serbia, Albania, Germany and Bulgaria on the body.

Its terms of reference include dealing with matters related to referees and judges; ensuring that the EUBC competitions are organised in compliance with the AIBA Referee and Judge Regulations; ensuring that the AIBA Technical Rules related to referees and judges’ matters – including but not limited to bout review, protest against a referee – are implemented in the EUBC competitions; identifying and recommending referees and judges for the EUBC competitions; ensuring that the selected referees and judges for the EUBC competitions abide to the AIBA Code of Conduct; and arranging training courses, and provide educational material to referees and judges.

The second person from Irish Boxing appointed to an EUBC is Dr. Roberto Scully, who is now a member of the EUBC Medical & Anti-Doping Committee, alongside representatives from Azerbaijan, Austria, Serbia, Italy, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland and Russia.

This committee’s terms of reference include: dealing with medical issues related to boxing, in particular the health and safety of boxers; providing expertise, knowledge and advice with respect to the care and follow-up treatment of boxers in different environments, including at the ringside and out-of competition, and with respect to fitness to box, performance and improvement issues; ensuring that a sufficient number of ringside doctors are available for the EUBC competitions; and arranging training courses, and provide educational materials to ringside doctors.

The terms of office for both committees are four years. Any member, upon completion of his or her term of office, may be re-appointed by the EUBC’s Board, up to two consecutive terms.

Irish Boxing has spoken today and has said no to a proposal to reconstitute the Board of the IABA and have said no to permitting annual and extraordinary general meetings in Northern Ireland.

Motion One proposed expanding the board from its current 10 members to 12. This newly constituted board would include 6 independent members, along with athlete and coach representatives, whilst also addressing the lack of female representation on the board. The new board would then be tasked with deciding how to deal with the remaining recommendations in the recently published IABA Governance Review.

39% of affiliated boxing clubs registered to send voting delegates. 105 voting delegates attended today’s meeting. They represent 31% of clubs and voted against Motion One, by 80 votes  to 25.

Chairperson, Ciaran Kirwan, says “The results of the vote on Motion One are extremely disappointing, and require a period of reflection in order to fully understand club’s reasons to vote no, in the knowledge of the implications of that decision. .

The Minister for Sport met with the Board of Directors on Wednesday. He informed the Board that a decision to reject this change will mean an immediate 15% cut in funding to the IABA, beginning this month. The IABA and clubs will not be able to access Dormant Accounts funding, or Sports Capital & Equipment Grants. Funding through local authorities will be curtailed and an increasing level of funding cuts will be introduced over the coming months. Sport Ireland Return to Sport grants, which this year enabled the IABA to pay the full insurance and affiliation costs for every affiliated club in Ireland, will no longer be available. This information was shared with clubs, county boards and provincial units in advance of today’s meeting.

CEO, Fergal Carruth says The Ministers message was very clear and Boxing clubs may very soon find their ability to access local authority grants, and other funding, severely curtailed. This decision will potentially adversely impact clubs and boxers. The IABA Board and executive team will continue to work towards engaging with our stakeholders to attempt to resolve this as a matter of urgency.”

The second motion laid before delegates was one to allow AGM or EGM to take place anywhere on the island of Ireland. Delegates voted against that motion, by a margin of 68 in favour to 35 against. This decision will have long-lasting implications for the unity of Irish Boxing.

Chairman,Ciaran Kirwan “I am deeply troubled by the result on Motion Two. Those who voted against it need to examine why they are seeking to place Ulster clubs on a separate footing to those in the 26 counties. Ulster has long been a hub of boxing excellence, and has produced Olympic medallists, World and European champions. I am shocked that clubs would decide against Boxing being a truly all island sport.”

CEO, Fergal Carruth, says “It is difficult to understand how so many delegates voted against this motion in circumstances where not one single delegate spoke against the motion. The message it sends to the Ulster Boxing Council, clubs in the North of Ireland and our boxers, is a stark one. It is imperative that the Board engage and consult with our membership to get to the route of the reasons behind this decision.

The third item before the delegates in Roscommon today was the results of the Central Council election.

Chairperson, Ciaran Kirwan, says “My congratulations to members of the Central Council, whether returning or newly elected, and the deepest thanks from all in Irish Boxing to those whose time on the council has concluded.

The Board of Directors will convene shortly to discuss today’s EGM, and the implications of the delegates decision to vote against re-constituting the board. The board remains available to engage with the Minister for Sport and Sport Ireland on these matters but will issue no further comment until it has met. 

ENDS.