Up-dated programmes of boxing for the 2022 National Boy/Girl Junior Cadet Championships have been issued.

Schedule of boxing

• Preliminaries on Friday, June 10^th: Boxing begins at 6.30pm.
• Preliminaries on Saturday, June 11^th: Boxing begins at 11am
• QFs on Sunday, June 12^th: Boxing begins at 2.30pm.
• QFs/SFs on Friday, June 17^th: Boxing begins at 6.30pm.
• SFs on Saturday, June 18^th: Boxing begins at 11am
• Finals on Sunday, June 19^th: Boxing begins at 2.30pm.

Note:

IABA intends to commission a photographer to document the 2022 National Boy/Girl Junior Cadet Championship Finals on Sunday, June 19^th. These images will be shared will be shared with clubs and a selection will be published on IABA communications channels in the days following the final.

It is important to note that:

1. Clubs may opt out of their boxer’s final being photographed
2. Boxers may opt out of their final being photographed and may do so through their club or their parents/guardians.
3. Boxers’ parents/guardians may opt out of their child’s final being photographed.
4. If a club, boxer, or parent/guardian wishes to opt out of photography of that bout, they must do so in writing by 12pm on Friday, June 17^th to ciara@iaba.ie
5. If a club, boxer, or parent/guardian wishes to opt out of photography of that bout, it means no images can be taken of the boxer’s opponent.
6. If a club, boxer, or parent/guardian wishes to opt out of photography of that bout, it means no images of the winner declaration can be taken.
7. If a club, boxer, or parent/guardian wishes to opt out of photography of that bout, and the boxer’s opponent wishes to be photographed, this matter must be resolved between the relevant clubs, boxers and parent/guardians. IABA will honour opt-out requests but will not broker or be party to any negotiations to rescind that request.
8. It is the responsibility of clubs to communicate points 1-7 to boxers and parents/guardians.

It is also proposed to live-stream the finals, and confirmation of live-streaming will issue on June 17^th.

Competition Arrangements:

Venue: National Boxing Stadium, Dublin.

Dates: June 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19^th.

Entries: An entry fee of €10 applies.

Weights:

Girls: 36KG (not under 34KG), 38KG, 40KG, 42KG, 44KG, 46KG, 48KG, 51KG, 54KG, 57KG, 60KG, 64KG, 70KG

Boys:40KG (not under 37KG), 42KG, 44KG, 46KG, 48KG, 50KG, 52KG, 54KG, 57KG, 60KG, 63KG, 66KG, 70KG, 75KG, 80KG, 90KG

Draws: Tuesday, 7th June at 2pm in the National Stadium. The draw is being conducted on the basis of pre-entry only.

Weigh-in and Medical: Boxers will only weigh in on each day that they box. Boxing Record books to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in, if not previously given to the IABA.

Weigh-in times: In National Stadium from 8.00am – 9.00am and 12pm – 1pm. Boxing: Times to be decided after the draw.

Duration of rounds: Boys & Girls 3 x 1.5 Minutes

Age Requirements: Boxers born in 2008 and 2009.

It is a condition of entry that all competitors and officials have a signed Waiver/Members Acknowledgement Form.

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, IABA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476.Non Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest but may wear their club colours. Boxers must not wear long sleeved shirts under their vests. 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.

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

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.

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

Boxers, Adam Hession and Daina Moorehouse have been unveiled as Paris Olympic Scholars.

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has named the recipients of the Paris Scholarships, as preparations are already underway for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, 2024.

A total pot of $350,000 will be distributed to Olympic hopefuls with the Women’s Hockey team awarded the team grant of $100,000. The fifteen individual grants to a total of $250,000 were awarded to athletes from twelve sports, including 2 from boxing.

The funding for the grants is primarily provided through a combination of International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Olympic Solidarity programme funding and OFI funding, split $250,000 from the IOC and the remaining $100,000 from the OFI to allow for a greater number of scholarship awards in Ireland.

The scholarships aim to support the athletes in their preparation for Paris, and to assist on the qualification journey. Athletes were nominated by the national federations and are representative of a mix of Olympians targeting a second Games, and athletes targeting an Olympic debut. Adam, of Monivea BC, and Daina, of Enniskerry BC, were nominated by the IABA.

21 year old Adam contests at featherweight. The Galway man is a 2 time elite champion. Adam won a silver medal at last year’s European U22 Championships in Italy and made his international senior debut at the 2021 World Championships in Bulgaria last October. He has been part of the IABA’s High Performance team since 2019 and captained the Irish team at the Men’s European Championships in Armenia in May.

20 year old southpaw, Daina, contests at flyweight. Daina, from Bray was a European Junior (U16) and Youth (U18) champion (in 2017) at 48kg before she’d even sat her Junior Cert. She captained the Irish team at the 2019 European Championships where she won bronze. In the European U22 Championships in March 2022 she lost to Croatia’s defending European champion and world silver medalist. Daina has won 11 Irish titles, including 2 Elites and has moved up weights to achieve her Olympic dream because 50kg is the lightest category in Paris 2024.

INDIVIDUAL GRANTS – $15,000 PER PERSON

Rhasidat Adeleke	Athletics	Dublin
Nhat Nguyen	Badminton	Dublin
Adam Hession	Boxing	Galway
Daina Moorhouse	Boxing	Wicklow
Noel Hendrick	Canoeing	Kildare
Lara Gillespie	Cycling	Wicklow
Ciara McGing	Diving	London/Donegal/Mayo
Olivia Mehaffey	Golf	Armagh
Sive Brassil	Modern Pentathlon	Galway
Alison Bergin	Rowing	Cork
Jake McCarthy	Rowing	Cork
Aoife Hopkins	Sailing	Dublin
Eve McMahon	Sailing	Dublin
Paddy Johnston	Swimming	Down
Jack Woolley	Taekwondo	Dublin

Making the announcement, Team Ireland Chef de Mission for the Paris Olympic Games, Gavin Noble, said,

“Thirty-five individual nominations were received from nineteen member sports for the Paris Scholarship fund, and today we are delighted to formally announce our Paris scholars and of course our support of the women’s hockey team. In the Tokyo cycle, twelve scholarships were awarded, and from those nine athletes qualified for the Games, with two finalists at the Tokyo Olympics. Naturally, we are aiming to build on those results. Through the support of the International Olympic Committee Solidarity Fund, and with the additional backing of Permanent TSB, Allianz and Deloitte, we are able to fund more athletes, to a higher level than ever before, and it is very much part of our performance and commercial strategy that we continue to move in this direction.”

The draw for the 2022 National Boy/Girl Junior Cadet Championships has taken place and was live streamed here.

239 boxers will contest the championships, and boxing begins on June 10^th.

Please find attached:

2022 National Boy Junior Cadet Championships drawsheets

2022 National Girl Junior Cadet Championships drawsheets

2022 National Boy Junior Cadet Championships programmes, June 10^th to 19^th.

• Re-draws were required at 38.5kg, 40kg, 42kg and 44kg, as a small number of boxers were not entered at the correct weight.

Programmes will issue in Word format shortly.

Competition Arrangements:

Venue: National Boxing Stadium, Dublin.

Dates: June 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19^th.

Entries: An entry fee of €10 applies.

Weights:

Girls: 36KG (not under 34KG), 38KG, 40KG, 42KG, 44KG, 46KG, 48KG, 51KG, 54KG, 57KG, 60KG, 64KG, 70KG

Boys:40KG (not under 37KG), 42KG, 44KG, 46KG, 48KG, 50KG, 52KG, 54KG, 57KG, 60KG, 63KG, 66KG, 70KG, 75KG, 80KG, 90KG

Draws: Tuesday, 7th June at 2pm in the National Stadium. The draw is being conducted on the basis of pre-entry only.

Weigh-in and Medical: Boxers will only weigh in on each day that they box. Boxing Record books to be presented by the boxer at their initial weigh-in, if not previously given to the IABA.

Weigh-in times: In National Stadium from 8.00am – 9.00am and 12pm – 1pm. Boxing: Times to be decided after the draw.

Duration of rounds: Boys & Girls 3 x 1.5 Minutes

Age Requirements: Boxers born in 2008 and 2009.

It is a condition of entry that all competitors and officials have a signed Waiver/Members Acknowledgement Form.

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, IABA Anti-Doping Officer on 086-0292476.Non Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest but may wear their club colours. Boxers must not wear long sleeved shirts under their vests. 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.

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

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.

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

Up-date:

June 10th programme:

June 11th programme:

June 12th programme:

The Ulster Team has won Team of the Tournament and Best Female Boxer awards at the Eindhoven Box Cup.

The tournament, which took place in the Netherlands, welcomed a record 40 nations during the competition, June 3rd to 6th. The team, who contested the tournament as part of preparations for the Commonwealth Games in July, came home with 5 gold medals, 1 silver and three bronze.

Carly McNaul won Female Boxer of the Tournament following three bouts, including her final against Portugal’s Rita Soares. Carly claimed a 5-0 win, and gold.

There were also golds for 70kg Eireann Nugent, 57kg Jude Gallagher, and 60kg Paul Loonam. Nicole Meli, contesting at 54kg, comes home with silver. Damian Sullivan, John Boyd and Jake Tucker won bronze.

Squad:

48kg: Nicole Clyde

52kg: Carly McNaul

54kg: Nicole Meli

57kg: Jude Gallagher

60kg: Paul Loonam

70kg: Eireann Nugent

71kg: John Boyd

75kg: Jake Tucker

92kg: Damian Sullivan

Coaches:

John Conlan

JP Delaney

Liam Corr

Rory McShane

R&J

James McCarron.

Session Results: Eindhoven Box Cup Final

The Defence Forces Boxing Team is celebrating after an enormously successful campaign at the International Military Sports Council Tournament.

The tournament, involving teams from Germany, France, Holland, Ireland, took place in Warendorf, Germany, between May 30th and June 3rd. Ireland fielded a 6 strong team:

Squad:
60kg: Killian Geraghty
67kg: Aaron O’Donoghue
69kg: Tiffany O’Reilly
80kg: Lorenzo Mihai
92kg: Shane Cunningham
92+kg: Jake Buchanan

The Defence Forces Team contested 12 bouts over 3 days, and claimed 11 wins.

Ireland’s Killian Geraghty and Tiffany O’Reilly were awarded Male and Female Best Boxer accolades, respectively.

The Defence Forces Team also won Team of the Tournament.