Team Ireland’s 48kg Shannon Sweeney made a valiant debut in her first ever Women’s World Championship bout.

She contested against Florencia Aldana Lopez of Argentina, and put in a brave and battling performance, coming out on the wrong side of a unanimous decision.

Four Team Ireland boxers begin their Women’s World Championship campaigns on Day Three.

Tokyo Olympian, 57kg Michaela Walsh, has a by and will meet USA’s Amelia Moore in the Women’s Featherweight Round of 32 in bout 7 of Ring A’s afternoon session.

Amy Broadhurst, competing at 63kg, will take on on Croatia’s Sara Beram in bout 9 of Ring A’s afternoon session. Two bouts later, in the same ring and session, 75kg Aoife O’Rourke makes her tournament debut against Naomi Melissa Graham of the USA.

Carly McNaul, contesting at 52kg, opens proceedings in bout 1 of Ring A’s evening session against Burundi’s Ornella Havyarimana.

Day Three programme:

Watch:

Ring A, afternoon session here

Ring B, afternoon session here

Ring A, evening session here

Ring B, evening session, here

Kaci Rock, 66kg, also has to wait until Thursday’s evening session to begin her campaign – she boxes Austeja Auciute of Lithuania in the evening session. So, too does 50kg, Caitlin Fryers who will make her tournament debut on the same day, in the afternoon session, against South Africa’s Thandolwethu T. Mathiba.

54kg Niamh Fay has a by, and meet Modestine Munga Zalia of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Thursday’s afternoon session, in the bantamweight Round of 32.

Team Ireland Squad

48kg Shannon Sweeney, St.Anne’ BCs, Mayo

 50kg Caitlin Fryers, Immaculata BC, Belfast

 52kg Carly McNaul, Ormeau Road BC, Belfast

 54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal, Dublin

 57kg: Michaela Walsh: Emerald BC, Belfast

 63kg Amy Broadhurst: St.Bronagh’s  ABC, Rostrevor

 66kg Kaci Rock, Enniskerry BC, Wicklow

70kg Lisa O’Rourke, Olympic BC, Galway

75kg Aoife O’Rourke: Olympic BC, Galway

 Coaches:

Zauri Antia

John Conlan

Eoin Pluck

Noel Burke

Competition Venue:

Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey

Competition Dates:

May 6^th to 21^st.

Draws for each Team Ireland boxer are here

Day One results are here

Session 2A results

Session 2B results

Tournament schedule:

The board of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) met yesterday evening, 09/05/22, and has agreed to call and EGM, to take place in June. This EGM will include the results of elections held in late 2021.

Two motions will also be put to the members:

• That AGMs & EGMs of the company can be held anywhere within the 32 counties of Ireland in keeping with the IABA being a 32-county body.
• To ask the members to initially support the changes within the Teneo Governance review of IABA 2022 in relation to the board. That is, that all recommendations that are set out in the review on the constitution of the board of IABA are accepted. If this is agreed at the EGM, it is envisaged that the newly constituted board would then be responsible for the implementation for the rest of the recommendations.

The board also resolved that the governance review be sent to all clubs, county boards and provincial councils for their consideration. The governance review is below and has been issued to clubs, county boards and provincial units by

The board agreed that it was important that all members be given sufficient time to consider the report before calling the EGM.  

The board reiterated its hope that Bernard Dunne would reconsider his resignation.

Additional information on a date and location for the EGM will issue in due course.

Tokyo Olympic champion, Kellie Harrington, is to be accorded the Freedom of the City of Dublin.

The announcement was made today by Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland. Kellie is being recognised with this honour in light of her community work and her remarkable sporting achievements.

Also to be conferred with the Freedom of the City of Dublin next month will be Ailbhe Smyth for work on human rights & social justice, and Prof Mary Aiken for work in cyberpsychology and online safety.

The conferral ceremony will take place at the Mansion House on June 11th.

Dublin City Council says “Recipients of this award may are referred to as a ‘Freeman’ or ‘Freewoman’ of Dublin. They are also Honorary Citizens of our city.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin nominates people for the Freedom of the City. Any nominations are then brought before a meeting of the City Council where it must be ratified by a majority vote.

To date, only 82 people have been conferred with the Freedom of the City of Dublin.

The latest recipient of the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin was Jim Gavin who was conferred with the Freedom of the City of Dublin on Saturday 18th January 2020, and Dr. Tony Holohan in 2022.”

Team Ireland’s Lisa O’Rourke got her Women’s World Championship off to a winning start with a unanimous decision win on Day One.

70kg Olympic, Galway boxer contested out of the blue corner when she met Mbabi Brigitte of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lisa’s performance was assured, confident and she dominated every round. She next meets Dominican Repubic’s Maria Hernandez Moronta in Friday’s evening session.

One Team Ireland boxers is in action on Day Two. 48kg Shannon Sweeney is between the ropes in the evening session meeting Florencia Aldana Lopez of Argentina

Day Two programme:

Watch:

Ring A’s evening session will be streamed here

Ring B’s evening session will be streamed here

Tokyo Olympian, 57kg Michaela Walsh, has a by and will meet USA’s Amelia Moore in the Women’s Featherweight Round of 32 in Wednesday’s afternoon session. 54kg Niamh Fay also as a by, and meet Modestine Munga Zalia of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Thursday’s afternoon session, in the bantamweight Round of 32.

At 50kg, Caitlin Fryers will make her tournament debut on Thursday, in the afternoon session, against South Africa’s Thandolwethu T. Mathiba. Carly McNaul, contesting at 52kg, will open her Women’s World Championship account in Wednesday’s evening session, against Burundi’s Ornella Havyarimana.

48kg Shannon Sweeney is between the ropes on Tuesday’s evening session, meeting Florencia Aldana Lopez of Argentina. Kaci Rock, 66kg, also has to wait until Thursday’s evening session to begin her campaign – she boxes Austeja Auciute of Lithuania in the evening session.

Aoife O’Rourke opens her account on Wednesday in the afternoon session against Naomi Melissa Graham of the USA. Amy Broadhurst, competing at 63kg, will now take on on Croatia’s Sara Beram on Wednesday.

Team Ireland Squad

48kg Shannon Sweeney, St.Anne’ BCs, Mayo

 50kg Caitlin Fryers, Immaculata BC, Belfast

 52kg Carly McNaul, Ormeau Road BC, Belfast

 54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal, Dublin

 57kg: Michaela Walsh: Emerald BC, Belfast

 63kg Amy Broadhurst: St.Bronagh’s  ABC, Rostrevor

 66kg Kaci Rock, Enniskerry BC, Wicklow

70kg Lisa O’Rourke, Olympic BC, Galway

75kg Aoife O’Rourke: Olympic BC, Galway

 Coaches:

Zauri Antia

John Conlan

Eoin Pluck

Noel Burke

Competition Venue:

Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey

Competition Dates:

May 6^th to 21^st.

Draws for all boxers are available here

Tournament Schedule:

Session 1A results

Session 1B results

Additional coach education workshops are being made available part of the #FollowHerLead2022 series. This includes a second Menstrual Cycle and Nutrition Workshop – the first, in March, was extremely well attended and this second online workshop is being hosted to meet demand. Registration for both workshops opens at 10am on Tuesday morning:

Menstrual Cycle & Nutrition – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/334448112307  

Tuesday, June 7^th,  7-8.30pm

Open to boxers and coaches over 18 years

The workshop will be facilitated by Stephen Floyd, Performance Nutritionist, and will focus the impact of restrictive diets & weight making has on the female menstrual cycle, health & performance.

Optimizing Performance & Recovery In Training & Competition – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/334617268257

Tuesday, June 14^th, 7.30-8.30pm

Open to boxers and coaches over 16 years

The workshop will be facilitated by Stephen Floyd, Performance Nutritionist and will focus on the importance of optimizing performance and recovery for athletes.

For more information, contact IABA’s Women in Sport Lead, Louise McKenzie at louise.mckenzie@iaba.ie