511 boxers will contest the National Boy/Girl 1, 2 and 3 Championships, which take place at the National Stadium, Dublin.

The competition begins on Monday, April 18th, and runs until Saturday, April 30th.

Competition Schedule

April 18^th, boxing begins at 1pm

BG 1 Quarter Finals, followed by BG 2 Quarter Finals

April 19^th, boxing begins at 11am:

BG3 Quarter Finals followed by BG1 Semi Finals

April 20^th, boxing begins at 11am

G1 Semi-Finals, followed by B2 Semi-Finals

April 21^st, boxing begins at 11am

G2 Semi-Finals,  followed by B3 Semi-Finals

April 22^nd, boxing begins at 11am

G3 Semi-Finals, followed by BG1 Finals, which begin at 5pm.

April 23^rd, boxing begins at 11am

B2 Finals

Competition arrangements:

Venue: National Boxing Stadium, Dublin.

Dates: April 18^th – April 23^rd, April 29th, 30th.

Entries: An entry fee of €10 applies. Boxers will be pre-entered by their Units from the weights they won at in their Unit Championships. Deadline for entries received by Stephen Connolly: s.connolly1961@yahoo.com and sally@iaba.ie is 12pm on Monday 11th April.

Any boxer beaten in their Unit championships but who was an Irish Champion at Boy/Girl 1 & 2 from Drimnagh in December 2021, is eligible for participation as the defending champion.

Draws: Wednesday, 13th April, 2pm in the National Stadium. The draw is being conducted on the basis of pre-entry only.

Weigh-in and Medical: Boxers will weigh in on the day they box.

Weigh-in times: The National Stadium from 8.00am – 9.00am

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

Boxing: 11am each day

Duration of rounds: 3 x 1.5 Minutes

Age Requirements: Boxers born in 2008, 2009 and 2010

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

Programmes:

Neilstown Boxing Club, Dublin, has held a festival of boxing to raise money for local families newly arrived in their area after fleeing war in Ukraine.

84 boxers, in all, took part in the card, including boxers travelled from across Ireland and:

Sacred Heart Boxing Club

Westside Boxing Club

Drimnagh Boxing Club

Tipperary Town Boxing Club

St. Brigid’s Boxing Club, Kildare Town,

Cavan Boxing Club

Ballybough Boxing Club

Ballymun Boxing Club.

Neilstown BC has so far raised €2,390, and donations are still being collected.

The club has also confirmed that many of the Ukrainian families invited to the fundraising festival of boxing are to register their children as club boxers.

The club wishes to extend its thanks to all volunteers who assisted on the day including Community Gardai from Neilstown, those who organised transport to and from the club for Ukrainian families and the Neilstown community who strongly supported the fundraiser

St. Paul’s Boxing Club, Waterford, has been honoured with a national accolade.

The club was nominated by Waterford County Council for the ‘Best Community Sports Team/Club’ category at the All Ireland Council & Community Awards, and came away with gold.

The clubs was nominated alongside Enjoy Tennis at Shankill Tennis Club (Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown), FitFor45 (South Dublin), Longford Athletic Club (Longford), Monaghan Sanctuary Runners (Monaghan), The Peace Link (Monaghan) and Waterford Sports Partnership/Waterford Gymnastics Club – Me and My Dad Do Gymnastics (Waterford).

Organisers say the awards “recognise and celebrate community and councils working together. They provide a great opportunity to highlight and celebrate the work done within our communities, to reward our unsung heroes and recognise the phenomenal contribution they’ve made to our lives.”

In a statement St. Paul’s BC says “For 45 years, we have fostered and developed the noble art of boxing in the parish of St. Paul’s in Waterford City, winning 77 national titles at Juvenile, Youth, U18, U22, Senior and Elite levels. Many of our boxers have competed internationally at the European and World level. However, we have always had a great sense of community and worked with all facets of society in St. Paul’s Parish and Waterford City for many years.

Our founder member John Finn and the then committee created a culture that wasn’t just one of winning but one of acceptance too. All their boxers are treated the same, whether you are a national champion or a beginner. The same culture continues today under the guidance of President Kieran Kennedy and head coach Seamus Cowman, along with their committee and team of talented coaches. The club is very active with six DEIS schools within the area, by offering Boxing Fitness classes in the schools. In recent times, particular onus was focused on girl’s schools, in an attempt to increase more female participation in Sport. The club also has engaged the following projects in a variety of Boxing fitness programmes: • SWAY, BALL, TYRE, PACT Garda Youth Diversion Projects • Three Early School Leaving projects (WYTEC, Youthreach, LTI,) • Two School Completion Programmes • Ceim Eile ( HSE funded project for people in recovery from alcohol/ drug misuse) http://aiseiri.ie/treatment/ • U-Casadh (Ex prisoners project and Community Employment scheme) • TREO (probation Service) • Over 50’s Fighting Fit programme • StartBox programme for primary schools • Boxing for Third Level Students in Waterford Institute of Technology.

St. Paul’s Boxing Club would like to thank Rosarie Keeley and the team at the Waterford Sports Partnership, Sports Capital funding and grants from the Waterford City & County Council through the LCDC. Their help has allowed the club to extend their gym and increase its involvement in the community.

The 2021 – 2022 season has been one of the club’s best; they already have four National Champions – John Paul McDonagh, Michael O’Reilly, Danny O’Reilly & Shamie McDonagh. Michael will compete in the National Juvenile Championships over the coming week and hopefully add his second and the club’s fifth title this year to the ever-growing list. “

It’s Day Two of the European Youth Championships is Sofia, Buglaria.

6 Team Ireland boxers will compete – 4 in the afternoon session, beginning at 12pm, Irish time, and 2 in the evening session, which starts at 4pm, Irish time:

Ring A, Afternoon Session:

Bout 5: 63.5kg Tom McDonnell meets Zaur Gahramanov of Azerbaijan

Bout 12: 86kg Cruiserweight Nathan Ojo will take on Italy’s Paolo Caruso

Ring B, Afternoon Session:

Bout 6: 48kg Patsy Joyce takes on Armenia’s Tovmaysan Tumas

Bout 9: 92kg+ Bernie Cawley is to contest against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zelenskyi.

Ring A, Evening Session

Bout 8: 60kg Jason Nevin meets England’s Nelson Birchall

Ring B, Evening Session

Bout 4: 75kg Joshua Olaniyan contests against Serbia’s Rastki Simic.

400 boxers from 40 nations are contesting the tournament, which runs until April 21st.

The tournament is being live-streamed on the EUBC’s YouTube channel.

Ring A, Afternoon Session:

Ring B, Afternoon Session:

Live stream links for today’s evening session have yet to be issued

Team Ireland Squad:
48kg: Georgia McGovern, Setanta              

48kg: Patsy Joyce, Olympic                           

50kg: Katie O’Keefe, Kanturk                 

51kg: Adam McKenna, Holy Family          

52kg: Esther Lambe, Setanta

54kg: Shakira Donoghue, Templemore 

54kg: Gavin Ryan, Ratoath                        

57kg: Yasmin Meredith, Corinthians: Team Captain        

57kg: John Donoghue, St Michaels Athy

60kg: Jason Nevin, Olympic

63kg: Winnie McDonagh, Neilstown              

63.5kg: Tom McDonnell, Docklands                             

66kg: Gabrielle Mongan, Whitechurch          

67kg: Jim Donovan, Our Lady of Lourdes

70kg: Laura Moran, St Annes

71kg: Bobbi Flood, Cabra: Team Captain.                                   

75kg: Emma Keating, Paulstown                            

75kg: Joshua Olaniyan, Jobstown                             

80kg: Ryan Murphy, Neilstown                             

81kg: Dearbhla Tinnelly, Clann Naofa     

81+kg: Cliona Darcy, Tobar Pheadair   

86kg: Nathan Ojo, Esker

92kg: David J McDonagh, Olympic               

92+kg: Bernie Cawley, St David’s, Naas

Team Manager:          

Anna Moore 

Coaches:                     

James Doyle 

Liam Cunningham 

Aoife Hennigan 

Gerard McDaid 

Jim O’Neill

R & J:                          

Martin O’Neill 

Day Two programme

Tournament schedule:

Draw sheets for all Team Ireland boxers are available here

Day One Session Results are here

Team Ireland has claimed 3 wins and a medal on the opening day of the European Youth Championships in Sofia, Buglaria.

400 boxers, from 40 nations, are competing in the tournament.

71kg, Team Co-Captain, Bobbi Flood was the first Irish boxer in action, and came away with a 5-0 win over his opponent, France’s Momir Trbic, following a skillful, dominant display.

67kg Jim Donovan boxed out of the blue corner when he faced Ramir Schaffer of Germany, and was similarly dominating in his bout, also recording a 5-0 win.

81kg Dearbhla Tinnelly has won through to the semi finals in decisive style, and at least a bronze medal following her win over Poland’s Maria Helena Pepek – she’ll take on Stig Sorenson of Norway on April 20th.

Two English opponents awaited 54kg Gavin Ryan and 52kg Esther Lambe in the evening session – it wasn’t to be for either boxer.

6 Team Ireland boxers compete on Day Two – 48kg Patsy Joyce takes on Armenia’s Tovmaysan Tumas, 63.5kg Tom McDonnell meets Zaur Gahramanov of Azerbaijan. Cruiserweight Nathan Ojo will take on Italy’s Paolo Caruso and super-heavy, Bernie Cawley is to contest against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zelenskyi. All of those bouts take place in the afternoon session, beginning at 12pm Irish time.

In the evening session, 60kg Jason Nevin meets England’s Nelson Birchall, and 75kg Joshua Olaniyan contests against Serbia’s Rastki Simic.

The tournament is being live-streamed by the EUBC on its YouTube channel:

Team Ireland Squad:
48kg: Georgia McGovern, Setanta              

48kg: Patsy Joyce, Olympic                           

50kg: Katie O’Keefe, Kanturk                 

51kg: Adam McKenna, Holy Family          

52kg: Esther Lambe, Setanta

54kg: Shakira Donoghue, Templemore 

54kg: Gavin Ryan, Ratoath                        

57kg: Yasmin Meredith, Corinthians: Team Captain        

57kg: John Donoghue, St Michaels Athy

60kg: Jason Nevin, Olympic

63kg: Winnie McDonagh, Neilstown              

63.5kg: Tom McDonnell, Docklands                             

66kg: Gabrielle Mongan, Whitechurch          

67kg: Jim Donovan, Our Lady of Lourdes

70kg: Laura Moran, St Annes

71kg: Bobbi Flood, Cabra: Team Captain.                                   

75kg: Emma Keating, Paulstown                            

75kg: Joshua Olaniyan, Jobstown                             

80kg: Ryan Murphy, Neilstown                             

81kg: Dearbhla Tinnelly, Clann Naofa     

81+kg: Cliona Darcy, Tobar Pheadair   

86kg: Nathan Ojo, Esker

92kg: David J McDonagh, Olympic               

92+kg: Bernie Cawley, St David’s, Naas

Team Manager:          

Anna Moore 

Coaches:                     

James Doyle 

Liam Cunningham 

Aoife Hennigan 

Gerard McDaid 

Jim O’Neill

R & J:                          

Martin O’Neill 

Draw sheets for all Team Ireland boxers are available here

Session 1A results

Session 2B results

Session 3A results

Session 4B results