Team Ireland women have finished joint second in the European U22 Women’s Championship medals table.

Ireland holds that honour alongside Poland and Turkey; Italy top the table.

Team Ireland’s 9 women boxers are coming home from Croatia with four medals.

Two golds were clinched in yesterday’s finals by Team Co-Captain, 70kg Lisa O’Rourke, following a 4-1 split decision win over Daria Parada of Poland.

Ireland’s second gold came courtesy of 54kg Niamh Fay,  a former European Youth champ, who won a unanimous decision victory over Sharon Prisco of Italy.

Team Ireland’s silver medal came courtesy of middleweight, Aoibhe Carabine.

The Mayo boxer, former European Youth gold medallist, contested her final against Ukrainian Karolina Makhno.

She put in a valiant performance, and won silver by virtue of a 5-0 decision in favour of her opponent.

Team Ireland’s 4th women’s medal is the bronze awarded to Wicklow boxer, Kaci Rock.

Kaci contested, and lost, her semi-final against German Stefanie Von Berge, who went on to claim gold in the weight.

Team Ireland women have finished 3rd in the over-all team rankings at the Europeans.

With four medals, and 9 boxers, the team claimed that place out of 24 participating nations having won 18 bouts, in all.

Turkey finished in first place, and Italy in second.

Team Ireland heavyweight, Jack Marley, is the last Irish boxer between the ropes at the tournament.

He contests his final, the last bout of the championships, against Roberto Lizzi of Italy. His is bout 6 of the evening session, at around 6.05pm, Irish time.

Team Ireland also has 2 bronze medals in the Men’s competition – bantamweight, Dylan Eagleson and Lightweight, Paul Loonam.

Their medals will be bestowed upon them this afternoon.

The Team Ireland squad is comprised of 18 boxers – 9 men and 9 women, and includes reigning 2022 IABA U22 Champions.

Women

48kg Nicole Clyde

50kg Caitlin Fryers

52kg Daina Moorehouse

54kg Niamh Fay

57kg Zara Breslin

63kg Eve Woods

66kg Kaci Rock

70kg Lisa O’Rourke

75kg Aoibhe Carabine

Men

48kg Padraig Downey

51kg Clepson De Santos

54kg Dylan Eagleson

57kg Jake Mc Mahon

60kg Paul Loonam

63kg Shamie Mc Donagh

67kg Barry O Connor

71kg Darragh Gilroy

92kg Jack Marley

The competition schedule and draw sheets for every Irish boxer are available here

Day One session results are here

Day Two session results are here

Day Three session results are here

Day Four session results are here

Day Five session results are here

Day Six session results are here

Day Seven session results are here

Day 8 session results are here

Women’s Final Results, Session One

Women’s Finals Results, session 2

European U22 Women’s Championship Medal Rankings:

European U22 Women’s Championship Team Rankings:

Team Ireland has claimed 2 gold medals and a silver medal at the Women’s European U22 Championship Finals.

Co-Captain, light middleweight Lisa O’Rourke, was the first of Ireland’s boxers between the ropes.

She competed against Daria Parada of Poland in a strongly contested bout – the sister of Olympian and Strandja champion, Aoife, won by a 4-1 split decision.

2022 European U22 Light Middleweight Champion, #TeamIreland's Lisa O'Rourke 🥇 https://t.co/vkTSJRZKbW pic.twitter.com/uvdPTOZ8z0

— IABA (@IABABOXING) March 22, 2022

54kg Niamh Fay, a former European Youth champ, met Sharon Prisco of Italy in Bout 2 of the evening session.

She was dominant and assured throughout the bout and won by unanimous decision.

2022 European U22 54kg Champion, #TeamIreland's Niamh Fay🥇 https://t.co/A6FiPsbi8j pic.twitter.com/q9Ycg5e3XV

— IABA (@IABABOXING) March 22, 2022

Last of Team Ireland boxer in action was middleweight, Aoibhe Carabine, who boxed Ukrainian Karolina Makhno.

She put in a valiant performance, and won silver by virtue of a 5-0 decision in favour of her opponent.

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Middleweight, Aoibhe Carabine, is now a European U22 Championship silver medalist, following a valiant performance in her final V 🇺🇦 in which the 5-0 decision went to her opponent. pic.twitter.com/0rqrtutqJs

— IABA (@IABABOXING) March 22, 2022

66kg Kaci Rock was awarded her bronze medal, following her semi-final finish.

Heavyweight and now two time European U22 medallist, Jack Marley, contests his final on Wednesday.

He will box Italy’s Roberto Lizzi in the last bout of the tournament, bout 6 in the evening session.

The Team Ireland squad is comprised of 18 boxers – 9 men and 9 women, and includes reigning 2022 IABA U22 Champions.

Women

48kg Nicole Clyde

50kg Caitlin Fryers

52kg Daina Moorehouse

54kg Niamh Fay

57kg Zara Breslin

63kg Eve Woods

66kg Kaci Rock

70kg Lisa O’Rourke

75kg Aoibhe Carabine

Men

48kg Padraig Downey

51kg Clepson De Santos

54kg Dylan Eagleson

57kg Jake Mc Mahon

60kg Paul Loonam

63kg Shamie Mc Donagh

67kg Barry O Connor

71kg Darragh Gilroy

92kg Jack Marley

The competition schedule and draw sheets for every Irish boxer are available here

Day One session results are here

Day Two session results are here

Day Three session results are here

Day Four session results are here

Day Five session results are here

Day Six session results are here

Day Seven session results are here

Day 8 session results are here

Day 9 session results have yet to be issued.

The 2022 Junior 2 National Championships will be boxed at the National Stadium, Dublin, across three days beginning on Friday.

Schedule of boxing:

Quarter Finals: Friday, March 25^th from 6pm

Semi Finals: Saturday, March 26^th from 11am

Finals: Sunday, March 27^th from 2.30pm.

Programmes are below.

Weigh-ins: Daily, on the day of boxing, between 8am and 9am and 12pm and 1pm. Please note that boxers with walkovers in the finals must weigh in on the day of the final.

Rounds:  Boxing will be 3 x 2-minute rounds for Junior 1 and Junior 2

Entries: Only those sent by the Secretaries of the Provincial Councils and of the Antrim and Dublin County Boards shall be accepted. Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 4th March.

At the conclusion of the Unit Championships, details of names, club, age (B4/G4/J1/J2) and weights for the Irish Championships must be sent by email to sally@iaba.ie and to Stephen Connolly at s.connolly1961@yahoo.com If any boxer is moving up in weight from the Unit Championships, the boxers club must notify the Unit Secretary of same before entries are sent. As there was no Championship in 2021, there will be no current champions entering.

Entry Fee: A €10 entry fee applies. This fee will be collected from all boxers at the weigh-in on their first day of boxing. Boxers must also give their Boxing Record Book to National Registrar and Chief Official Stephen Connolly at their initial weigh-in.

Anti-Doping: Boxers must provide 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.

Attention is called to the stipulation in the IABA Rule book that each boxer presented by his/her club shall be fit to box. This is the responsibility of the club.

Attire: Coaches must wear tracksuits and runners in their corners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene. Only qualified coaches are permitted in corners.

N.B. It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form and it is the responsibility of the entering unit that this stipulation is complied with. 

Gumshields: Red/Orange/Pink or variations of these colours are not allowed.

Any boxer who is participating in other contact sports (see www.iba.sport) shall be removed from these Championships.

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals:

Finals:

Ulster IABA were key participants in a Celebration of Sport at Stormont Pavilion, Belfast, at which a 10 year Active Living strategy for children was launched.

The strategy launch was hosted by the Minister for Communities, Deirdre Hargey,  and is aimed at promoting greater activity by young people, through sport.

IABA Belfast Community Coaches Patrick Gallagher & Brendan Irvine provided some fundamental coaching to 10 local schools during sports taster sessions aligned with the Active Living strategy launch.

In all, 240 children took part in sporting taster sessions at today’s events.

IABA Development Officers Paddy Barnes and Liam Corr attended the AL launch, and Paddy participated in panel discussions on sport, young people, and activity as part of the Athletes Panel.

Three Team Ireland boxers contest the finals of the European U22 Championship in Porec, Croatia today.

Team Co-Captain, light middleweight Lisa O’Rourke, is the first Irish boxer between the ropes. She takes on Daria Parada of Poland in Bout 5 of the Afternoon Session, which begins at 1pm, Irish time.

54kg Niamh Fay, a former European Youth champ, meets Sharon Prisco of Italy in Bout 2 of the Evening Session and former European Youth gold medalist, middleweight Aoibhe Carabine takes on Ukrainian Karolina Makhno in But 5 of the same session, which begins at 5pm, Irish time.

The tournament is being streamed by the EUBC on its YouTube channel. A single ring will be in operation, and a link will be issued shortly.

The weigh-in, taking place at 10am, Irish time, is being live-streamed:

The 4th Team Ireland boxer through to the finals is now 2 time European U22 Championship medalist, heavyweight Jack Marley.

Jack’s final, against, Roberto Lizzi of Italy, will be the last bout of the tournament. The contest is bout 6 in Wednesday’s evening session, which begins at 6pm, Irish time.

Team Ireland has also won 3 bronze medals at the tournament, for bantamweight, Dylan Eagleson, Welterweight, Kaci Rock, and lightweight Paul Loonam.

Women’s Finals Programme

Men’s Finals Programme

The Team Ireland squad is comprised of 18 boxers – 9 men and 9 women, and includes reigning 2022 IABA U22 Champions.

Women

48kg Nicole Clyde

50kg Caitlin Fryers

52kg Daina Moorehouse

54kg Niamh Fay

57kg Zara Breslin

63kg Eve Woods

66kg Kaci Rock

70kg Lisa O’Rourke

75kg Aoibhe Carabine

Men

48kg Padraig Downey

51kg Clepson De Santos

54kg Dylan Eagleson

57kg Jake Mc Mahon

60kg Paul Loonam

63kg Shamie Mc Donagh

67kg Barry O Connor

71kg Darragh Gilroy

92kg Jack Marley

The competition schedule and draw sheets for every Irish boxer are available here

Day One session results are here

Day Two session results are here

Day Three session results are here

Day Four session results are here

Day Five session results are here

Day Six session results are here

Day Seven session results are here

Day 8 session results are here