The IABA is marking the National Ceremony of Remembrance and Reflection on Sunday, March 20^th

This will represent an opportunity for the nation to pause and reflect, take time to remember all those who have lost their lives during the Covid 19 pandemic, and pay tribute to everyone who has contributed to how we have faced, and are facing, the challenges together.

Sport Ireland, and sporting communities across the country, will contribute to the National Ceremony of Remembrance and Reflection, by holding commemorations appropriate to their communities between March 18^th and 20^th.

To align with the schedule of boxing in the 2022 Junior 1 National Championship Finals, IABA will remember members of the boxing family lost to Covid 19 at 2.15pm on Sunday, March 20^th.

A 10 bell salute will be followed by a moment of silence and reflection to remember all those who have lost their lives during the Covid 19 pandemic, and pay tribute to everyone who has contributed to how we have faced, and are facing, the challenges together.

Every boxing club in Ireland was profoundly affected by the pandemic, and we continue to invite clubs, county boards and provincial units to hold their own moments of remembrance and reflection before boxing events taking place between March 18^th and 20^th.

The 2022 Junior 1 National Championships will be boxed at the home of Irish Boxing, the National Stadium, this weekend.

Revised programmes have been issued:

Quarter Finals: Friday, March 18^{th –}Boxing begins at 6pm.

Semi Finals: Saturday, March 19^th -Boxing begins at 11am

Finals: Sunday, March 20^th -Boxing begins at 2.15pm                      

Draw sheets were previously issued and are available here.

Redraw at Junior 1 W54kg available here

Programmes for the 2022 Junior 2 National Championships

Quarter Finals: Friday, March 25^th

Semi-Finals: Saturday, March 26^th

Finals: Sunday, March 27^th.

Competition arrangements:

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.

Sligo IT’s Sports Scholarship is now open for applications for the academic year 2022/23.  

IT Sligo, soon to be Atlantic Technological University (ATU), offers Scholarships at three levels across all Sports.

It currently has scholars in Boxing, GAA, Soccer, Athletics, Rugby, Golf, Equestrian, Basketball, Chess, Gymnastics, Windsurfing, Kayaking, Strongman and Pentathlon.

Scholarships come with financial and additional supports for students. Derabhla Rooney of Sean Mc Dermott Boxing Club is the current recipient of the Boxing Sports Scholarship.

Sligo IT says “The Sports Scholarship Programme is designed to nurture talented sports people who are prepared to make the commitment to the IT Sligo sports clubs in their chosen discipline. If successful, you will also have to balance this with your studies:

• This means that you will be expected to represent IT Sligo at third level competitions while satisfying academic requirements.
• The overall aim of the scheme is to recruit, manage and develop players/athletes with exceptional ability to position IT Sligo as a premier centre of sporting performance.
• Sports Scholarships are awarded for a period of one year but may be renewed for up to a maximum of 4 years.
• Bonus CAO points may also be awarded to elite sports people. We encourage students to apply before May 1st so they can be considered for this bonus.
• Sport Travel Bursaries are also available to students competing at national and international levels.
• The Sports Scholarship comes with lots of additional benefits including full use of IT Sligo sports facilities, academic support and IT Sligo branded sports scholarship gear

The closing date for applications is September 15^th, and additional information is available here.

IABA Boxing Clubs who received certain grants between 2017-2021 are being invited to apply for the 2022 National Lottery Good Causes Awards.

Now in its fourth year, National Lottery Good Causes Awards are open to all community and voluntary groups and organisations like yours making an incredible difference in communities with the help of National Lottery Good Causes funding. Applications are now being accepted.

Any boxing club which received grants between 2017-2021 are eligible to apply for this year’s competition under the Sports category, having received funding through Sport Ireland. Clubs can check their eligibility here.

The closing date for entries is Friday March 25th, 6pm and clubs can enter online at www.lottery.ie/goodcausesawards. Here, clubs will also find full details of the competition including the rules and T&Cs.

Awards of up to €10,000 are available in each of the 7 categories. The overall winner can receive and additional €25,000.

Additional information is available here and clubs can make contact with with goodcausesawards@lottery.ie for assistance with their application.

The National Lottery Good Causes Awards prize structure is as follows:
 

Prize	Winners
County Final – Certificate of Achievement	Up to 189 Winners
National Final – €1,000	35
Gala Event – €10,000 plus Trophy	7
Good Cause of the Year – €25,000 plus Trophy	1

*Total prize fund is €130,000

Barry O’Connor got his European U22 campaign off to a winning start today, with a 4-1 split decision win over Aljaz Sircelj.

The Irishman put in an assured performance against a testy opponent.

O’Connor goes again tomorrow, and is once more the only Team Ireland boxer between the ropes in in Poreč, Croatia.

The welterweight takes on Bulgaria’s Stepan Kirkorov in Bout 2 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session.

The European U22 Championships are being streamed by the EUBC on its YouTube Channel – O’Connor’s bout will be available here:

The 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 3, Ring A

Day Two, session 3, Ring B

Day Two, Session 2