The IABA 2022 Junior 1 National Championship take place this weekend and the schedule of boxing is:

Quarter Finals: Friday, March 18^th from 6pm.

Semi Finals: Saturday, March 19^th from 11am – please note, there will be an interval, and boxing will resume at 4pm.

Finals: Sunday, March 20^th, from 2.15pm.

Programmes are attached. Draw sheets were previously issued and are available here.

Redraw at Junior 1 W54kg available here.

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.

The deadline for returning the ‘IABA Special Equipment Grant’ form is approaching.

So far, 115 clubs have successfully completed and submitted applications to receive equipment worth €1,000 through the IABA Special Equipment Grant. A list of the clubs who have submitted these applications is attached.

Every successfully affiliated club in the Republic of Ireland for season 2021/22 can receive this gifted equipment. To receive this equipment, the attached form must be completed in full, signed (original signatures) and returned to info@iaba.ie by 5pm on Friday, March 31^st.

The equipment includes:

• Ergo Club Jumbo Kit Holdalls x 2 per club
• 8 x Ergo Leather Skipping Ropes
• 4 x Ergo Leather Training Headguards
• 4 x 16oz Ergo Leather Gym Sparring Gloves
• 1 x Set of Marker Cones (x 50)
• 2 x Leather Focus Pads
• Inclusive of delivery  

This allocation is possible through IABA’s successful application to Sport Ireland Targeted Equipment (SITE) 2021 grant. The award was made following an application submitted by the IABA staff team.

The funding is designed to enable clubs to rebuild their equipment stores and to facilitate growing clubs in providing training to new members. 

The equipment will be delivered to an appropriate delivery address provided by your club, by Ergo and may only be used in by club members participating in boxing training. It is envisioned that Ergo will begin distributing equipment on IABA’s behalf in the second quarter of 2022.

IABA Equipment Grant Form

Club Applicant List

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.

Irish boxing will remember members of the boxing family lost to Covid 19, and those who have born the great burden of responding to the pandemic, in one of our most time-honoured traditions – a 10 bell salute. This will take place at 11am on Sunday March 20^th and will be followed by a moment of silence and reflection by all those gathered together for the 2022 Junior 1 National Championship Finals.

Every boxing club in Ireland was profoundly affected by the pandemic, and we 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.

Team Ireland began the European U22 Championship campaign on the opening day of the tournament.

Two Irish boxers were between the ropes in Poreč, Croatia.

Light welterweight, James “Shamie” McDonagh took on World No. 2, Kerem Ozmen of Turkey – the 4-0 decision went to the Turkish boxer.

The second Team Ireland boxer in action today was light middleweight, Darragh Gilroy, who contested against Hungary’s Istvan Gerzsenyi. The unanimous decision was in favour of the Hungarian boxer.

Just one Team Ireland boxer is boxing on Day Two of the tournament. Welterweight, Barry O’Connor, will box out of the red corner when he meets Aljaz Sircelj of Slovakia in bout 3 of Ring A’s afternoon session:

The tournament is being streamed by the EUBC:

Women’s boxing will not begin until Wednesday, March 16th.

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 1A results

Day One, Session 1B Results

A new batch of Irish champions were crowned today as the 2022 Boy/Girl 4 National Championships reached their finale.

In all, 41 titles were decided and te IABA congratulates all the champions and all boxers taking part in the tournament.

National Boy 4 and Girl 4 Championships finals

33kg Caoimhin Hughes (Glean) W/O
36kg Jake Kelleher (Ratoath) beat Charlie Stokes (Ballaghederreen) 4-1
39kg Keely Stevens (Charlestown) beat Gerrdna Corr (Setanta L) RSC1
39kg William McCarthy (Mayfield) beat John Paul Collins (Ballina) 5-0
41kg Elia Thompson (Dunboyne) W/O
42kg Aaron Keogh (Drimnagh) beat Flynn Lyttile (Holy Family)5-0

43kg Ava McCabe, Jobstown.
44kg Patrick Martin (Enniskery) beat Quiny Doherty (Sunnyside) 5-0
45kg Sinead Sibly (Gorey) beat Molly O Brien Tramore) 5-0
46kg Calvin Doyle (OLympic) beat Sean Gary (Clonard) 5-0
47kg Mia Byrne (Setenta l) beat Emily Butler (Ballinrobe) 5-0
48kg Jamie Collins (Drimnagh) beat Bernard McElhon (Golden Star) 5-0
49kg Grace Conway (Tredagh) beat Chelsea Jordan (Muskerry) 5-0
50kg Patrick Kelly (KIllmyshall) beat Aodhan Scott (Glengormley) 3-2
51kg Tegan Farrely (Dunboyne) beat Susan Lawlor Monkstown D) 4-1
52kg Louis Griffin (Kilfenora) beat Aziz Abdulnassar (Ballymun), 3-2.
53kg Sienna Fitzpatrick (Jobstown) beat Chelsea Coiley (Clonard) A) 4-1
54kg David McDonagh (Spartacus) beat Caoimhin Doherty (Glengormley) 4-1
55kg Kelsey Langan KNockmore/Foxford) beat Hannah Masterson (Clonard) 5-0
60kg Dylan Conroy (Ratoath) beat Conor Fox (Oliver Plunkett) 3-2
61kg Kayleeigh Whelan (Avona) beat Sarah Griffin (Ballyduff) RSC1
63kg Sara Murphy (St Brigids L) beat Saoirse McCarthy (St Pappins) 4-1
63kg Simon Casey (St Francis) beat Oisin Dunlop (Belfast Kronk) 5-0
66kg Archie Richie (All Saints) beat Kieran Cunningham (Cardonagh) 5-0
66kg Kaitlin Butler ( St Colmans) beat Aoibhinn Yal (Freshford) 5-0
70kkg Alex Noonan Carmody (Riverstown) beat Senan Maguire (Setanta L) RSC2
72kg Caoilfhionn Grant Molly (Togher) beat Katelyn King (St Brigids L) 5-0
75kg Mary McDonagh (Sliabh Luachra) beat Kate Kelly (Ryston) RSC1
75kg Glen McStay (ST Flannagans) beat Michael Faulkner(St Munchins) 5-0
77kg Rosin ONeill (Treaty) W/O
80kg John Sweeney (Olympic C) beat William Keenan (Leeside Lough) 4-1
85kg Bobby Jo Keddy Monsktown D) W/O
85kg Jaes Heaphy (Leeside Lough) beat John Patrick McKinney (Star A) 5-0
91kg Aoife O Dowd (Castlerea)W/O
91kg John McDonagh (Saviours Crystal) beat Dean Cox (Enniscorthy) RSC2
92kg Josh Saunders ( St Brigids L) W/O
102kg Rocky Ward (Saviours Crustal) beat Oto Kheguir (Celtic Eagles) 5-0
108kg David McDonagh (Tredagh) W/O

The finals were streamed live on IABA’s YouTube channel: