Programmes for the 2022 National Boy/Girl 4, Junior 1 and 2 Championships have been issued.

Boxing in Boy/Girl 4 competition will take place:

Friday, March 11^th: Quarter Finals

Saturday, March 12^th: Semi Finals

Sunday, March 13^th: Finals.

Boxing in the Junior 1 and Junior 2 competitions will take place:

Junior 1 – Boxing on March 18^th, 19^th and 20^th.

Junior 2 – Boxing on March 25^th, 26^th and 27^th

Venue:  The National Boxing Stadium Complex, Dublin

Weigh-In & Medical: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8am – 9am and 12pm – 1pm.  Boxers will weigh in each day they box

Male Weights:

Boy 4:  27kg; 29kg; 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg; 52kg; 54kg; 57kg; 60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+kg.

Junior 1 & 2: 29kg, 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg; 52kg; 54kg; 57kg; 60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+ kg. 

Female Weights:

Girl 4: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43, 45kg, 47kg, 49kg, 51kg, 53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 61kg, 63kg, 66kg, 68kg, 70kg, 72kg, 75kg, 75+kg.

Junior 1/2: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43kg, 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg.

Competition Arrangements

Rounds:  Boxing will be 3 x 1 ½ minute rounds for Boy/Girl 4 and 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.    

Boy/Girl 4 Programmes

Junior 1 Programmes

Junior 2 Programmes

The draw for the 2022 National Boy/Girl 4, Junior 1 and 2 Championships took place this afternoon and is available here

Please find attached the draws for: Boy/Girl 4 quarter finals, semi finals and finals, to be boxed on March 11^th, 12^th and 13^th.

Also included:

Junior 1 drawsheets. Boxing on March 18^th, 19^th and 20^th.

Junior 2 drawsheets. Boxing on March 25^th, 26^th and 27^th

Programmes will be sent to all clubs and posted on the IABA website in due course.

Venue:  The National Boxing Stadium Complex, Dublin

Weigh-In & Medical: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8am – 9am and 12pm – 1pm.  Boxers will weigh in each day they box

Male Weights:

Boy 4:  27kg; 29kg; 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg; 52kg; 54kg; 57kg; 60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+kg.

Junior 1 & 2: 29kg, 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg; 52kg; 54kg; 57kg; 60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+ kg. 

Female Weights:

Girl 4: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43, 45kg, 47kg, 49kg, 51kg, 53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 61kg, 63kg, 66kg, 68kg, 70kg, 72kg, 75kg, 75+kg.

Junior 1/2: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43kg, 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg.

Rounds:  Boxing will be 3 x 1 ½ minute rounds for Boy/Girl 4 and 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 draw for the 2022 National Boy/Girl 4, Junior 1 & 2 Championships will take place at the National Stadium this afternoon.

The draw will be livestreamed on IABA’s YouTube channel, after 2pm.

Draw sheets will be issued following their completion, and programmes will be sent to clubs as soon as they are completed.

Competition Arrangements:

Boxing:   March 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th, 27^th. The above dates are subject to change, dependant on entries

Venue:  The National Boxing Stadium Complex, Dublin

Weigh-In & Medical: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8am – 9am and 12pm – 1pm.  Boxers will weigh in each day they box

Draw: Live streamed Tuesday 8th March at 2pm in National Stadium.

Programmes will be sent to all units and posted on the IABA website. Please do not call the office for information.

Male Weights:

Boy 4:  27kg; 29kg; 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg; 52kg; 54kg; 57kg; 60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+kg.

Junior 1 & 2: 29kg, 31kg; 33kg; 36kg; 39kg; 42kg; 44kg; 46kg; 48kg; 50kg; 52kg; 54kg; 57kg; 60kg; 63kg; 66kg; 70kg; 75kg; 80kg; 85kg; 91kg; 91+ kg. 

Female Weights:

Girl 4: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43, 45kg, 47kg, 49kg, 51kg, 53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 61kg, 63kg, 66kg, 68kg, 70kg, 72kg, 75kg, 75+kg.

Junior 1/2: 25kg, 27kg, 29kg, 31kg, 33kg, 35kg, 37kg, 39kg, 41kg, 43kg, 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 80+kg.

Rounds:  Boxing will be 3 x 1 ½ minute rounds for Boy/Girl 4 and 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.    

Over 200 girls are taking part in boxing for the first time today, during the Belfast Boxing Strategy’s International Women’s Day Try It! event.

Schools including Girdwood Community are being coached by #TeamIreland and Ulster Elite Champion, Carly McNaul, Kate & Nicole Meli (Immaculata) & Tricia Magennis (Gleann).

200 girls are taking part in Belfast Boxing Strategy Try #IWD2022 Boxing Sessions!

Here's girls from Girdwood Community begin coached by being coached by #TeamIreland Carly McNaul, Kate & Nicole Meli (Immaculata) & Tricia Magennis (Gleann) pic.twitter.com/u582cZMZQR

— UlsterBoxingCouncil (@UlsterBoxing) March 8, 2022

Several classes from Finaghy Primary School are among those taking part in afternoon sessions.

Also attending today’s #IWD2022 Try Boxing Sessions are Belfast Community Coaches Patrick Gallagher and Brendan Irvine, Ulster Boxing Secretary Charlie Toland, Belfast Boxing Development Officer Liam Corr and Ulster Club Development Officer Paddy Barnes.

The Try It! event is a fun, boxing centered way to introduce girls to sport, activity and fitness through boxing.

The IABA is deeply saddened by the passing of two time Olympian, Andrew “Ando” Reddy, a servant of boxing over many long decades.

Ando grew up on the famous Downpatrick Road in Crumlin where no fewer than 4 National senior champions lived at the time. Ando was 6 times national senior champion and 2 time Olympian, he contested the 1952 Helsinki Olympics at flyweight, and the 1960 Rome Olympics at featherweight. Ando’s brother, Tommy, who died in 1993, boxed at Helsinki as a featherweight – the brothers were among only a handful of sibling pairs to contest the same Olympiad in boxing at that time.

Ando spent many decades contributing to the growth of our sport at Sandymount and British Rail BCs 

Ando is survived by his loving Wife Sheila, children Alan, Andrew, Declan, Mary, and extended family.

He will be laid to rest on Tuesday morning following 10am mass in the Church of the Assumption, Walkinstown, Dublin. Funeral arrangements, live-stream links and condolences page can be found here