Team Ireland flew out to Belgrade, Serbia this morning ahead of the opening bell for the World Elite Men’s Championships on Monday.

One hundred and five nations have registered to compete at the Worlds.

Ireland have been training and sparring at the High Performance Centre in Abbotstown and Great Britain’s High Performance Centre in Sheffield in the lead up to Belgrade.

The AIBA have announced that they will present belts and medals for the winners at the 2021 edition of the tournament.

The AIBA have also announced that there will be substantial prizemoney on offer.

The gold medalists will receive $100,000 US dollars and the silver medalists $50,000. The bronze medalists will receive $25,000.

Irish squad

48 kg. Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family)

51 kg. Sean Mari (Monkstown)

57 kg. Adam Hession (Monieva)

60 kg. JP Hale (Star)

63kg. Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy)

67 kg. Eugene McKeever (Holy Family)

80 Kg. Kelyn Cassidy (St Saviors/ Crystal)

IABA President, Dom O’Rourke

Team manager, Peter O’Donnell

Coaches, Zaur Antia, Dmitry Dimitruk, Eoin Pluck

Following an extensive Covid related lockdown of grass roots boxing in Ireland over Approx. 18 Months, the IABA held their Elite championships in September and October this year to assist in the selection of a team for this year’s Elite World championships. The Men’s team then travelled to Sheffield the home of Team GB boxing to take part in world class sparring returning home today. The IABA High Performance team under the expert eye of Head Coach Zaur Antia were very happy with how the team performed up against top class opposition and have selected the following team to represent Ireland at the Elite Men’s world championships later this month in Serbia.

IABA World Men’s Championship Team.

48 Kg. Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family)

51 kg. Sean Mari (Monkstown)

57 kg. Adam Hession (Monieva)

60 kg. JP McHale (Star)

63kg. Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy)

67 kg. Eugene McKeever (Holy Family)

80 Kg. Kelyn Cassidy (St Saviors/ Crystal)

The Irish Elite Women’s team are currently in training in the National Sports Campus Abbotstown preparing for their World championships due to be held in Turkey this December.

Nominations close on October 17^th– https://we.tl/t-Gf4am6uOP2

Please scroll down for finals results from the National Elite Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight..

Twenty bouts were decided tonight plus four walkovers.

Sara Hagightat-Jo won the Best Female Boxer Award and Adam Hession the Best Male Boxer Award.

National Elite Championships Finals October 2nd 2021

48KG Ricky Nesbitt W/O

54KG Jake Rapple W/O

60KG Amy Broadhurst W/O

75KG Aoife O’Rourke W/O

TG4 Live YouTube stream:

5pm   

75KG Gabriel Dossen (Olympic, Galway) beat Sean Donaghy (St.Canices, Derry) 5-0

63KG Eve Woods (Corinthians, Dublin) beat Gillian Duffy (St.Marys, Dublin) 5-0

66KG Kaci Rock (Enniskerry, Wicklow) beat Kiesha Attwell (Tobair Pheadair, Galway) RSC3

 81KG Bethany Doocey(Castlebar, Mayo) beat Nel Fox (Rathkeale, Limerick) 5-0

86KG Darren O’Neill (Paulstown, Kilkenny beat Faolain Rahill (DCU, Dublin) 5-0

92KG Jack Marley (Monkstown, Dublin) beat Marcin Skalski (Athlone, Westmeath) 5-0

92+KG Martin Keenan (Rathkeale, Limerick) beat Thomas Maughan (Cavan B.C) 3-2

Live on TG4:

48KG Shannon Sweeney (St. Annes Westport) beat Carol Coughlin (Monkstown, Dublin) 5-0

51KG Paddy McShane (Letterkenny, Dgl) beat Paudraic Downey (St.John Bosco, Antrim) 3-2

50KG Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata, Antrim) beat Nicole Clyde (Antrim B.C) 5-0

52KG Daina Moorehouse(Enniskerry, Wklw) beat Niamh Early (Ryston, Kildare) 5-0

57KG Adam Hession (Monivea, Galway) beat Sean Purcell (Saviours Crystal, Wtrfrd) 5-0

54KG Sara Hagightat-Jo (St.Brigds, Edndery, Ofly) beat Niamh Fay (Ballyboughal, Dublin) 3-2

60KG John Paul Hale (Star, Antrim) ​​beat Dominic Bradley (Emerald, Antrim) 5-0

57KG Jennifer Lehane (DCU, Dublin) ​beat Kellie McLoughlin(Drimnagh, Dublin) 5-0

63.5KG Brandon McCarthy (Athy, Kildare) ​beat Jack McGivern (St.Georges, Antrim) 5-0

67KG Eugene McKeever (Holy Family, Lth) beat Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy, Westmeath) 4-1

70KG Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa, Louth) beat Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea, Roscommon) 5-0

71KG Kieran Molloy (Oughterard, Galway)​ beat Luke Maguire (Esker, Dublin) 5-0

80KG Kelyn Cassidy (Savrs Crystl, Wtfrd) beat Tommy Hyde (St.Michaels Athy, Kildare) RSC1

Please scroll down for running order for Saturday’s National Elite finals at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Boxing begins at 5pm and will be streamed live on TG4 before live coverage begins on the TG4 channel at 7.15pm.

Saturday’s weigh-ins at the National Stadium will be held between 8am and 10.30am.

National Elite Championships Finals October 2^nd 2021

54KG Jake Rapple W/O

60KG Amy Broadhurst W/O

75KG Aoife O’Rourke W/O

Live YouTube stream:

5pm      

48KG Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family, Louth)   v Caomhin Logue (Springtown, Derry)

75KG Sean Donaghy (St.Canices, Derry)  ​v Gabriel Dossen (Olympic, Galway)

63KG Eve Woods (Corinthians, Dublin)    ​v Gillian Duffy (St.Marys, Dublin)

66KG Kiesha Attwell (Tobair Pheadair, Galway) v Kaci Rock (Enniskerry, Wicklow)

 81KG Nel Fox (Rathkeale, Limerick)  ​v Bethany Doocey(Castlebar, Mayo)

86KG Faolain Rahill (DCU, Dublin) ​ ​v Darren O’Neill (Paulstown, Kilkenny)

92KG Marcin Skalski (Athlone, Westmeath)   v Jack Marley (Monkstown, Dublin)

92+KG Thomas Maughan (Cavan B.C)     ​v Martin Keenan (Rathkeale, Limerick)

Live on TG4:

48KG Shannon Sweeney (St. Annes Westport)  v Carol Coughlin (Monkstown, Dublin)

51KG Paudraic Downey (St.John Bosco, Antrim). v Paddy McShane (Letterkenny, Dgl)

50KG Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata, Antrim)   ​v Nicole Clyde (Antrim B.C)

52KG Niamh Early (Ryston, Kildare) ​​v Daina Moorehouse(Enniskerry, Wklw)

57KG Adam Hession (Monivea, Galway)     ​v Sean Purcell (Saviours Crystal, Wtrfrd)

54KG Niamh Fay (Ballyboughal, Dublin)    v Sara Hagightat-Jo (St.Brigds, Edndery, Ofly)

60KG John Paul Hale (Star, Antrim) ​​v Dominic Bradley (Emerald, Antrim)

57KG Jennifer Lehane (DCU, Dublin)    ​v Kellie McLoughlin(Drimnagh, Dublin)

63.5KG Brandon McCarthy (Athy, Kildare) ​v Jack McGivern (St.Georges, Antrim)

67KG Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy, Westmeath)   v Eugene McKeever (Holy Family, Lth)

70KG Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea, Roscommon) v Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa, Louth)

71KG Kieran Molloy (Oughterard, Galway)​v Luke Maguire (Esker, Dublin) 

80KG Tommy Hyde (St.Michaels Athy, Kildare)  v Kelyn Cassidy (Savrs Crystl, Wtfrd)