Nominate an outstanding BOXING volunteer today and be in with a chance to win €1000 for your local sports club by simply nominating!! Don’t delay – Nominate today!

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EBS is proud to partner with the Federation of Irish Sport for a third consecutive year on the Volunteers in Sport Awards, which recognise and support the army of volunteers in sport and physical activity in local communities across Ireland. The Awards will take place virtually in December 2021.

More than 450,000 volunteers across Ireland ensure that sport and physical activity take place around the country every day. Each year, this army of volunteers dedicates over 37.2 million hours of their time across the country’s sports clubs and associations. This sport volunteer effort is worth an estimated €1.5bn to the exchequer!  Volunteers are there to support sporting clubs and communities from early morning, to late at night, without any expectation of recognition or reward.

In partnership, the Federation of Irish Sport and EBS will once more honour and celebrate the commitment and dedication of these volunteers in helping to ensure sport happens at every level.  We are now inviting members of the Irish public to nominate a volunteer in their particular sport that they would like to see recognised at the 2021 Volunteers in Sport Awards. 

To nominate an everyday hero, and to be in with the chance of winning €1,000 for your local sports club, simply visit www.volunteersinsport.ie. Nominations can be made by a club, individual or sporting body – don’t delay – These awards are dedicated to the dedicated!

Following a Central Council meeting on Saturday, the following are the weights which will be in use for the 2021/22 season.
Two lists of weights are given – National Championship weights and European Championship weights.

The National Championship weights are those used for all National Championships where boxers don’t leave the country, i.e. Boy/Girl 1 – 6.
The European Championship weights are those for all Championships where the winners will go to represent Ireland at European (or World) level, i.e., Junior Cadets, Senior Cadets etc

National Championship Weights 2021/22 Season
Boy 1,2,3 (25 Weights)25kg – 27kg – 29kg – 31kg – 33kg – 35kg – 37kg – 38.5kg – 40kg – 41.5kg- 43kg – 44.5kg – 46kg – 48kg – 50kg – 52kg – 54kg – 56kg – 59kg – 62kg -65kg – 68kg – 72kg – 74kg – 76kg
Boy 4 (23 Weights)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/Junior 2 (22 Weights)29kg – 31kg – 33kg – 36kg – 39kg – 42kg – 44kg – 46kg – 48kg – 50kg -52kg – 54kg – 57kg – 60kg – 63kg – 66kg – 70kg – 75kg – 80kg – 85kg -91kg – 91+kg
Girl 1-4  (26 Weights)25kg – 27kg – 29kg – 31kg – 33kg – 35kg – 37kg – 39kg – 41kg -43kg-45kg – 47kg – 49kg – 51kg – 53kg – 55kg – 57kg – 59kg – 61kg – 63kg -66kg – 68kg -70kg – 72kg – 75kg – 75+kg   
Girl 5-6 (23 Weights)25kg- 27kg – 29kg – 31kg – 33kg – 35kg – 37kg – 39kg – 41kg – 43kg -46kg – 48kg – 50kg – 52kg – 54kg – 57kg – 60kg – 63kg – 66kg – 70kg -75kg – 80kg – 80+kg

European Weight Categories 2021/22 Season 

Junior Cadets Boys (16): 37-40 kg, 42 kg, 44 kg, 46 kg, 48 kg, 50 kg, 52 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 66 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg  

Junior Cadets Girls(13): 34-36kg, 38 kg, 40 kg, 42 kg, 44 kg, 46 kg, 48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 70 kg 

Senior Cadets Boys (13): 44-46 kg, 48 kg, 50 kg, 52 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 66 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 80+ kg  

Senior Cadets Girls (13): 44-46 kg, 48 kg, 50 kg, 52 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 66 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 80+ kg 

Male Youth/U-18/Elites (13): 46-48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 63.5 kg, 67 kg, 71 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 92+ kg

Female Youth/U-18/Elite (12): 45-48 kg, 50 kg, 52 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 66 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg, 81+ kg

Please scroll down for the line ups for Saturday’s finals at the National Elite Championships 2021.

The start time will be confirmed shortly.

National Elite Championships 2021

Finals

October 2nd

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D)
48kg Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family L) V Caomhin Logue (Springtown)
50kg Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) V Nicole Clyde (Antrim)
51kg Paudraic Downey (St John Bosco A) V Paddy McShane (Letterkenny)
52kg Niamh Early (Ryston) V Daina Moorehouse (Enniskerry)
54kg Niamh Fay (Ballyboughall) V Sarah Hagightat-Jo (Edenderry)
54kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls A) V Jake Rapple (Monkstown D)
57kg Jennifer Lehane (DCU) V Kellie McLoughlin (Drimnagh)
57kg Adam Hession (Monivea) V Sean Purcell (Saviours Crystal)
60kg Amy Broadhurst (St Bronaghs) W/O
60kg John Paul Hale (Star) V Dominic Bradley (Emerald A)
63kg Eve Woods (Corinthians) V Gillian Duffy (St Mary’s D)
63.5kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy)V Jack McGivern (St Georges)
66kg Keisha Attewell (Tobar Pheadair) V Kaci Rock (Enniskerry)
67kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda)
70kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea) V Evelyn Igharo (Clann Naofa)
71kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) V Luke Maguire (Esker)
75kg Aoife O’Rourke (Castlrea) W/O
75kg Sean Donaghy (St Canices) V Gabrielle Dossen (Olympic C)
80kg Tommy Hyde (St Michaels Athy) V Keelan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) V Bethany Doocey (Castlebar)
86kg Faolain Rahill (DCU) V Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)

September 25th

S/Finals (3pm)
57kg Jennifer Lehan (DCU) beat Zara Breslin (Tramore) 5-0
57kg Kellie McLoughlin (Drimnagh) W/O
63.5kgBrandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy) beat John O’Connell (Holy Trinity) 5-0
63.5kg Jack McGivern (St Georges)beat Nathan Richmond (Scorpion) RSC1
66kg Keisha Attewell (Tobar Pheadair) W/O
66kg Kaci Rock (Enniskerry) W/O
67kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) beat Evan Fitzgerald (Esker) 5-0
71kg Luke Maguire (Esker) beat Emeka Onwuka (All Saints) 5-0
71kg Kieran Molloy (Oughterard) beat Jack Brady (Crumlin) RSC2
80kg Tommy Hyde (St Michaels Athy) W/O
80kg Keelan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) beat Stewart Edwards (Crumlin) 5-0
86kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) W/O
92kg Marcin Skalski (Athlone) W/O
92kg Jack Marley (Monkstown D) beat Cathal Crowley (Spartan M) 5-0
92+kgThomas Maughan (Cavan) beat Patrick Rogers (St Johns U) 4-1
92+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Samuel Ilesamni (St Mary’s) 5-0

September 24
S/Finals (7pm)
48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat Chloe Fleck (Canal) 5-0
48kg Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) beat Ciara Walsh (Smithfield) 4-1
51kg Paddy McShane (Letterkenny) beat Michael Stokes (St Michaels Athy) 2-1
54kg Niamh Faye (Ballyboughal) beat Kirsten Cresham (Castlebar) RSC1
54kg Sara Hagighat-Jo (St Brigids Edenderry) beat Emma Flannery (Baldoyle) 5-0
54kg Jake Rapple (Monkstown D) beat Nathan Horrigan (Crumlin) 5-0
57kg Adam Hession (Monivea) beat Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) 5-0
57kg Sean Purcell (Saviours Crystal) beat Jordan Smith (Holy Family Drogheda) 3-2
60kg John Paul Hale (Star) beat Michael Stephens (Drimnagh) 5-0
60kg Dominic Bradley (Emerald A) beat Teo Allen (Cookstown) 5-0
67k Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Drogheda) beat Michael Avetisian (Mulhuddart) RSCI3
75kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic Galway) beat Daniel O’Sullivan (Lucan) 5-0

September 18th
Quarter-finals
50kg Nicole Clyde (Antrim) beat Nicole Hayes (Togher) 5-0
63.5kg John McConnell (Holy Trinity) W/O
63.5kg Brandon McCarthy (St Michaels Athy) beat Jamie Long (Muskerry) KO1
63.5kg Nathan Richmond (Scorpion) W/O
63.5kg Jack McGivern (St Georges) W/O
67kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) beat Eoghan Quinn (St Johns U) 5-0
67kg Evan Fitzgerald (Esker) beat Damien Creaven (Olympic Galway) RSCI3
67kg Michael Avetisian (Mulhuddart) beat Kenneth Doyle (Monkstown D) 5-0
67kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family) beat Barry O ‘Connor (Northside) 5-0
86kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown)beat Kane Tucker (Emerald A) 3-2

September 18th
QUARTER FINALS
57kg Adam Hession (Monivea) W/O
57kg Sean Purcell (Saviours Crystal) beat Bailey Marshall (Emerald A) 4-1
57kg Jordan Smith (Holy Family) W/O
92+kg Patrick Rogers (St Johns U) beat Jack Divine (Springtown) RSC!
92+kg Thomas Maughan (Cavan) beat Gytis Lisinkas (Celtic Eagles) 5-0
92+kg Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) beat Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) 5-0
92+kg Samuel Ilesanni (St Mary’s D) beat Phil Brophy (Angels) 4-0

Septemmber 17th
PRELIMS
48kg Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) beat Courtney Daly (Crumlin) 5-0
54kg Sara Haghighat-Jo (Edenderry) beat Clodagh McComiskey (Gilford) 5-0
57kg Jake McMahon (Liberty) W/O
57kg Jordan Smith (Holy Family Drogheda) W/O
57kg Jude Gallagher (Two Castles) beat Patryk Adamus (Drimnagh) 3-2
60kg Dominic Bradley (Emerald A) W/O
60kg Teo Allen (Cookstown) beat Thomas McCann (St Pauls A) 5-0
80kg Keelan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) W/O
92+kg Samuel Ilesanni (St Mary’s D) W/O

On Friday, Celtic Eagles Boxing Club welcomed members of An Garda Siochana to the club as part of a new initiative between the IABA and An Garda Siochana.

The purpose of the visit was for uniformed members of An Garda Siochana to introduce themselves informally as a point of contact between themselves and the boxing club.

Garda Joe Hirst and Muiris Quinn gave an informative speech which covered local community issues and road/bike safety issues.

The kids all enjoyed the speeches and took a lot from them. 

This is a great initiative from both the IABA and An Garda Siochana.

Celtic Eagles Boxing Club would like to thank all involved in this great initiative.

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) is delighted to announce the launch of new initiative ‘HI GARDA’ in conjunction with An Garda Síochána. The initiative, which commenced last week and is scheduled to continue through October 2021, will see community Gardaí visiting their local boxing clubs to engage and interact with members. It is hoped the new programme will help to further strengthen the long-established relationships between the Gardaí and local boxing clubs

The IABA and An Garda Síochána enjoy a rich and proud history, dating all the way back to the inception of the association in 1911. In the 1920s, General Eoin O’Duffy placed a great importance on the sport of boxing within An Garda Síochána, seeing it as a means of introducing Gardaí into their local communities as they assisted in the establishment of boxing clubs throughout the country. It was this work that laid the foundations for the enduring relationship which continues to flourish to this very day.

The IABA are proud to boast a large number of Gardai amongst its members through its history which include some well-known names such as such Willie “Boy” Murphy, Dick Hearns and Jim Brannigan along with more recent members such as Niall Kennedy, Olympian Adam Nolan as well as Paris 2024 hopeful Christina Desmond. The IABA also counts the Garda Boxing Club as one of its affiliated units.

Last Friday 24th September, local Community Gardaí visited Celtic Eagles boxing club in Galway to begin the ‘Hi Garda’ initiative. The IABA would like to thank Pawel Popko and all the club members who were in attendance on the night and also give a special mention to Garda Joe Hirst and Garda Muiris Quinn for helping to facilitate this event (pictures attached). The IABA would encourage all clubs to engage in the ‘Hi Garda’ initiative by contacting their local Garda stations and inviting community Gardaí to pay a visit to the club. Clubs are encouraged to send pictures relating to the Hi Garda initiative to info@iaba.ie

Today’s announcement follows on from an informal 2018 programme between the two organisations that saw 17 active Gardaí joining various affiliated amateur boxing clubs. The purpose of that programme was to help re-establish links between the Gardaí and their local boxing clubs. This community-based and pro-active collaborative work between both organisations is extremely important to our clubs, their communities and to the Association, and the new ‘HI GARDA’ programme aims to build on this work even more into the future.

Speaking about the new initiative, IABA CEO Fergal Carruth said: “An Garda Síochána has played a huge part in the formation and development of the IABA. It is fantastic to highlight the very close bond that has always been shared between both organisations, past and present, through this initiative. It is hoped that the ‘HI GARDA’ initiative will be the start of many further collaborative programs between the IABA and An Garda Síochána.”