Dear Members,

Please be advised, all eligible clubs should now have received communication (via email) through your named club secretary, regarding the Covid-19 Club Resilience Funding.

All clubs in the Republic of Ireland who were successfully affiliated in season 2019/20 (last season) are eligible to apply for club resilience funding.

Please note, all clubs applying for resilience funding must comply with all financial, governance and administrative requirements. Failure to do so may affect your clubs funding application.

Clubs have until 31/03/21 to complete and return ALL requested documentation. If your club is eligible (as outlined above) to access club resilience funding and as yet has not received an email please contact info@iaba.ie

Katie Taylor recorded three inside the distance wins at the Witch Cup in Pecs Hungary in 2006.

The Bray lightweight, the current unified pro champion, stopped Edria Rezdany of Hungary in the first round.

And she halted Marlene Neilson’s (Denmark) in the semi-finals under the old 15-point rule in the second round.

Eva Wahlstrom awaited in the final but Taylor recorded a second 15-rule victory to see off the Finn and claim gold.

At the time, bouts were stopped automatically under the 15-point rule when a boxer went 15 points ahead (except in the last round).

Taylor, the then European champion, also beat Wahlstrom on the 15 point rule in the 2007 Witch Cup final.

A year after claiming her second Witch Cup title, Taylor secured her second World Elite title in China.

Russia’s Sofya Ochigava won 54kg Witch Cup gold in 2007, five years before she was beaten by Taylor in the 2012 Olympic final in London.

Please see above attachments for the IABA Youth and Junior home training sessions.

TG4 are bringing a six part series about life in different clubs throughout the Gaeltacht to our homes. Sports Clubs are the cornerstone of parishes all over Ireland fostering a sense of community and togetherness.The series will tell the stories of four very different sports clubs as they compete, battle for honours, and tried to survive the unpredictable 2020 season.Connemara Boxing Club are featured in the series.The series will also follow a soccer club in Donegal, a handball club in Galway and a rugby club in Kerry.Viewers can catch up with episode 2, which airs tonight at 8pm on TG4 (and 8pm each subsequent Thursday night).Tonight’s episode features how Cumann Dornálaíochta Chonamara (Connemara Boxing Club) dealt with the death of the great Colman Ó Flatharta.

Here is some information on the series. 

In the first episode the season kicks off for Cumann Dornálaíochta Chonamara (Connemara Boxing Club) as they hope to build on the successes of recent seasons. 

Leading the club into the new year is founder and chairman Colman Ó Flatharta.

In the 2^nd episode Cumann Dornálaíochta Chonamara (Connemara Boxing Club) suffered a terrible loss with the death of their founder and leader Colman Ó Flatharta.

In the 3rd episode the members of Cumann Dornálaíochta Chonamara compete in the Connacht Finals with the loss of their club chairman very much in their minds.

In the 4th episode are some fierce bouts in the Connacht Boxing Finals as the Connemara boxers fight for both personal and family pride.

In the 5th episode coronavirus cases are rising all around the country and the government takes unprecedented steps to protect our communities. 

This has huge implications for sports clubs all over Ireland including Cumann Dornálaíochta Chonamara. (Connemara Boxing Club).

In the final episode of the series we see the coronavirus restrictions gradually lift during the Summer for various sporting organisations.

However, things are more complicated for  boxing and Cumann Dornálaíochta Chonamara (Connemara Boxing Club) as Covid restrictions continue to mean competitive training and fights are still on hold.

Ireland met England in Coventry on this day in 1982.

Gerard Duddy, Roy Webb and Peter Murphy recorded victories for Ireland.

Big performances also from the rest of the Irish squad against a top English team away from home.

England v Ireland

Coventry Leisure Centre, Coventry, England

January 13, 1982

51kg John Hyland ENG Gerard Hawkins IRL 3:0
51kg Gerard Duddy IRL Steve Nolan ENG 3:0
54kg Roy Webb IRL John Farrell ENG 2:1
57kg Peter Hanlon ENG Gerry Delaney IRL 3:0
57kg Mohammed Hanif ENG Steve Hanna IRL DQ3
60kg Gary Felvus ENG Damien Fryers IRL 2:1
60kg Peter Murphy IRL Renard Ashton ENG 3:0
67kg Bob McKenley ENG Jerome de Loughrey IRL RSC1
71kg Errol Christie ENG Tom Corr IRL 3:0
75kg Michael Christie ENG Jimmy Shorthall IRL 3:0
75kg Jimmy Price ENG Tony de Loughrey IRL 2:1