Please see below attachment for international fixtures 2019.

Boxing2019 – Events Calendar as of December 4, 2018 (1)

Please note that the provincial weigh-ins for the National U/22 Championships will be held this Sunday.

Boxing begins on Friday week at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Please scroll down for all details.

7th December 2018

To Secretaries of Provincial Councils, County Boards
(Please distribute to all Clubs in your Units)

NATIONAL UNDER 22 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019

Venue: National Stadium, Dublin.

Dates: January 11th, 12th 18th, 25th & 26th

Weigh-in Six Units on Sunday 6th January 2019 from 9.00 -10.00am

Munster: Fairgrove Hotel
Leinster: St Michaels Athy
Dublin: Ringside Cub National Stadium
Connacht: Dalton Inn, Claremorris
Antrim: Dockers Club
Ulster: O’Neills Arms Hotel Toomebridge

Results of weigh-ins to be sent by email to sally@iaba.ie for Monday 7th January. Please ensure all information is correct.

Entry Fee: €20 Per Boxer payable at weigh-in

Draws: Tuesday January 8th at 2.00pm. Results will be emailed to Club secretaries and will be put on the IABA website. Please do not call the office.

Boxing: January 11th at 7.00pm. Other times contingent on entries and will be announced at the draw.

Duration of rounds: Men & Women 3×3 Minutes

Weights: Men Kg 49-52-56-60-64-69-75-81-91-91+ (10 weights)
Women Kg 48-51-54-57-60-64-69-75-81-81+ (10 weights)

Age Requirements: Boxers born years 1997 – 2000

Entries: On the scales on Sunday 6th January 2019 no pre-entry required

Only boxers that weigh in for the National Under 22’s will be eligible for selection for the European Under 22 Championships.

Males must present themselves clean shaven and all boxers must advise the doctor of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. Anti Doping testing may be carried out at any stage of the championships. It is imperative that all boxers adhere to the Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations- any queries regarding this matter please contact Mr Larry Morrison Anti-Doping Officer IABA on 0860292476

Non Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed.

Attire: Boxers shall have one red and one blue vest. Coaches must wear track suits and runners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene at all times, no caps/hats are allowed. Boxers must not wear long sleeved shirts under vests. Hair must be tied back and swimming hats/hair nets should be worn under headgear.

No Red, Orange or pink Gum shields.

Only qualified coaches will be allowed in the corner.

Sportsmanship: all decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official Stephen Connolly. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials.

*****(Information contained in this document is subject to change.)****

Art O’Brien
Hon Secretary IABA

WORLD Elite lightweight champion Kellie Harrington was glad that rugby star Johnny Sexton wasn’t in the running for Friday’s awards in Dublin.

The only Irish boxer to win two World Elite medals at two different weights scooped the overall 2018 Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year Award at the Shelbourne Hotel yesterday.

The Dubliner topped the 60kg podium at the World Elite Championships in New Delhi last month after winning five bouts.

The gold helped Ireland finish in 6th spot in the medals table at the 73-nation tournament and bumped Ireland up to 7th place in the all-time World Elite Women’s Championships medals rankings.

Harrington, one gold and silver, and Katie Taylor, five gold and bronze, have won all of Ireland’s medals at the World Women’s Elites.

“I’m just glad Johnny Sexton didn’t come in a dress. That’s all I’m saying,” said Harrington in a tongue in cheek comment to the Irish Times – Irish fly half Sexton has picked up numerous awards after powerful performances against the All Blacks and in the Six Nations this year.

Harrington, who also claimed European Elite bronze and multi-nation silver in 2018, capped a vintage year for Irish boxing with over 40 medals in World, European and Olympic Youth competition from all levels from Elite to Schoolboy/girl.

Ten of those medals are gold – and eight of them were won by women.

World No.1 Harrington reckons that awards matter.

“Do you know what, right. I’ll be honest with you, right,” she told The Irish Times. There’s been loads of awards that have been on and like I haven’t got one of them, right.

“So I come here today and I’m saying to all my coaches I’m up for all these awards and I haven’t got one, right.

“They’re telling me you are a world champion. And I’m saying to everyone, yeah, you’re dead right, you’re dead right.

“But getting it, it does mean something because it means you are getting recognised.You know, like, people are actually taking an interest.

“I can brush it off and say no, it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter I didn’t get it. But it does matter. It does matter, right, Everyone wants it. There is not one person there doesn’t want it. No, right. It’s like brilliant. It’s like amazing.”

(Image: Harrington with IABA CEO Fergal Carruth and club coach (St Mary’s BC) Noel Burke yesterday)