AIBA 2-STAR R&J COURSE BEGINS IN DUBLIN

IABA News

 

Ireland is hosting an A.I.B.A 2 Star R/J Course at the Lewis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin.

The course, which began today, is being run in conjunction with the Monkstown Box Cup which concludes Sunday.

Seven of the 15 participants are A.I.B.A 1 Star R/Js from Ireland, explained IABA Registrar Stephen Connolly.

Dominic O’Rourke, President of the IABA, wished all candidates the very best of luck at the first A.I.B.A 2 Star R/J Course to be hosted in Ireland.

The tutors in Dublin are Mr Pat Fiacca from Canada and Mr Zoltan Szalma from Hungary.

R/J 1 Star

( 1 ) Paul Mc Evoy
( 2 ) Martin O’Neill
( 3 ) Loughlin Gannon
( 4 ) Michael Gill
( 5 ) Aideen Floyd
( 6 ) Stephen Kelly
( 7 ) Mal Scott

Yours in sport

Stephen Connolly
National Register
I.A.B.A.

 

BRANDENBURG YOUTH CUP UPDATE

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Team Ireland will have their eight and final training session in Dublin this Saturday ahead of the start of the 23rd Brandenburg Youth Cup in Germany early next week.

 

The tournament begins on July 3 in Frankfurt/Oder on the German/Polish border.

 

Saturday’s training session begins at 11am at the Crumlin BC.

 

Sean Crowley has been called up to the Irish panel which leaves for Germany next Tuesday.

 

“The Brandenburg Cup is one of the toughest tournaments at this level, all the top nations will be there,” said Irish coach Phil Sutcliffe. “We are bringing a very talented young team to Germany and hopefully we can bring home a few medals.”

 

Click here for previous editions of the Brandenburg Youth Cup.

 

 

 

Brandenburg Youth Cup Frankfurt/Oder Germany July 3/8

Irish squad

49kg Adam Hession (Monivea)
52kg Owen McDonagh (Leeside Lough)
56kg John Paul Hale (Star)
60kg David Oliver Joyce (Ballymun)
64kg Pearce O’Leary (Dublin Docklands)
69kg Christian Preston (Dublin Docklands)
75kg Sean Crowley (Arklow)
81kg Jack Lawlor (Thurles)
91kg Ownie McDonagh (St Annes)

Team Manager: Gerry O’Mahony (Dungarvan)
Coaches: Phil Sutcliffe (Crumlin) & Stephen Friel (Illies GG)
R&J: P McEvoy (Avona)

NATIONAL TITLES WON (SO FAR) PER CLUB THIS SEASON

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Please scroll down for table of National Titles won so far this season by Ireland’s clubs. The list includes titles won by walkover.

Nine National Championships have been completed.

Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane.

 

Tournaments completed so far in 2017/18 season

National Senior Men’s and Women’s  Championships
National U/22 Men’s and Women’s Championships
National U/18 Men’s and Women’s Open
National Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships
National Novice Men’s and Women’s Championships
National Boy 4 and Junior 1 & 2 Championships
National Boy 1,2,3 Championships
National Boys and Girls Junior Cadet Championships
National Girls 1 to 6 Championships

 

 

Titles Won 

 

Drimnagh (14)

Olympic Mullingar (13)

St Michaels Athy (10)

Olympic Galway (9)

Clann Naofa (9)

Neilstown (7)

St Annes (6)

Glasnevin (6)

Geesala (6)

Ballyhaunis (5)

Castlerea (5)

Holy Trinity (5)

St Marys Dublin (5)

St Brigids Kildare (4)

Arklow (4)

Ballinacarrow (4)

Baldoyle (4)

Avona (4)

Clonmel (4)

Monkstown Dublin (4)

Maydown (4)

O.L.O.L. (4)

Rathkeale (4)

Swords (4)

St Brigids Edenderry (4)

Monivia (4)

Portlaoise (4)

Ballyduff (3)

Callan (3)

Celtic Eagles (3)

Crumlin (3)

Cloghan (3)

Ennis (3)

Holy Family Drogheda (3)

Letterkenny (3)

Mayfield (3)

Paulstown (3)

St Johns Derry (3)

St Pauls Antrim (3)

Riverside (3)

Ryston (3)

Ratoath (3)

Togher (3)

Virginia/DCU (3)

Whitechurch (3)

Ardnaree (2)

Ardagh Cross (2)

Ballaghaderreen (2)

Ballynacargy (2)

Ballybrack (2)

Cabra (2)

Cookstown (2)

Clonard (2)

Connamara (2)

Curragh (2)

Dealgan (2)

Docklands (2)

Donore (2)

Enniskerry (2)

Emyvale (2)

Fr Horgans (2)

Holy Family GG (2)

Jobstown (2)

Kanturk (2)

Kilcullen (2)

Kilnamanagh (2)

Lumpini (2)

Mount Tallant (2)

Monkstown Antrim (2)

Northside (2)

Navan (2)

Oughterard (2)

O’Hanlon Park (2)

Raging Bull (2)

Riverstown (2)

St Aidans (2)

Smithfield (2)

St Francis (2)

St Nicholas (2)

St Josephs Ulster (2)

St Josephs Edenderry (2)

Spartan Cork (2)

Setanta L (2)

Southside (2)

Two Castles (2)

Tullow (2)

Tipperary Town (2)

Tobar Pheadair (2)

Urlingford (2)

Aglish (1)

Abbeyfeale Vikings (1)

Ardee (1)

Brosna (1)

Ballina (1)

Ballymun (1)

Ballysillian (1)

Bay City (1)

Birr (1)

Bracken (1)

Bunclody (1)

3 Bridges (1)

Castlebar (1)

Cashen Vale (1)

Carrickmacross (1)

Charleville (1)

Charlestown (1)

Corpus Christi (1)

Cookstown (1)

Corinthians (1)

Coleraine (1)

Clara (1)

Darndale (1)

Dunfanaghy (1)

Dungarvan (1)

Dunboyne (1)

Dunree (1)

Emerald Antrim (1)

Enniscorthy (1)

Elite Mullingar (1)

Erne (1)

Errigal (1)

Glen (1)

Gilford (1)

Gorey (1)

Hyland Academy (1)

Kilfenora (1)

Loughshore (1)

Legacy (1)

Leeside Lough (1)

Lisburn (1)

Sparticus (1)

Sliabh Luachra (1)

Mark Heagney (1)

Marble City (1)

Mulhuddart (1)

Old School (1)

Old School (1)

Olympic M (1)

Patsy Quinn (1)

Sacre Coeur (1)

St Nicholas (2)

St Teresas (1)

St Anhtony’s/Pats (1)

St John Bosco (1)

Sacred Heart Omagh (1)

St Carthages (1)

Saviours Crystal (1)

St Josephs Derry (1)

St Patrick U (1)

St Anthonys (1)

St Ailbhes (1)

St Bernadettes (1)

St Davids (1)

St Georges (1)

St Josephs Derry (1)

St Georges (1)

St  Pappins (1)

St Pauls W (1)

St Pauls N (1)

St Monicas  (1)

Sean McDermott (1)

Setanta M (1)

Spartans A (1)

Swinford (1)

Raphoe (1)

Trojan (1)

Tralee (1)

 

 

 

MICK DOWLING HONOURED IN CORK

IABA News

 

The Cork County Boxing Board rolled out the red carpet for Irish boxing legend Mick Dowling on Leeside last Saturday.

The Kilkenny-born bantamweight was honoured form his services to the sport at a Boxing Breakfast in the Rebel County to mark the 50th anniversary of his appearance at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

Dowling claimed eight National Elite titles in his career and represented his country at the 68 and 1972 Games in Munich.

In 1968, he was beaten in the last-eight on a 4-1 split decision by Japan’s Eiji Marroka for at least bronze.

Four years later he was edged out on a 3-2 split to Cuba’s Orlando Martinez, the eventual gold medalist, in the quarter-finals in Mexico.

Both men, pictured below, met up in Havana in 2015 for the “rematch.”

“I was just fascinated, to drive along a street teeming with people, on a beautiful sunny day, and to spot this guy, so fit-looking, to see his smile and his wave – just to see him standing on a street in Havana, 43 years later. It was amazing,” said Dowling.

Dowling, who works as a boxing analyst with RTE, also claimed two European Elite bronze medals for Ireland.

Last weekend’s function by organised by the Cork Ex-Boxers Association.

Mick O’Brien, President of the Cork County Boxing Board, described Dowling, who received a tremendous reception in the Southern Capitol, as a true legend of Irish boxing.

Conal Thomas made a presentation to the two-time Irish Olympian on behalf of the Cork Boxing Fraternity.

 

Images: Conal Thomas makes a presentation to Mick Dowling and Mick Dowling in action at the Olympics and meeting Martinez in Havana