Up-dated draws and schedules have been issued for the 2022 National Senior Championship, which will be boxed at the National Stadium. Over150 boxers are scheduled to contest the tournament.
The competition begins on Friday, October 7th, and will be boxed over consecutive weekends up to November 4th.
Session One
57kg Patrick Adamus made history in Turkey today, becoming the first ever Irish boxer to win gold at a World Third Level competition.
Adamus, of Drimnagh BC but boxing for his college, NCI, came to victory by way of a second round stoppage against a home opponent.
Leanne Murphy was unlucky to lose to the French boxer in her quarter final as the French boxer Fatia Benmessahel obliterated all her other opponents and even stopped the Ukrainian girl in the final. The luck of the draw for Leanne…..or unluckyness of the draw in this instance!
Team Ireland have claimed four medals at the European Juniors Championship, following the first of two days of Quarter Finals.
50kg Grace Conway Dowling opened Ireland’s account in Bout 3 of Ring A’s afternoon session, against Ukraine’s Daria Makhrova and claims at least a bronze, following a 5-0 win; 27:30, 27:30, 27:30
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Two Irish R&Js have become International Technical Officials.
Sadie Duffy, of Illies Golden Glove has become one of just four women in the world to qualify as an International Technical Official. Dermot McDermott, of the Curragh BC, has also earned the same qualification.
The IBA has a number of strict criteria which limits the number of people who qualify to undergo ITO training. Sadie, a 3-Star qualified R&J, was selected on the basis of her exceptional past performance history. Most recently, she was named Outstanding Referee & Judge at the Women’s World Championships in Turkey. Dermot was among the comparatively small number of R&Js, globally, invited to officiated at the Tokyo Olympics.
57kg Patryk Adamus, of National College of Ireland and Drimnagh BC, makes history today by becoming the first ever Irish Third-Level student to box in a FISU final.
The World Cup includes 6 sports: Boxing, Karate, Muaythai, Sambo, Wrestling and Wushu. It takes place in Samsun, Turkey, from September 21st to 30th. The cup embraces a university-versus-university format instead of national delegations. The tournament ‘s website is here.