NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2012.
This championship starts on Friday 18th May, weigh-in is from 8.30am - 10.00am and 12noon to 1pm.
The championship is open to Men & Women Boxers.
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NATIONAL JUNIOR CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2012.
This championship is open to the quarter-finalists of the Boy 12 (1999)and Boy 13 (1998) yrs National Championships and last years Cadet Champions who have not competed or lost in this years championships.
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Day 3
Sundays programme opened with 6 semi-finals at 33kg,36kg and 42kg. Dominic Bradley, Tom Stokes and Ryan Lavery will contest their finals next Friday.
In the 33kg final Conor Dempsey had an impressive win over Sean Corr St. Georges.
NATIONAL GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012
The National Girls Finals concluded at the National Stadium Dublin on Friday May 4th (6pm). The Girl 1 36kg final between Molly Brennan (St Brigids) and Caitlin Fryers(Immaculata) got the evening of to a good start.
Caitlin Fryers, Immaculata v Molly Brennan, St. Bridgets Young Fryers claimed her first national title and is proof that Womens Boxing is an important programme within clubs.
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ULSTER GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012.
All clubs are reminded that All Boxers MUST weigh-in for Ulster finals to record entry for the National Girls Championships.
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NATIONAL BOYS 11,12 & 13 YRS CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2012
The biggest week in Irish Boxing got underway on TUESDAY 10TH APRIL at 10AM. The young boxers at 11, 12 & 13 years begin their quest for National honours. This championship is considered the showcase of Irish Boxing and the birth of future Elite Boxers.
DAY 5
Ulster is well represented in this mornings Boy 12 finals with 11 of the 18 finals contested.
Liam Glennon (St. Josephs) National Boy 12 29kg champion
After 3 closely fought rounds, St Josephs ace Liam Glennon claimed the first title of the day on a score of 11 points to 8. Ulsters winning ways continued by way of Errigals Dominic Bradley who boxed superbly over three rounds to claim his second Irish title on a score of 8 points to 6.
Eamon Sweeney IGG (Blue) V Sean Purcell, Callan
Eamon Sweeney of Illies G-G maintained Ulsters good start to this mornings session winning his first National title and the clubs 24th. Bryan Mc Namee Convoy BC kept up Ulsters good perfomance by winning his first National title and the third for his club since it was founded in 1986. Gleann BC coach Paul Mc Cullagh, former National Elite Champion was full of praise for his star pupil, Anthony Johnston after his outstanding display in winning the Boy 12 60kg class.
The afternoon session opened with a lively display from Oakleafs Francie Stokes to claim his second National title. In the 57kg decider his teammate Brett Mc Ginty made it two in a row for the Oakleaf club and also his second National title for the Brandywell club. This caps off a fine season for the Oakleaf BC as they celebrate 20 years in Amateur Boxing.
Sean Mc Donagh Omagh B&G (Blue) v David Groden St. Annes
The 48kg final couldn’t have been much closer,but Arron Harkin from Illies G-G had his hand raised in a tight final with John P. Sweeney from Inishfree. This win made it the 25th National title for the Illies G-G.
Ulster President, Paul Mc Mahon was well impressed with the performances of the Ulster Boxers, 'at Boy 11, 12 & 13 we had 29 boxers in the finals, from which we won 14 titles. There was some very close decisions which i felt could have gone our way with Dockers, Oran Mc Naughton, Aaron Mc Kenna, Smithboro and Bishop Kellys Peter Mc Cartan. There is a strong panel of boxers at present and the council is working hard to identify the young talent and encourage continued participation in the sport'.
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DAY 4
The Boy 1 finals opened with a cracking contest in the 25kg class, St. Michaels Athy, Terry O'Donoghue claimed the first title of the evening against Ronan Moore, Cootehill.
Ulster President, Paul Mc Mahon making the presentation to Barry Mc Reynolds
Ulsters first title went by way of St. Pauls Barry Mc Reynolds. James Devlin, St. Bridgets and Lee Harkin Illies G-G lost out to Eddie Donovon O.L.O.L and Sean Dempsey, Gorey.
Terry O'Donoghue (Red) V Ronan Moore
Two bouts were decided on countbacks in the opening session of the Boy 3 semi-finals this morning.
Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky for Conor Dempsey and Darren Barnwell after they both bowed out of the championships to Conor Jordan and Ryan O’Donoghue on countbacks in this morning’s 31kg and 39kg Boy 3 semi-finals following 4-4 and 12-12 ties at the National Stadium.
Thomas McCarthy (red) v Hugh Nevin
A solitary point was all that divided Jordan and Dempsey, while 36-32 was the accepted score margin from the O’Donoghue v Barnwell clash.
Cork’s Oliver McCarthy made a big impression in his win over John Maughan to progress to a 42Kg showdown with St John Bosco ace Ryan Lavery, who beat Shane Bolger this morning.
Martin Delaney, John Stokes, Ben Robinson, Francie Stokes, Michael McDonagh, Eugene McKeever, Andrew Connolly and James McGivern also won at the 10am session.
Connolly, who has been having a fine tournament, registered a 11-4 decision over Declan Raffery, while the talented John Stokes beat Daniel O’Donnell 9-6.
Two semi-finals were won on one point margins, Dublin’s Jordan Hutch and Cork’s Thomas McCarthy setting up Saturday’s 33kg decider with 10-9 and 3-2 wins over Terry McEntee and Hugh Nevin.
The Boy 3 semi-finals resume at 2pm.
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Joseph Nevin and Liam Glennon will meet in the opening Boy 2 final at the National Boy 1,2 & 3 Championships after both boxers recorded semi-final wins in the 29kg class this morning.
Nevin registered an inside the distance victory over Stephen Johnston, and St Joseph’s Derry ace Glennon, who is targeting his first title at the home of Irish boxing, came from behind to beat Cork’s Dylan O’Driscoll.
There was further disappointment for Leeside in the 31kgcategory after James McCarthy lost out to the impressive Craig Kavanagh, and one point was all that divided victor and vanquished in the corresponding semi-final, Sean Corr edging out Tyrone McCann 7-6.
Michael Keating earned a narrow decision over William Cawley at 33kg, Keating’s longer reach proving the deciding factor against an opponent who never stopped coming forward.There was a double reversal for O’Neill’s in the 36kg deciders with Tommy O’Neill losing to Clones BC dynamo Darren McDonagh, and Leinster champion Edward O’Neill, a cousin of Irish 2012 Olympian Darren O’Neill, losing to Nathan May, who recorded the Crumlin BC’s second win of the morning.
In the first semi-final in the 39kg division, Callan BC stand out Sean Purcell emerged victorious at the expense of Matthew McDonagh.
Eric Nash ensured that the Knockmore BC will have a representative in Saturday’s final with an inside the distance win over James McPharland and Aaron McKenna record and inside the extension win over Killian McDaid, also in the 42kg class.
Up-and-coming Clonmel BC prospects Lee Kelly impressed en route to his win over Michael Avestisian. Kelly was 4-1 up at the end of the first. Avestistian picked up the pace in the second, scoring with some neat shots.
However, Kelly was also finding the target to maintain his three point advantage going in the third and final round. Peter McCarthan claimed the final win of the morning session after registering a hard-fought 7-5 verdict over Aaron Gethins.
Dominic Bradley and Jason Harty advanced on identical 8-3 verdicts in the opening two semi-finals this afternoon, while Gabriel Dossen and Ryan McDonagh had to be separated on the dreaded countback following an excellent 46kg contest, Dossen winning on accepted scores.
The 33kg final will be disputed between Brendan O’Hagan, who earned an 11-3 verdict over Clonmel’s Fergal DeFaoite, and Barry Reynolds of the St Paul’s BC in Antrim. Reynolds, who had excellent second and third rounds, posted a 15-4 victory over John Nevin.
J.J Nevin, St. Brigids, Kildare (Red) V Ciaran Brogan, Knockmore
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ULSTER BOYS 11,12 & 13 YRS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Twenty Nine Finals were contested on Saturday 31st March at the Tyholland Complex. Before the boxing got underway, Ulster President - Paul Mc Mahon paid tribute to all the volunteers who work with the young boxers and prepare them for the championships. The President remarked 'it is not always easy to get time to address the coaches and officials in such numbers', but reassured them that the Ulster Council is very aware of the people who are doing good work in their units. He concluded in wishing all the boxers 'good luck' in the finals and continued success going forward to the National Championships during easter week.
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IRELAND – V – HOLLAND
World number one Katie Taylor was just one of the stars in action when Ireland took on Holland at the National Stadium, Dublin on Friday 23rd March.
A ‘new dawn’ is emerging for Women’s’ Boxing, as this will be the first ever Women’s’ Senior International to be staged in Ireland.
Michaela Walsh, Sinead Kavanagh, Ceire Smith, Michelle Lynch and Claire Grace was all be between the ropes along with Katie at the home of Irish boxing. Boxing will commence at 8pm.
Both nations met again on Sunday 25th in the Cavan Crystal Hotel, Co. Cavan.
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COUNTY DONEGAL BOXING BOARD CLUB FIXTURES
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COACHES DATA COLLECTION FORM.
Following on from the Boxing Council meeting of Saturday 7th January, Director of Boxing Development, IABA, Dominic O'Rourke has asked that all Coaches be encouraged to complete the Coach Data Collection form and return by post to him at the National Boxing Stadium, South Circular Rd. Dublin 8 as soon as possible.
Please be advised that you MUST include a copy of your Passport .
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Nov 2011
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FETAC Occupational First Aid Course 2011
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association has the pleasure of running a series of FETAC Occupational First Aid Courses. The first will commence on 3rd, 4th and 10th September (over two weekends) with subsequent courses over the remaining weekends until the end of the year.....
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I.A.B.A APPLICATION FOR LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE 
The process for applying for a Level 1 Coaching Course has been reorganised. Please click on the link below to download the new application form.
IABA LEVEL 1 Coach Application
Instructions for Coaching Course.