With less than 100 days to go to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, IABA, having obtained a limited number of tickets,  is opening an Expression of Interest for tickets to Boxing events, for every day of boxing from preliminaries to finals.

These tickets are available to successful Expression of Interest applicants at face value. Tickets are only considered allocated once payment has been received within the payment window. read more

The Defence Forces Boxing Team has arrived in Warendorf, Germany, to contest a Multi Nations CISM tournament.

The competition includes the best Military Boxers from Ireland, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Germany and Slovenia compete over four days.

The Defence Forces Team has completed a rigorous and intensive training camp leading into the competition, and Head Coach, Sgt John Molloy says he is ” confident of repeating last year’s success in Germany and Netherlands”. read more

24 bouts in the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships were decided at the National Stadium today.

Results

2^nd Series Prelims

1. 54kg          Anthony Cash (Portlaoise) W/O
2. 54kg          Lorcan Houlihan (Portlaoise) 2/3 Patrick McCarthy (Mayfield)
3. 54kg          Danny McManus (St Patricks U) 4/1  Calum Butler (Donore)
4. 54kg          Liam Ward (St Monicas)  2/3 Harvey Cochrane (Castle)
5. 54kg          Kalem Greene (Crumlin) N/C
6. 54kg          Jason Donoghue (Olympic L) 5/0 Tadhg Walsh (East Meath)
7. 54kg          Aidan Gilroy (Fr Flanagans) 0/5 Christian Doyle (Doyles)
8. 54kg          Carl Killyleagh (St Pauls) 5/0 Derek Murphy (Monkstown D)

Quarter Finals

• 48kg          Patrick McDonagh (Portlaoise)  2/3  Daire McGuinness (St Monicas)
• 48kg          Michael O’Reilly (St Pauls Wat) 5/0 Jason Nowamagbe (Holy Family)
• 48kg          Sean Griffin (St Christophers) 1/4 Jordan Murphy Morris (Glen)
• 48kg          Ian Borak (Santry) W/O
• 63kg          Brodric Abudoire (Jobstown) W/O
• 63kg          Kane Brannigan (Lisburn) 5/0 Reece Taylor (Dunboyne)
• 63kg          Edward Harty (Portlaoise) 5/0 Cayden Cummins (Cookstown)
• 63kg          Michael Collins (Swords) W/O
• 70kg          Cathal Myers (Sligo City) 5/0 Joe Ritchie (St John Bosco A)
• 70kg          Rati Abuladze (Togher) 4/1 Jim Mongans (Rathkeale)
• 70kg          Danny Mahon (Fr Flanagans) W/O
• 70kg          Jason Whelan (Docklands)  4/1  Joe Cunningham (St Josephs U)
• 75kg          Tommy Myers (Sligo City) 1/4   William Heaphy (Golden Gloves M)
• 75kg          Gabriel Ward (Swords)  W/O
• 75kg          Lewis Hackett Kenny (Clonmel) 0/5 Martin Keenan (Glen)
• 75kg          John G McDonagh (Galway)   2/3 Ricky Kiely (Midleton)

Weigh-Ins

Fridays: 8am-9am and 12pm to 1pm

Saturdays: 8am-9am

Sundays: 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm

Boxers are required to bring their passport to their first weigh-in of this competition. The passport will not be retained and no data will be held from their passport. read more

Team Ireland will return from Belgrade, and the 2024 European Elite Championships, with four medals – two gold and two bronze.

Shannon Sweeney, a bronze medalist at the 2022 Women’s European Championships, vied for gold against Bulgaria’s Zlatislava Gena Chukanova. This was a tight bout, particularly in the first round, but Shannon contested strongly in the second and third, to claim the 4-1 win, Gold, and $15,000 in prize money. The final scores were: 29:28; 29:28; 29:28; 28:29; 29:28. read more

Almost 50 bouts were decided on the second day of boxing of the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships at the National Stadium today. Boxing in this competition continues on Sunday, from 2.45pm.

Results

1^st Series Prelims

1. 54kg          Christian Doyle (Doyles) 5/0 Davey Nevin (Mullingar Shuffler)
2. 54kg          Cathaoir Keenan (Twin Towns) 0/5  Carl Killyleagh (St Pauls)
3. 54kg          Derek Murphy (Monkstown D) W/O

2^nd Series Prelims

• 46kg          Caoimhin Connolly (Twin Towns)  0/5  Lee Largey Snodden (Immaculata)
• 46kg          Joseph Kearney (Saints) 0/5  Tommy Fitzpatrick (Marble City)
• 46kg          Oliver Plachta (St Francis) W/O
• 46kg          Warren Ormond (Whitechurch)  W/O
• 48kg          James McDonagh (Cherry Orchard) BLUE WIN RSC2 Jordan Murphy Morris (Glen)
• 48kg          Ian Borak (Santry) W/O
• 48kg          Paddy Reilly (Urlingford) W/O
• 57kg          Callum Lysaght (Riverstown)  5/0      Darragh O’Neill (West End)
• 50kg          Lorcan Grant (Rathfriland)  0/5  Oisin Kiernan (Olympic L)
• 52kg          Frankie Carragher (St Patricks U) 5/0      Emmett McGurn (Golden Star)
• 52kg          Callum Brogan (Neilstown)   BLUE WIN RSC2         Conan McSorley (Two Castles)
• 52kg          Rossi Molloy (Grangecon)     BLUE WIN RSC2         Eddie Corcoran (Olympic L)
• 52kg          Lochlainn Beagan (Sean Dorans) W/O
• 52kg          Jack Cannon (Monkstown D) W/O
• 52kg          Danny Harty (St Munchins) W/O
• 52kg          Padraig Walsh (Immaculata) W/O
• 52kg          Cian Carmody (Treaty)  2/3  Joseph Moyles (Ballina)
• 57kg          Coilte Jones (Golden Gloves U)  2/3  William Donoghue (Setanta)
• 57kg          Kai Daynes (Immaculata) 0/5 Justin Kelly (Sean McDermott)
• 57kg          James Hayden (Docklands)   0/5      Joseph Mihai (Crumlin)
• 57kg          Matthew Mooney (Rathnew) 3/2      Lorcan Clancy (Rathfriland)
• 57kg          Calum Sherwin (Edenmore)  5/0      Sean Donovan (De Courcey)
• 57kg          Brian Anderson (Twin Towns)  0/5      Mikey Faulkner (St Munchins)
• 57kg          Brayden Davies (Golden Cobra)  4/1      Cian Cooney (Wexford CBS)

2^nd Series Prelims

1. 60kg    Cormac Feeney (Sacred Heart L) BLUE WIN RSC2 Finn Kirwan (Sacre Coeur)
2. 60kg    Cian Stapleton (Marble City)  2/3   Desmond Sweeney (Olympic C)
3. 60kg    Jack Finnegan (Dealgan)  5/0 Keelan Holden (De Courcey)
4. 60kg    Daithi Kelly (Castlerea)  1/4  Max Ryan (Lucan)
5. 60kg    Dylan Rockett (Tramore) 1/4 Martin McDonagh (Rathkeale)
6. 60kg    Johnny McCann (St Pauls A)  0/5  Rubin Fitzgerald (Corinthians)
7. 60kg    Luke Finan (Gateway) 1/4   Thomas Curran (Treaty)
8. 60kg    Brandon Geoghegan (Jobstown)  5/0  David Tennyson (Derryveagh)
9. 63kg    Brodric Abudoire (Jobstown) RED WIN KO3 Con Desmond (Bantry)
10. 63kg    Kane Brannigan (Lisburn)  3/2 Darragh Ryan (Drimnagh)
11. 63kg    Reece Taylor (Dunboyne) 4/1  Leon Cassidy (Saviours Crystal)
12. 63kg    Edward Harty (Portlaoise)  5/0  Arthur O’Donnell (Charleville)
13. 63kg    Kevin Pukuta (Portlaoise) 0/5  Cayden Cummins (Cookstown)
14. 63kg    Christopher Corcoran (Galway) N/C     Charlie Kennedy (St Pauls Waterford)
15. 63kg    Michael Collins (Swords) W/O
16. 75kg    Jack Boyle (Dunfanaghy) 0/5  Martin Keenan (Glen)
17. 75kg    John G McDonagh (Galway)  4/1  Kieran Reilly (St Saviours OBA)
18. 75kg    Ricky Kiely (Midleton) W/O

Quarter Finals

1. 39kg    Oscar McFadden (Holy Trinity)  0/5   Dillon Donnelly (St Pauls A)
2. 39kg    Gary Lee McDonagh (Kilcullen) W/O
3. 39kg    Cory Smith (Santry)   0/5  Keith O’Donoghue (St Michaels Athy)
4. 39kg    Calvin Stokes (Olympic L) W/O
5. 44kg    Ryan Buttimer (Northside) W/O

Weigh-Ins

Fridays: 8am-9am and 12pm to 1pm

Saturdays: 8am-9am read more