Boxing Ireland

Three Team Ireland boxers are in action on the opening day of the 46th Tammer International Tournament. In the Evening Session, Niamh Fay takes on home boxer, Vilma Viitanen in Bout 3 in a 57kg Quarter Final. Lightweight Kellie Harrington is in action in Bout 5, contesting against Sweden’s Lilli Arman whilte Terry McEntee boxes his 70kg QF France’s Djamel Djemmal in Bout 11 Watch live aamulehti.fi/urheilu/art-200… More here boxingireland.ie/draw-day-1-…

The fourth, and final, test match in the U23 October series, takes place this Saturday The series, in addition to High Performance training blocks, is a key part of preparation for the team to contest the European U23 Championships, taking place in Porec, Croatia, from November 14th to 25th. Saturday’s 15 test matches, beginning at 10am at Avona-boxingclub Dublin are open to the public. This will bring to in excess of 60 the number of test matches as part of this series. boxingireland.ie/test-matche…

Champion of the World, John Donoghue 🥊🇮🇪

Team Ireland are home from the World U19 Championships with 1🥇1 🥈4 🥉and incredible performances by each and every member of the team. Congratulations to all boxers, coaches and the Team Manager, their clubs and families

Always learning: Team Ireland European U23 Championship team have received communications and lifeskills workshops as part of their preparations. These were delivered by Sport Ireland's Niall O'Donoghue and Boxing Ireland Communications & Public Affairs Manager, Ciara Plunkett and were designed to prepare the team for some of the demands of competition. The team has also received a judging and scoring workshop, commissioned by National Registrar Stephen Connolly and delivered by Paul McEvoy, Marty O'Neil and Phil Rooney. The team will also receive nutrition and anti-doping seminars before they depart for Croatia, and competition, in 3 weeks' time

Built different: Team Ireland finished the World U19 Championships 5th in the rankings, and 6 in the medals standings - out of 67 federatons. An incredible achievement, and congratulations to all boxers, coaches and Team Manager, their clubs and families.

Next stop, Finland 🇫🇮 | Team Ireland is en route to the 46th Tammer Tournament. Over 100 Elite athletes from 12 federations are contesting this competiton, and boxing begins on Friday. Let’s GO 🥊

After an incredible World U19 Championships, a remarkable 9 Team Ireland boxers are now ranked in the Top 5 in their weight, globally. Congratulations to all members of the team, their clubs and families, on a superb campaign in which every boxer gave of their all, and produced performances of which to be proud. More here: boxingireland.ie/world-u19-g…

Team Ireland’s Jason Donoghue of Olympic BC Mullingar has been awarded his World U19 Championship 65kg medal! Jason has had an excellent tournament, with wins over Rostyslav Horodynskyi of Ukraine, Moldova's Catalan Mustea and Akzhurek Kalabay of Kazakhstan

Team Ireland's Jason Whelan has been awarded his World U19 Championship bronze. Jason, a Team Co-Captain of Dublin Docklands BC, comes home with bronze following wins over Turkmen boxer Toyly Bazarov, Italy’s Alessandro Bramerini and Nikolay Sabev of Bulgaria

Team Ireland's Kaysie has been awarded her World U19 70kg Championship bronze medal. Kaysie, of Clonmel BC, boxed her way to the podium with keynote wins over Vladyslava Nalyvaiko of Ukraine and England’s Shannon Warren.

Team Ireland's Kalib Walshe has been awarded his World U19 Championship silver medal. Kalib, of Wexford CBS, and the European silver medalist at the weight, has had an incredible tournament, with wins over Greece’s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis, Artur Avetisyan of Armenia and Algeria’s Smail Sahraoui.

Team Ireland's John Donoghue has been awarded his World U19 Championship gold medal. John, of Olympic BC Mullingar, claimed the 70kg title with a unanimous decision win of Bibarys Ashirbay of Kazakhstan. This is John's second World title - he was crowned a World Junior champ in 2023.

CHAMPION OF THE WORLD 🥇 Team Ireland's John Donoghue has just won his second World title. He was the 5-0 winner in a nailbiting 70kg final against Bibarys Ashirbay of Kazakhstan, which was level going in to the last. John, of Olympic BC Mullingar, is a two-time World medalist and the reigning European champion at the weight. His path to the podium has included wins over Maksim Rybak of Belarus, Itzhak Avrutis of Israel and Armenia’s Artyom Stepanyan

WORLD 🥈 MEDALIST Team Ireland's Kalib Walshe returns from the World U19 Championships with silver, following a highly technical lightweight final against the Edgardo Nicolas Peralta of Argentina, the reigning Argentinian and South American champion. The 5-0 decision went to Peralta. Kalib, of Wexford CBS, and the European silver medalist at the weight, has had an incredible tournament, with wins over Greece’s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis, Artur Avetisyan of Armenia and Algeria’s Smail Sahraoui.

Two Team Ireland boxers vie for World U19 gold in today's finals. Kalib Walsh boxes his lightweight final against Edgardo Nicolas Peralta of Argentina in Bout 5 of the Afternoon Session, at around 2pm Irish time. Two contests later, in Bout 7, John Donoghue vies for the top of the podium against Bibarys Ashirbay of Kazakhstan. 48kg Louise Joyce, 70kg Kaysie Joyce and 75kg Jason Whelan are also expected to receive their medals at the conclusion of the Afternoon Session, while 65kg Jason Donogue will be awarded his medals at the conclusion of the Evening Session. Watch live worldboxing.tv/home/events/e… More here boxingireland.ie/world-u19-d…

They’re home! Two gold, two silver, nine bronze and incredible performances by every boxer in the Team Ireland European U15 Championship team. Congratulations to all boxers, their clubs and families. Congratulations too, to Team Co-Managers Stephen Connolly & Aine McLoughlin and Coaches Maria O’Brien, John Coffey, Paul Simpson and Tommy O’Donnell

What a team! Two gold, two silver, 9 bronze and incredible performances from each and every Team Ireland European U15 Championship boxer. Congratuations to all boxers, their clubs and families - and congratulations, too, to the team's support staff of Co-Managers Stephen Connolly & Aine McLoughlin, and Coaches Paul Simpson, John Coffey and Tommy O'Donnell. More here: boxingireland.ie/euro-u15-go…

Champion of Europe, Martin Nevin has been awarded his 🥇 Team Ireland's Martin Nevin, of Olympic BC Galway, has recieved his European U15 Championship gold. He boxed to the top of the podium with wins over Scotland’s Jay Sheridan, Claudio Pennata of Italy, Armenia's Boyajyan Areg and Leonis Pershpalaj of Albania