Ciara Plunkett 
Team Ireland have secured two World U19 Championship medals, courtesy of Jason Donoghue and Kaysie Joyce. Jason boxed a tumultuous 65kg quarter final against Kazakhstan’s Akshurek Kalabay, in which points were deducted from both boxers. Jason, of Olympic BC Mullingar is back in action, and boxing for an up-grade, in Sunday’s Evening Session. He’ll take … Read more
Two Team Ireland boxers have won through to the finals of the European U15 Championships, and seven more boxers will seek to follow them on Saturday. Bobby Boylan up-graded to at least silver. He boxed his 63kg semi final against Armenia’s Babayan Khachik and was the 5-0 winner, scored 29:28; 29:28; 29:28. Bobby, of Edenmore … Read more
800 teenage girls from schools across Mayo took part in boxing taster sessions as part of Her Moves Girls Active Festival, hosted by Mayo Sports Partnership at Mayo An Sportlann GAA Club. For many of the girls, this was their very first introduction to boxing, learning the basics, having a go and experiencing what boxing … Read more
Five more Team Ireland boxers will join Grace Bailey, Kaysie Joyce and Jason Whelan in the Quarter Finals of the World U19 Championships, following a second day of Last 16 action Reigning European champion, John Donoghue, made very short work of his 70kg Last 16 contest against Israel’s Itzhak Avrutis, closing it out via stoppage … Read more
This week’s edition of Boxing Ireland’s The Round-Up is hitting inboxes this morning. Catch up on Team Ireland at the World U19 Championships – 3 boxers are through to quarter finals, and 6 more seek QF berths today. An extraordinary day for Team Ireland at the European U15 Championship on Wednesday; the tournament is on … Read more
Team Ireland will be jetting to Finland at the end of this month, to contest the 46th Tammer Tournament. Boxing Ireland’s 12 strong team, which includes double Olympic champion Kellie Harrington, Olympian Jack Marley, multiple European medalists Niamh Fay and Louis Rooney, alongside Commonwealth Games & European medalist Caitlin Fryers, will join around 100 Elite … Read more
Three Team Ireland boxers have won through to the medal stages of the World U19 Championships in Budva. Team Co-Captain Grace Bailey returned for her second bout of the tournament, and was the round 2 stoppage winner over Dunja Vuksic of Serbia, whom she had utterly dominated in round one. Grace boxes for a 65kg … Read more
An extraordinary day for Team Ireland at the European U15 Championships, with the medal tally rising to 13. Alicia Ennis is assured of at least bronze – having won her 54kg quarter final, claiming a unanimous decision victory over Georgia’s Barbare Tchitashvili, scored 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 29:28; 29:28. Alicia boxes her semi final against Kristina … Read more
Team Ireland had a 100% win record at today’s World Boxing Championships in Budva, courtesy of Jason Donoghue and Kayleigh Byrne Jason Donoghue has made a winning start on his World-level debut. He boxed his 65kg Last 32 contest against kraine’s Rostyslav Horodynsky, and came away with the 3-0 win, scored 28:28; 29:27; 28:27; 28:28; … Read more
Team Ireland’s European U15 Championship medal tally has double to four, following the boxing today of selected quarter finals – Aine Marrinan and Rosaletta Casey will join Sophie Potter and Cian Leddy on the podium Aine will now take home at least bronze; she was the 5-0 winner over Scotland’s Alannah McGhee in her 40kg … Read more