Ciara Plunkett

Eleven boxers have been selected to represent Team Ireland at World Boxing Cup: Brazil, from April 20th to 27th. World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2026 is the first stage in the 2026 World Boxing Cup series. This is a benchmark competition run across three tournaments, designed for Elite male and female boxers to accrue ranking points. The … Read more

A free webinar, celebrating diversity within the boxing family, is taking place on Thursday April 2nd from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. It is being facilitated by the Irish Centre for Diversity, which is partnering with Boxing Ireland in supporting clubs in becoming even more inclusive. This session will provide all participants with the knowledge and skill … Read more

This week’s edition of The Round-Up has hit inboxes throughout the boxing community. Catch up on: Read and Subscribe here About The Round-Up | Launched in September 2025, The Round-Up is Boxing Ireland’s weekly newsletter, providing a snapshot of news, competitions, events, and partnerships. It covers national championships, international tests, high-performance updates, and women in … Read more

Boxing Ireland has completed a collaborative coach education exchange with Nederlandse Boksbond, funded Erasmus+ sport staff mobility and supported by Leargas. The exchange took place in The Hague, Netherlands this month. The project focused on researching best practice in Coach Education across comparable European national federations to understand alternative models, particularly relating to coach pathways; Coach … Read more

Boxing Ireland is proud to support clean sport and is sharing that International Testing Agency is hosting a series of webinars on anti-doping for boxers, coaches and medical personnel, taking place throughout April and May. These are free to attend. The three webinars will cover: Register here: WADA eLearning Boxing Ireland recognises that scheduled clean … Read more

Boxing Ireland’s April Safeguarding workshops are open for booking. These are among a minimum of 16 Safeguarding learning workshops being delivered in 2026. This includes at least 12 online Safeguarding One workshops, and 4 online Safeguarding Two workshops. All adults – coaches, committee members & non-coaching volunteers – in every club who have contact with … Read more

33 boxers have, tonight, won National Junior 2 titles at the home of Irish Boxing, the National Stadium. This evening’s boxing marked the culmination of the 2026 National B/Girl 1, Junior 1 and Junior 2 Championships. This suite of tournaments began on March 6th, and were contested by 400 boxers. 39 BG 4 champions won … Read more

5 Team Ireland boxers have retained their positions in World Boxing’s latest rankings up-date,  covering the performances of Elite boxers at nominated competitions in 2024 and up until the start of 2026. The new rankings are the third set published by World Boxing and have been updated in line with RULE 1.10.10 in the World … Read more

The 2026 National BG4, Junior 1 and Junior 2 Championship reaches its finale on Friday evening, with the boxing of the Junior 2 Championship finals. In all, 33 new champions will be crowned at the National Stadium. Friday, March 20th | 5pm Junior 2 Championship Finals programme is available here. All programmes are subject to … Read more