Ciara Plunkett 
Team Ireland claimed 4 wins on the second day of boxing at the 77th Strandja Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. A tournament opening win for Team Ireland’s Daina Moorehouse. She boxed her Last 32 bout against Mungunsaran Balsan of Mongolia and came away with the 3-2 win. Judges scored the bout 30:27; 29:28; 29:28; 28:29; 28:29. … Read more
A tough opening day for Team Ireland at the 77th Strandja Memorial Tournament, but three key wins picked up along the way. A statement win for 70kg Terry McEntee, who took on Ahmet Pekel of Turkey. Terry battled back from a 4-1 1st round score against him, to claim the second unanimously and then the … Read more
Boxing Ireland’s 20-strong Strandja team have learned their path to the podium, with the completion of the draw this evening. In all, 209 men and 129 women are contesting the tournament, Europe’s oldest multi-nations competition. Held in Sofia, Bulgaria and beginning on February 23rd, Strandja regularly attracts top talent from 5 continents, and this year’s … Read more
Antrim honoured the memory of Harry Cunningham Snr. on Friday evening, hosting the Harry Cunningham Memorial tournament. It featured an Antrim Select taking on a Cyprus/Croatia select. The night finished Antrim 12: Cyrus/Croatia 4. Harry, late of Saints BC Belfast, gave 60 years of his life to boxing before sadly passing away in October of … Read more
Boxing Ireland’s High Peformance Unit has today launched the Targeted Pathway Athlete Programme. The programme is designed primarily to support boxers transitioning from the U19 phase who demonstrate a clear capacity to tolerate and benefit from increased training demands, structure, and specialisation appropriate to progression toward senior elite level boxing. This reflects the evidence that … Read more
Boxing Ireland has named an 8 strong team to contest the World Boxing Futures Cup in Thailand in March. The World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 is an U19 tournament and forms part of the performance pathway toward the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. Participation at the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 is a requirement for … Read more
Sport Ireland is inviting boxing clubs and boxing club members to a series of consultation workshops on Sports Official Abuse. Project Outline | This consultation forms an element of the research on developing action plans and recommendations to reduce sport official abuse which is being conducted by Dr Noel Brick (Ulster University), Ben Parr (PhD … Read more
Boxing Ireland has named a 20-strong team comprised of Olympians and World & European medalists, Elite champions and silver medalists to contest Europe’s oldest multi-nations tournament, Strandja. Held in Sofia, Bulgaria and beginning on February 23rd, Strandja regularly attracts top talent from 5 continents. The 2025 edition included teams from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, alongside Europe’s … Read more
3 members of the boxing community are being honoured by the Federation of Irish Sport for their volunteer commitment to their clubs, the wider boxing family and their sport. The awards, supported by the Sport Ireland National Network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships recognise 36 exceptional volunteers from every county in Ireland for their unwavering … Read more
Sport Ireland is launching the first every survey exploring behaviours towards sports officials in Ireland and is kindly asking boxing clubs and members to participate. The objective of this survey is to get a complete picture of behaviours towards officials that will inform a future national campaign. About the survey The survey is being conducted … Read more