IABA civil war to cost young boxers All-Ireland shot Young boxers from 21 clubs in Leinster have been denied a chance to compete in this weekend's All-Ireland championships, as the civil war in amateur ... Boxing • 01 Dec 21
IABA expel provincial officers as civil war intensifies The Irish Athletic Boxing Association has confirmed the expulsion of their Leinster Council, Connacht Council and Dublin Boards as an internal row in the Irish ... Boxing • 17 Nov 21
IABA yet to confirm if Ireland team will go to Worlds The IABA have yet to confirm whether they are sending a team to the World Championships in Serbia in just under three weeks. Boxing • 08 Oct 21
Harrington and Walsh progress at Bulgaria tournament Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh both boxed their way through to the last 32 of the AIBA Strandja Multi-Nations Championships in Bulgaria. Boxing • 22 Feb 21
Night of high drama at IABA finals in Dublin Antrim's Monkstown ABC and Limerick's Rathkeale BC did the double as Brandon McCarthy claimed his 15th Irish title, and his first Elite crown, at the ... Boxing • 23 Nov 19
Amateur boxing row takes another turn The IOC are concerned at the contents of a letter sent to National Boxing Associations, including the Ireland's IABA, by AIBA President Gafur Rakhimov. Boxing • 19 Dec 18
Metcalfe loses appeal against decision to strip title Evan Metcalfe has lost his appeal against the decision to strip him of Irish Elite senior title as a result of a failed drug test. Boxing • 16 Nov 18
IABA reveal which way they voted as Olympic fears grow Uzbek businessman Gafur Rakhimov was elected as president of the AIBA despite being on a US Treasury Department sanctions list for alleged links to organised ... Boxing • 09 Nov 18
Dunne ready for 'round two' against USA Bernard Dunne wants Ireland to build on Monday's performances in the second leg of their three-match series with the USA tonight. Boxing • 15 Mar 18
Ward already looking towards crack at 2019 World gold Moate BC light-heavyweight Joe Ward enjoyed a terrific 2017, but the southpaw wants more as he targets World Championship gold in Russia next year. Boxing • 01 Feb 18
Zaur Antia on Katie, Billy Walsh & Olympic dreams Irish boxing's head coach Zaur Antia has aired his deep admiration for Bernard Dunne, his belief that Joe Ward will realise his Olympic dream and ... Boxing • 06 Oct 17
Joe Ward commits his future to amateur boxing Rio Olympian Joe Ward will remain in the amateur ranks up until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Boxing • 12 Jul 17
Brennan advances on mixed day for Irish in Kharkiv Dublin middleweight Emmet Brennan became the latest Irish fighter to advance to the last-16 stage at the European Boxing Championships in Kharkiv. Boxing • 18 Jun 17
IABA adopts new rule book after crunch meeting The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has adopted a new rule book they claim incorporates all the Rio recommendations around high performance after been given ... Boxing • 15 Jun 17
O'Neill getting ready for his international swansong Darren O'Neill is hoping to go out on top in what might be his final major boxing championships as a fighter at the Elite Men's ... Boxing • 15 Jun 17
Barnes Snr calls for IABA president Ryan to resign IABA central council member Paddy Barnes Snr has called on the association's president Pat Ryan to "take full responsibility" for the ongoing crisis within the ... Boxing • 13 Jun 17
IABA row deepens after leaked letter The Irish Athletic Boxing Association's (IABA) Board of Directors have published a statement in response to what they call "selective leaking to the media of ... Boxing • 10 Jun 17
IABA 'confident to a degree' of making deadline IABA chief executive Fergal Carruth has defended the record of the boxing body since Rio 2016 and stated the organisation was "confident to a degree" ... Boxing • 08 Jun 17
Sport Ireland issues funding-cut ultimatum to IABA Sport Ireland has announced that it will suspend all funding to the Irish Athletic Boxing Association from 1 July unless it resolves "ongoing governance issues ... Boxing • 08 Jun 17
O'Donovan says IABA have to let Dunne do his job Minister for Sport Patrick O'Donovan admits that he still isn't clear about who is in charge of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) as the ... Boxing • 01 Jun 17
Gardiner wins box-off for Euro spot as IABA row goes on The dispute over selection for Ireland's boxing team for the European Championships was resolved on Wednesday evening, but the saga over the power structure within ... Boxing • 31 May 17
Talks continue as Irish boxing crisis rumbles on Talks are taking place today in an attempt to resolve the ongoing row that threatens to further destabilise Irish boxing. Boxing • 31 May 17
IABA President no show adds to boxing selection row A meeting to resolve the ongoing row in Irish boxing ended abruptly this evening after the President of the IABA Pat Ryan failed to turn ... Boxing • 30 May 17
Gardiner & Keenan in box-off to make European squad Dean Gardiner and Martin Keenan will have a box-off at the National Stadium for the right to represent Ireland in the super heavyweight division at ... Boxing • 29 May 17
Bolger would love to reunite with Walsh and Antia Former Ireland boxing coach Eddie Bolger hasn't ruled out reuniting with Billy Walsh and Zaur Antia at the IABA's High Performance Unit in the future. ... Boxing • 13 May 17
