Ireland Women’s Boxing World Championship Team Named

The Team Ireland team to contest the 2025 Women’s World Championship, taking place in Nis, Serbia from March 6th to 17th, has been named. 8 Elite athletes will contest these world championships, hosted by Serbia, including Paris Olympians Daina Moorehouse (50kg), Jenny Lehane (54kg), and Grainne Walsh (66kg). Also in the team are double Olympians Michaela Walsh (57kg) and four-time continental …

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History made as Lehane, Walsh and Moorehouse qualify, meaning Ireland will have a female boxer at each weight in the Olympics

History was made in Bangkok Sunday as Jennifer Lehane, Grainne Walsh, and Daina Moorehouse all booked their tickets to Paris, meaning that Ireland is sending a woman to the Olympics in every weight category for the first time. First of the day’s victories was Jennifer Lehane’s (54kg) 5-0 victory against Hannah Lakotar of Hungary. “I feel on top of the …

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Jennifer Lehane, Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh all one win away from Olympic qualification

Jennifer Lehane, Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh are all just one win away from Olympic qualification as each won through to the final round at the qualification tournament in Bangkok. 25-year-old Jennifer Lehane (54kg), who’s only been boxing for five years after a long period training in other combat sports, defeated Ukraine’s Anastasiia Kovalchuk on Saturday with a 5-0 win …

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Ireland to Host Boxing Powerhouse Ukraine in Paris 2024 Olympic Preparation Match

Ireland will host one of the world’s strongest boxing nations, Ukraine, in an international in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The event is set to take place in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, and is the first such Elite international to take place in many years. Ukraine will bring a full squad of Olympic weight boxers to contest against Ireland …

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Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh make history with record 11th national titles

Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh both made history Saturday night at the IABA National Elite Boxing Championships when each individually won a record 11th Irish title of their career. Harrington and Walsh had previously tied the record with Kenneth Egan and Jim O’Sullivan who each won ten titles apiece. Tokyo gold medal winner Harrington defeated Zara Breslin 5-0 in the …

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