Amy Broadhurst Alludes To UK Allegiance Switch In Order To Keep Olympic Boxing Dream Alive
World Champion boxer Amy Broadhurst has broken her silence on what her next move might look like after her Paris 2024 Olympic dreams were dashed last week, alluding to a potential allegiance switch from Ireland to the UK. This comes as the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) bestowed their pick for the final Olympic qualification tournament in Bangkok in May …
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Amy Broadhurst And Lisa O’Rourke Overlooked For Final Chance To Qualify For Paris 2024
Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O’Rourke, both former world champions, find their Olympic dreams dashed after the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has decided against affording them a final opportunity to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Despite Broadhurst’s glittering amateur career, which includes world, European, and Commonwealth titles won in 2022, the decision has left her devastated and frustrated: “I wouldn’t …
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Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh make history with record 11th national titles
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Grace Fisher
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November 12, 2023
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Boxing
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Aoife O'Rourke, Carol Coughlan, Christina Desmond, Daine Moorehouse, Grainne Walsh, IABA, Isabella Hughes, Jennifer Lehane, Jim O'Sullivan, Kellie Harrington, Kellie McLoughlin, Kenneth Egan, Linda Desmond, Lois Walsh, Michaela Walsh, National Elite Boxing Championships, Niamh Fay, Shannon Sweeney, Zara Breslin
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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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Team Ireland in the Women’s European Boxing Championships: Four Secure Bronze, Possible Silver or Gold
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HerSport Editor
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October 19, 2022
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Boxing
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Amy Broadhurst, Aoife O'Rourke, Busra Isildar, Caitlin Fryers, Carly McNaul, Christina Desmond, Claudia Nechita, EUBC, Gayane Ter-Bargseghyan, Hannah Ingrid Malena Hede, IABA, Kaci Rock, Kellie Harrington, Melina Matovic, Micheala Walsh, Nicole Durikova, Olena Savchuk, Savannah Alifia Stubley, Shannon Sweeney, Women's European Championships Quarter Finals
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Four members of Team Ireland — Shannon Sweeney, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst, and Christina Desmond — have all progressed to semi-finals in the Women’s European Boxing Championships in Montenegro, thereby guaranteeing themselves each a bronze and a chance to win silver or gold. Of the nine team members who won through to the quarter-finals, four more will play today for …
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Ireland Qualifies for the World Cup- Weekend Roundup
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Grace Fisher
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October 17, 2022
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Boxing, Motorsport, Netball, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Week In Review
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2023 Australia/ New Zealand FIFA Women’s World Cup, Athlone Town, Blackrock College RFC, Boxing World Youth Championships, Energia AIL, Energia AIL Round 5, Europe World Netball Cup Qualifiers, Galway WFC, IABA, IABA Boycott, League WNL, Old Belvedere, Peamount, Railway Union, Shelbourne, Track World Championships, W Series, Wexford Youths, Wicklow, World Rowing Coastal Championships 2022
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Ireland through to World Cup The Republic of Ireland’s WNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup after a historic 1-0 victory over Scotland in Hampden Park on Tuesday. After scoring the key goal Donegal’s Amber Barrett kissed the black armband she wore to commemorate the Creeslough victims and later dedicated her goal to them. Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan was another star, …
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Free Period Packs for Boxing Clubs in Ireland
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) is partnering with Positive Period Ireland, and We Are Riley to gift free period packs to affiliating boxing clubs in Ireland to fight period poverty and support female boxers. This movement launched as part of the IABA’s celebration of the Day of the Girl in their Women in Sport pillar of programs, led …
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IABA Boycott U-turn: Irish Youth Team now allowed travel to World Youth Championships
After initially being told they were not travelling to Spain to represent their country at the World Youth Championships next month, the Irish Youth Team will now travel following an IABA boycott u-turn. The team were told during their Saturday training that they were not travelling to La Nucia to box in the tournament that takes place between November 15th-26th. …
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IABA, IOC Condemn Russian-led IBA’s Suspension of Ukraine Boxing Federation
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Grace Fisher
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October 4, 2022
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Boxing
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2024 Paris Olympics, Alexander Usyk, European Junior Boxing Championships, FBU, Grace Conway, IABA, Iba, IOC, Niamh Keogh, Umar Kremlev, Wladimir Klitschko
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The Irish Athletic Boxing Association has released a blistering statement condemning “utterly and without reservation” the International Boxing Association’s “illegal” suspension of the Ukrainian National Boxing Federation (FBU): “The IABA…stands in solidarity with our sister federation and calls for the immediate restoration of full IBA membership for the Ukrainian Boxing Federation.” The suspension was placed on the FBU last week …
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World Cup Playoff Squad Named- Weekend Roundup
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Grace Fisher
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October 3, 2022
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Week In Review
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Athlone Town, Camogie Association, Chloe Mustaki, Cooke RFC, Denise O'Sullivan, Energia AIL, European Boxing Junior Championships, FA Women's League Cup, GAA, IABA, Iba, IOC, League WNL, LGFA, Megan Campbell, NWSL, Suttonians RFC, Wexford Youths
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Irish World Cup Playoffs- Squad Named This week the squad was named for Ireland’s upcoming World Cup qualifying playoff, which will be on Oct. 11. Niamh Farrelly, Roma McLaughlin, Isibeal Atkinson and Kyra Recusa all received recalls, and Niamh Fahey and Jamie Finn are also returning after missing the Slovakia win. Injuries have already ruled out many players including Megan …
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Broadhurst & O’Rourke Will Box For Gold In Historic World Championships For Ireland
Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O’Rourke become the fourth Irish woman to reach a World Boxing Championship final after progressing at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Istanbul 2022.
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