THE IRISH ATHLETIC Boxing Association (IABA) has shared its intention to join World Boxing.
It comes after this week’s news that World Boxing is set to be ratified by the IOC as the new organisers of Olympic boxing, meaning the sport will be included at Los Angeles 2028.
IABA wrote to all clubs this evening, outlining its wish to be affiliated with World Boxing and explaining how the decision will ultimately lie with the clubs.
A statement from IABA reads: “The Chair of IABA’s Board of Directors, with the support of IABA’s elected our elected representatives in the Officer Board and Central Council, has written to all clubs this evening, at an important point in the life of Irish Boxing.
“This week the International Olympic Committee is expected to formally announce Boxing as part of the competition schedule for LA 28. This is in large part to work of World Boxing in securing sufficient support to ensure boxing has a global federation. Membership of World Boxing is a prerequisite of being recognized as an Olympic sport.
“IABA will issue a Letter of Intent to join World Boxing, and will hold an EGM of all clubs in April. Ultimately, clubs will decide the path forward for Irish boxing.”
A positive vote by 75% of member clubs in attendance at the EGM is required for constitutional change.
“This is possibly the most important decision our clubs will ever face,” the four-page letter, signed by Niall O’Carroll, chair of IABA’s Board of Directors, concludes.
“I ask one question; do you want to be the person who ends boxing’s rich history as Ireland’s most successful ever sport?”
Clubs are invited to share their thoughts in a survey, while O’Carroll will host a Q&A session on IABA’s Youtube channel on Monday, 24 March, before next month’s vote.
- You can read IABA’s letter to clubs here>
From the group of death to the first English team to win 6 group games. NICE.
@Paul Gorry: plus shout out to them young liverpool players tonight.
@Paul Gorry: Fair play to Ajax as well. Should be a good draw on Monday.
@Paul Gorry: I hate it when you’re happy. Don’t forget about covid and the storm
@Hugh Morris: I love it when you’re sad hugh. Not forgetting how could I?
@Paul Gorry: you’re old and senile
@Hugh Morris: fair point hugh I’ll give you that one. I think.
Everton have 18 points in PL.
Liverpool have 18 points in the CL.
@kenny mcgrath: your observational skills are impeccable, may I suggest a career as a statistician?
@kenny mcgrath: Looking at those figures people might think Liverpool were the Merseyside team spending like drunken sailors on shore leave.
Well done Conor bradley making his champions League debut #UPTYRONE
Not to put a downer on Liverpool’s win be jasus I was disappointed with AC, was expecting them to really go for it especially with the Liverpool line-up but they actually couldn’t get near Liverpool for long periods of that game. They look a very average side and yet they top Serie A…
@Ottomaaan: award two assists to that goalkeeper
@Ottomaaan: Commentators on both BT & RTE made the same point. Didn’t really seem that interested till about the 85th minute. Winning Serie A their main target or manager reckoned Athletico would find a way to win?
@Ottomaaan: Kind of all reverts back to the main issue in football. Money. The CL has become a competition where only those with the strongest financial backing will win it. Gone are the days of a Porto, Ajax, Marseille or Dortmund winning it against the odds. The past 2 decades of it comfirm only City, Chelsea, Liverpool, United, Bayern, PSG (and usually Barca, Real, Juve too despite being poor now) contest the semis onwards – the commonality being big financial backing. No hate either to any side, just reality.
@Ultan Corcoran: To be fair, the teams you mentioned are always there or thereabouts with regards to the last stages of the competition and money plays a big part of that. Over the last 2 decades though, 11 of the 20 finals in question have featured teams outside of the ones you mentioned.
@Ultan Corcoran: history or finances of the clubs winning or being in the final doesn’t back your statement.
@Ultan Corcoran: maybe surpass sporting Lisbon before you start with the finances of teams ahead of you
Konate is one cool customer…class act tonite!
@Hear me now: deffo he looked huge in that defence. At the same time I love Phillips nuff said lol.
@Paul Gorry: Phillips muff?
@Paul Gorry: nothing but love for this group of players
@Hugh Morris: whaaa?
@Hear me now: Everyone of them on the same page. A joy to watch isn’t it.?
@Hear me now: Said from Day 1 he was and is the better option to buy than Upamecano. Underrated > Overrated.
@Hear me now: Jesus he was marking a 40 year old steady on!
@Philip Mckenna: That 40 year old has 6 goals in 9 games for AC at the top of Serie A
Record makers record brokers…Up the Mighty Reds…Keep it going lads!!!
The quality around Europe is dropping on previous years.
@ChadChaderson: Agreed and have done for some time now, but one has to remember the financial backing isn’t the same as it is for the top 6 odd sides in the competition.
@ChadChaderson: The Italian teams are mostly gone to feic.
I know most people in Ireland love English teams and the premier league but money is really talking here. European competitions were great before where anyone could win. Aberdeen, Malmo, Red Star, then we had an era where is was predominantly fought our between the English, Spanish, Italians and Germans. The richest leagues. Still a degree a number of teams with genuine ambitions of winning the competition though.
The English premier league is now streets ahead of the other three financially and we are starting to see that on the pitch. Of course there will be the odd maga rich continental club like PSG who may intervene from time to time but the falling away of the Spanish and Italians is not a good thing for the game. I suppose a lot of people here will hardly notice given their primary focus is who ends up champions of England.
The only blot on an otherwise perfect night was that dreadful away kit. It looks like a McDonalds outfit…