Irish Amateur Boxing Association Update

Ceire Smith and Sinead Kavanagh will get Ireland's campaign at the 7th AIBA World Women's Championships underway with last-64 bouts in Qinhuangdao, China tomorrow.Katie Taylor, who is aiming for her 4th AIBA World lightweight title in-a-row, has received a bye into the last-32 and will meet either Rim Jouini (Tunisia) or Juliana da Rocha Canedo (Portugal), who meet tomorrow, on Monday afternoon.

Joseph Parker going pro too young, says Newton

New Zealand Amateur Boxing Association selector Russell Newton thinks Joseph Parker has a promising professional career ahead of him but wonders if he should have stuck it out in the amateur ranks to learn his craft.

Ward unlikely to get Olympic invite

The President of the International Amateur Boxing Association, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, has said there is a "very limited opportunity" for Ireland's Joe Ward to qualify for the Olympic Games via the Tripartite Commission invitation.

Olympic slots remain elusive for PH boxers

MANILA, Philippines – Despite strong support from the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) , only one Filipino boxer will compete in the men’s boxing competition in the 2012 London Olympics: 18-year-old Mark Anthony Barriga.

Irish make last-ditch Olympics plea for Ward

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) yesterday formally requested the president of the world governing AIBA for his assistance in their bid to have Joe Ward considered for inclusion in the London Olympics.