National Elite Championships Revised Dates

The IABA have confirmed the dates for the next National Elite Championships.

The governing body earmarked November for the tournament earlier this year but recently revealed that Irish boxing’s blue ribbon competition will be pushed back to early next year.

The National Elite Championships will now play in January of 2023, starting on January 6, finals night was initially due to take place on January 14 but has now been penciled in for January 21.

The last installment of the national competition took place in September of 2021, meaning there will be no National Elites in 2022.

However, there will be two in 2023 with a second National Elites scheduled for October 2023.

Entries will open in early December and will close on or about January 6^th. The method of entry and competition particulars, including draw and weigh-in, will be issued at the opening of entries in December.

Tournament schedule:

January 12^th: Preliminaries

January 13^th: Preliminaries

January 14^th: Preliminaries

January 15^th: Quarter Finals

January 20^th: Semi Finals

January 21^st: Finals

Weights: Men	Weights: Women
48kg	48kg
51kg	50kg
54kg	52kg
57kg	54kg
60kg	57kg
63.5kg	60kg
67kg	63kg
71kg	66kg
75kg	70kg
80kg	75kg
86kg	81kg
92kg	81+kg
92+kg

January: National Elite Championships: 6^th-21^th

January: National U22 Championships: 20^th-22^nd & 27^th-29^th.

January: National U18 Championships: 20^th-22^nd & 27^th-29^th

February: IABA Awards Night, dates TBC

March: National Boy/Girl 4, Junior 1 & 2 Championships: 3^rd-5^th, 10^th & 11^th, 17^th & 18^th, 24^th & 25th

March: EUBC U22 Championship, dates TBC

April: National Boy/Girl 1,2 & 3: 7^th-15^th

April: EUBC Youth Championships, dates TBC

April/May: National Senior Cadets Boy/Girl 4 Junior 1: April 28^th & 29^th, May 5^th & 6^th, 12^th & 13^th, 19^th & 20^th

June: National Junior Cadets Boy/Girl 2&3: 9^th-11^th, 16^th-18^th, 23^rd & 24th

July: EUBC Junior Championships; dates TBC

August: International tournament, dates TBC

August: EUBC Schoolboy/Girl Championships, dates TBC

September: Celtic Box Cup, 22^nd-24^th, TBC

October: National Senior Championships, 6^th-8^th, 13^th-15^th, 20^th-21st