Irish Athletic Third-level Boxing Association (IATBA) Championships 2024 for third level students.

Venue: National Boxing Stadium Complex, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8

Day 1: 9th March

Weigh-in and box at the National Boxing Stadium Complex

Day 2: 10th March

Weigh-in and box at the National Boxing Stadium Complex

Day 3: 15th March

Weigh-in and box at the National Boxing Stadium Complex

Day 4: 16th March

Weigh-in and box at the National Boxing Stadium Complex

Entries: Registration and entry forms will go live on http://www.iatba.ie on 05 Feb 2024.

Entries

• All third-level institutions entering students for the championships must pay a €100 institution membership.
• IATBA Championships Competitor fee is €35.
• Championships entry is pre-paid and non-refundable.
• Competitors must produce their Boxing Medical Book and their valid student Identification card for the current academic year.
• Entries are subject to vetting and it is a condition of entry that all competitors and officials shall have signed the IABA Waiver / Members Acknowledgement Form.
• Closing date for entries is Tuesday 27th February at 23:59.

Important – Entries will only be accepted once approved by the third-level institutions’ Sports Officers / Students Services Staff member. Boxers can only compete with the permission of their academic institutions’ sports officer or equivalent. No boxer will be entered into the draw until payment is received by IATBA.

Registration

The championships are by pre-entry only. The draw will be done a week in advance of the first day of competition based on the given weights in the entry forms. Boxers must make their entered weight. Any boxer who fails to make their weight on their first day of boxing (or any subsequent day) is eliminated from the competition.

Novices weigh in on first day they compete and again on Finals day.

Boxers in all other categories weigh-in any day they box.

Draw: Draw date Friday 1st March 2024. Draw will be made available at http://www.iatba.ie.

Boxing: Starts 9th March 2024.

Remaining sessions contingent on entries, details to be announced after the competition draw.

Classifications:

Note: The term “Elite” refers to age classification only and is not related to the ability or experience of the Boxer.

Elite: Male and Female Competitors aged 19 – 40 years old in 2024.

Youth: Male and Female Competitors aged 17 – 18 years old in 2024.

Qualifying Criteria:

1. Competitors must be Elite Boxers: born between 01 January 1984 – 31 December 2005, or Youth Boxers: born between 1st January 2006 – 15th January 2007.
2. Competitors must be fully registered, and hold a student card for the institution with which they are internally registered for the current academic year.
3. Competitors must have successfully completed second-level education (Leaving Cert or equivalent), and be currently pursuing a course of study that leads to an award ranked at a minimum of Level 6 up to Level 10 on Quality and Qualifications Ireland’s (QQI) National Framework of Qualifications, or minimum Level 4 up to Level 8 on the Northern Ireland National Qualifications Framework.
4. Individuals undertaking courses at third-level institutions as part of an apprenticeship programme are not eligible to compete.
5. Competitors must be currently registered members of the IABA, and members of a currently affiliated Boxing Club of the IABA.

Categories & Weights for Elite Male Competitors are:

Junior Novice (0 – 3 bouts and first registered to IABA from 19th March 2023)

3 x 2 minutes rounds

Senior Novice (4 – 10 bouts and first registered to IABA from 01 January 2020 and not having competed in any National Championships other than National Novices)

3 x 2 minutes rounds

Intermediate (11 – 25 bouts, or 0 – 25 bouts and registered to IABA prior to 01 January 2020)

3 x 3 minutes rounds

Senior (> 25 bouts)

3 x 3 minutes rounds

Categories for Elite Female Competitors are:

Novice (0 -3 bouts)

3 x 2 minutes rounds

Intermediate (4-12 bouts)

3 x 3 minutes rounds

Senior (> 12 bouts)

3 x 3 minutes rounds

Youth Categories are:

Open class (any experience level)

Male Youth

3 x 3 minutes rounds

Female Youth

3 x 3 minutes rounds

Note: Boxers who have won an IATBA championship at a certain category automatically move up a category class, regardless of their number of bouts.

Note: Boxers may move up one experience level for reasons of competition on request to the organizing committee. However, boxers who choose to exercise this option may not move back down an experience class for future IATBA events.

Note: The Junior Novice Category is intended for Competitors that are in their first year of boxing. Competitors registered to IABA earlier than 19th March 2023, and having not more than 3 bouts must compete in the Senior Novice category regardless of the number of bouts on their record book. This is to ensure that Boxers with more sparring experience do not obtain an unfair advantage over less experienced Boxers.

Any boxer deemed to have falsified their entry information in order to gain a competitive advantage will be immediately removed from the competition. Regrettably, this has happened in previous years.

All Novice Competitors must include their date of registration on the Competition Entry Form. The organizing committee will check all boxing cards at registration.

Irish Athletic Third-level Boxing Association Boxing competitions are governed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Boxing Association (IBA). The Official in Charge of the competition will follow the IBA Open Boxing Competition Rules. Please note that, under IBA rules, boxers who are engaged in ’Other Physical Contact Sports’ are not eligible to compete. Refer to www.aiba.org for more information.

Each Competitor presented by his or her Club shall be fit to box. This is the responsibility of the Club.

Non-Pregnancy Declaration forms must be signed for female athletes.

Attire: Competitors must have one Red and one Blue Vest. Wearing of college team vests is also permitted.

Coaches must wear tracksuits and trainers at all sessions, and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene in the corners. No caps/hats allowed. Only qualified coaches will be allowed in the corners.

Novice Males, Youths, Intermediates and all Female competitors must wear headguards. Females put their head-guard on in the ring. Competitors with long hair must keep it contained within the headguard with a hairnet, cloth swim cap or bandana.

Boxers presenting with beards must not exceed 10cm beard length for weigh-ins and bouts, and advise details of any medication they are taking, or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. All body piercings must be removed before attending the weigh-in. Hair clips cannot be used.

Gum shields: Red, Orange or Pink coloured gum shields are forbidden. Any competitor entering the ring with either colour gum shield will not be allowed to box and a walkover to their opponent will be called.

Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Respect shall be shown to the ringside officials at all times.

Entry Process

1. Complete the 2024 IATBA Championships Entry Form available below. Entry information such as weight, experience class etc. must be entered. The method of entry fee payment must be selected (College / University or Personal). Please note that payment by bank transfer is preferred where possible.
2. The last section of the form requires the student’s contact information, college/university name etc. and details on their boxing experience and accolades. This information will inform and facilitate selection for future IATBA select squads. Contact information for the boxer’s club and college team coaches is also required.
3. Colleges / universities will be invoiced for payment once all their students have submitted their entries. Payments by bank transfer must reference the invoice number so that payment can be reconciled. A proof of payment email to iatba.2010@gmail.com must also be provided.
4. Students who requested personal payment will be emailed an online payment wall to pay the entry fee.
5. An entry list will be uploaded periodically during the entry window with boxers that have had associated fees paid.