Irish Amateur Boxing Association

Irish Amateur Boxing Association IABA
sport	Boxing
Founded	1911
president	Tommy Murphy
Members	AIBA
Homepage	IABA

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association ( IABA , Irish Cumann Dornálaíochta Amaitéaraí na hÉireann ) is the Irish umbrella organization for amateur boxing and organizes, develops and promotes amateur boxing throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland . It is one of the many national associations that belong to the world boxing association AIBA and was founded in 1911.

The association has established provincial councils in each of the following provinces: Ulster , Leinster , Connacht , Munster , Antrim and Dublin . Although Antrim and Dublin are not part of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, notable boxing clubs each developed.

The current president is Tommy Murphy.

Olympics medals

No.	year	place	medal	Weight class	boxer	club
1	1952	Helsinki	silver	Bantamweight	John McNally	White City BC
2	1956	Melbourne	silver	Welterweight	Fred Tiedt	N / A
3	1956	Melbourne	bronze	Flyweight	Johnny Caldwell	N / A
4th	1956	Melbourne	bronze	Bantamweight	Freddie Gilroy	N / A
5	1956	Melbourne	bronze	lightweight	Tony Byrne	N / A
6th	1964	Tokyo	bronze	lightweight	James McCourt	N / A
7th	1980	Moscow	bronze	Flyweight	Hugh Russell	N / A
8th	1992	Barcelona	gold	Welterweight	Michael Carruth	Drimnagh BC
9	1992	Barcelona	Silver	Bantamweight	Wayne McCullough	N / A
10	2008	Beijing	Silver	Light heavyweight	Kenneth Egan	Neilstown BC
11	2008	Beijing	bronze	medium weight	Darren Sutherland	St Saviors BC
12	2008	Beijing	bronze	Light flyweight	Paddy Barnes	Holy Family BC
13	2012	London	silver	Bantamweight	John Joe Nevin	Cavan BC
14th	2012	London	gold	lightweight	Katie Taylor	Bray BC
15th	2012	London	bronze	Flyweight	Michael Conlon	St. John Bosco BC
16	2012	London	bronze	Light flyweight	Paddy Barnes	Holy Family BC

Web links

• IABA
• AIBA