IABA 100 years

IABA TO HOST 2011 EUROPEAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 5th, 2010 |

BY BERNARD O’NEILL - The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) will host the 2011 European Championships in Dublin it has been announced.

The IABA, which celebrates its 100th birthday next year, today confirmed that the Association will host the Championships for the first time in 63 years next June.

At least 40 nations will take part in the 39th edition of the prestigious tournament.

The European Senior Championships are usually a bi-annual event but the 2011 edition have been granted to the IABA for its centenary celebrations and to facilitate European boxers in their preparations for the 2011 AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Baku, Azerbaijan next September. (Please click below to read the rest of this article)

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