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Costa Rica National Stadium Fights, *SOLD OUT*
March 30th, 2011 | 
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Tags: Boxing, Costa Rica, Defending, female championship, Hanna Gabriel vs Melisenda Perez, National Stadium, San Jose, WBO
Gabriel vs. Perez: Costa Rica 31.03.2024
Sampson Boxing LLC - PRESS RELEASE
Monday, February 28, 2024
Sampson Boxing LLC President, Sampson Lewkowicz announced from Las Vegas, Nevada the privilege of hosting the REMATCH boxing event scheduled for Thursday, March, 31 2011 at the inauguration week of the Costa Rica National Stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica. In the main event, undefeated WBO Jr. Middleweight Champion from Costa Rica, Hanna Gabriel vs. (Mexican) pugilist Melisenda Perez. The rematch was born as a promise between the two pugilists after an exciting first bout. Sampson stated: “I’m proud to be part of the festivities in Costa Rica that would not have been made possible without the support & loyalty of Manager/Cousin Kathy Sanchez Cunningham as well as Ezequiel Obando, Trainer of Hanna Gabriel.”
The co-featured event will be for the IBF female, Super bantamweight title between Melinda “La Maravilla” Cooper, from the United States, via Las Vegas, Nevada vs. Ada “Ace” Velez, from Puerto Rico, via Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A.
In the Featherweight division, Dahiana Santana from the Dominican Republic vs. Stacey “Stay-Lo” Reile from Miami, Florida. Plus four exciting scheduled bouts with local boxing talents.
Sampson Boxing will have the privilege of hosting these fights at the Costa Rica National Stadium. The stadium is a gift from the Chinese government to the people of Costa Rica. The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla will be in attendance as well as other government dignitaries. In addition, the festival will host a soccer match featuring Argentina vs. the Costa Rica national team. All participants of the Inauguration week, will be staying at the luxurious Days Hotel, San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Carlos Gomez Jr.
IABA Womens Boxing Elite Finals Report
Six women’s Irish National elite finals were decided at the National Stadium this evening with arguably the flyweight final between Cavan BC’s Ceire Smith and Geesala’s Katie Rowland being the ‘fight of the night’.
To the St Paul’s Club in Waterford went the honour of the first Elite title of the IABA’s Centenary year courtesy of Lynne McEnery’s light-flyweight win over Maeve Clarke . McEnery made sure of her place on the podium with a convincing and impressive 14-1 decision over Clarke who boxes out of the Ballinacarrow club in Sligo.
European Youth silver medallist Katie Rowland took home the second title of the night at the expense of the brave Ceire Smith in the flyweight class.Smith you will recall was Ireland’s representative at the Senior World Championships in Barbados in September.
Both boxers were tied at 1-1 after the first minute, but Rowland took that round 3-1 – and the second 7-2, landing some precision rights in the process. However, Smith came storming back in the third and forced the Geesala prospect into the standing count en route to reducing the deficit to 9-6.
Smith, who never stopped coming forward, scored the first point of the fourth, but Rowland responded superbly with another two points of her own to claim victory by a four point margin. Ireland has two very good future prospects in Rowland and Smith and without doubt they will meet again. Rowland has now won their last two contests.
The third female final of the evening went to Holy Family BC ace Michaela Walsh over Ryston’s Dervla Duffy in an end-to-end 57Kg duel. The first, second and third rounds of this see-saw clash finished at 2-2,3-3 and 8-8 as both boxers took it in turns to command the lead before Walsh won the final round 4-2 to claim the featherweight crown from another top class female final.
In the light-welterweight Women’s Elite final, Kelly Harrington edged out the gallant challenge of Allana Murphy to win a close contest 5-3. Both boxers have represented Ireland with honour at previous European and World Championships – indeed Murphy has also been England ABA Champion in the recent past.
Laoise Traynor also left the National Stadium with a belt around her waist, but it was a close call for the Bray BC prospect as Limerick’s Jessie Lyons came storming back to level the bout at 5-5 in the four and final round. However, Traynor found the winning score with a right inside the last 40 seconds.
In the final female final of the evening, Leanne McAree-Murphy from Carrickmacross came from behind to claim the 81Kg title following a 7-4 win over Lauragh O’Neill of Paulstown. McAree-Murphy is also WIMAAO European Martial Arts champion in the Superheavyweight division (Full Contact Kickboxing)
On Friday next, Katie Taylor will receive her 60 kg title belt – won on a walk over following Carly McNaul having withdrawn from their contest whilst Ireland other representative in Bulgaria this week, Sinead Kavanagh will glove up against Bray’s Patricia Roddy in the 75kg final.
Photo: Katie Rowland
Source: Sports News Ireland
Posted in Amateur Boxing, Latest News, Olympic Boxing |
Tags: Boxers, Final, Ireland, National elite finals, National Stadium, News, Sports News Ireland, St Paul’s Club, Taylor
Irish National Boxing Championships
By AIBA
08-02-2024
London’s Calling for Ireland’s boxing stars as the eagerly anticipated Irish Daily Star sponsored Elite Senior Championships gets ready to rumble at the National Stadium - the only purpose built boxing venue in the world - in Dublin.
The 2011 Championships, which glove off next Friday, arrive in the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s Centenary year but have a further significance as the winners will be part of the Irish men’s squad going forward toward the AIBA World Senior Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Baku, Azerbaijan in September.
There will be one final Olympic qualifier for European boxers in Istanbul in April 2012, the exact qualifying criterion of which will be determined by the percentage of European boxers that secure Olympic qualification from the AIBA World Championships.
Katie Taylor will get one opportunity to book her ticket for the London Games at the May 2012 AIBA Women’s World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, where the Bray woman will be targetingfour-in-a-row.
The World Series of Boxing (WSB) has five Olympic places up for grabs in its Individual Championships. Six Irish boxers, Ken Egan and John Joe Joyce (Miami Gallos), John Joe Nevin (Paris United), Tommy McCarthy and Eamon O’Kane (Milano Thunder) and David Oliver Joyce (Istanbulls) are competing in the WSB Team Championships.
The 2011 Elite Senior Championships, meantime, will feature Olympic medalists, World, European, European Union, Commonwealth, and Olympic Youth champs, European medalists, Multi-Nations and Irish champions, and Taylor, who claimed the AIBA 2010 World female boxer of the year award.
Ireland head coach Billy Walsh, who along with Zuar Antia and Peter Taylor and the IABA’s coaching staff, has worked the corners of the all of the above champions and medalists believes that the Elite Championships is in effect the first qualifier for London.
“The road to the London Olympics begins at the 2011 Elite Senior Championships, said Walsh, a former Irish Olympian and senior champion. “The Championships has a massive significance this year because of the World Championships and Olympic qualifiers.
“The 2011 Championships has the potential of being a high-quality tournament. We will have some of the top boxers in the world taking part and our defending champions are aware that they cannot afford to take anything for granted, not with the chance to qualify for the Olympic Games at stake.
“The talent is coming through our Youth system all the time and our younger boxers hungry for success. They want those places on the Irish team and our established boxerscannot afford any complacency.”
Two of those young guns include Joe Ward, the current AIBA World Youth champion, and Ryan Burnett, who claimed an historic gold medal for Ireland at the2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore and a silver medal at the 2010 World Youths in Baku.
Ward, from the Moate BC in Westmeath, will enter the seniors at light-heavyweight, a move which could see him come up against Ken Egan, who will be aiming for an unprecedented 11th Irish Senior title in a row.
Egan, who won silver for Ireland at the last Olympics, says he wants to qualify for the London Games and go one better than Beijing, where his compatriots Darren Sutherland (RIP) and Paddy Barnes won bronze and John Joe Nevin and John Joe Joyce reached the last 16.
However, if Egan drops his 81Kg title - and Tommy McCarthy and Davey Joe Joyce, both 2008 AIBA World Youth bronze medalists, are also strong contenders in this class - then the door could be slammed shut on his Olympic dream.
Meanwhile, Gerry Storey, coach at the Holy Family BC in Belfast, has two of the best light-flyweights in the world operating out of his club in Paddy Barnes, the current European and Commonwealth champ and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, and Burnett.
However, both boxers will enter the Elite Championships at different weights, with Barnes set to defend his light-flyweight title and Burnett moving up one notch to flyweight.
European silver and bronze medalist Darren O’Neill, Eric Donovan and Tyrone McCullagh will also be taking part in the tournament, along with 2009 World bronze medalist John Joe Nevin, and EU champs David Oliver Joyce and Con Sheehan.
Dominic O’Rourke, the IABA Director of Boxing, believes that the Elite Championships could produce a few surprises.
“There is quality in every weight division and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are a few shocks as the Championships unfolds. Everyone knows what is at stake here. The defending champions will be looking to retain their titles, but they will be facing stiff competition in every weight category. It promises to be a very exciting Championships.”
The finals will be held on Friday February 25th and the winners can look forward to the World Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Baku in September.
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Tags: AIBA, AIBA World Championships, Billy Walsh, Commonwealth, Elite, European Union, IABA, Ireland's boxing, Irish Amateur Boxing, Irish Daily Star, Irish National Championships, Katie Taylor, London, National Stadium, Olympic qualifiers, Olympic Youth, Senior Championships
