Irish boxing star Kellie Harrington sports the new Boxing Ireland crest ahead of this weekend's National Championships Finals. Offaly star prepares for National Finals as Boxing Ireland rebrandsIn the build-up to this weekend's National Elite Boxing Championships in Dublin – at which Offaly, Westmeath and Roscommon will be proudly represented – the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has announced a rebrand to become Boxing Ireland. Boxing Ireland reflects the reality that boxing and boxers are built different. Boxing Ireland CEO Gary Stewart said: “Boxing Ireland is a brand built to honour the past, empower the present and really put our purpose as a community front and centre. The new identity says unequivocally that we are Boxing Ireland, and proud of it.”The organisation's President Anto Donnelly added: “Now is the time for Boxing Ireland.

Source: Irish Independent January 16, 2026 01:14 UTC