Two Wexford boxers come home with Bronze medals from u-19 European Championships

Two Wexford boxers will return from Serbia with European U19 bronze medals after impressive performances for Team Ireland... Wexford CBS' Kalib Walshe and Kayleigh Byrne of Gorey Boxing Club both reached the semi-finals of the European U19 Championships in Loznica. Walshe, competing at 60kg, progressed through the competition with wins over opponents from Israel, Bosnia …

Wexford boxers doing county proud at European Championships

Two Wexford boxers are currently over fighting at the European Championships... The u-19 boxing championships, which is currently underway at Sport Hall Lagator in Loznica, Serbia, has seen Kalib Walshe (Wexford CBS) and Kayleigh Byrne (Gorey Boxing Club) represent their county and country with distinction. Kalib Walshe claimed a European u-19 championship win recently over …

Two Wexford boxers selected on Team Ireland for Serbia showdown

The European U19 Boxing Championships will take place in Loznica, Serbia, from August 11 to August 22, with two talented Wexford boxers selected to represent Team Ireland on the international stage. Gorey Boxing Club's Kayleigh Byrne has been named in the Irish squad at 51kg, while Kalib Walshe of CBS Wexford has earned selection in …

Wexford boxers Byrne and Walshe through to finals of Four Nations Cup

It was a perfect afternoon for two young Wexford boxers... Young Gorey boxer, Kayleigh Byrne, is through to the finals of the Four Nations Cup taking place at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell in Scotland. In the semi-final today, County Wexford boxer and 18-year-old Kayleigh overcame her Welsh opponent -- inflicting damage and winning …

Three Wexford boxers taste u19 All-Ireland success

Three young Wexford boxers were crowned National U-19 champions at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday night, adding another major achievement to what has already been a hugely successful period for boxing in the county... Kalib Walshe of Wexford CBS produced a dominant display in the 60kg final, defeating Christian Doyle of Team Doyle …

Young Wexford boxer named on Team Ireland for World Futures Cup

Boxing Ireland has named an 8 strong team to contest the World Boxing Futures Cup in Thailand in March... The World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 is an U19 tournament and forms part of the performance pathway toward the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. Participation at the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 is a requirement for …

Two Wexford boxers crowned U17 Boxing Champions at National Stadium

The 2025 IABA National U17 Champions have been crowned, and hail from 11 counties.. They include Antrim (3), Armagh (1) Cork (3), Down (2), Donegal (2) Dublin (9), Galway (2), Meath (1)Tipperary (2) Westmeath (3) and lasty Wexford with (2). In all, 130 boxers from 73 clubs contested this tournament across a two-week period. Wexford …

Three Wexford boxers selected on Irish team for European Junior Championships

Three young Wexford boxers have been selected for Team Ireland... Team Ireland will be competing at the European Junior Championships in 2024. Ireland did not compete at last year's competition, but the last time they competed - in 2022 - they brought back a massive haul of 10 medals. Two Wexford boxers have been selected …

Three young Wexford boxers crowned national Cadet champions over the weekend

The 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships took place last weekend at the National Stadium in Dublin... It was some more good news for some Wexford boxers over the weekend, with three Wexford boxers crowned national champions. Wexford town boxer, Kalib Walshe, continued his impressive run of form. He fought Patrick Myers (Spartaus) in the final of …

Multiple All-Ireland boxing titles are on the way back to Wexford

There are multiple All-Ireland boxing titles coming back to Wexford... Taking place in the National Stadium in Dublin over the weekend, there were multiple Wexford winners in the All-Irelands. Kalib Walshe, who fights out of Wexford CBS Boxing Club, was crowned an All-Ireland champion. It's Walshe's fifth time winning the All-Irelands. The young Wexford man …

Two young Wexford boxers selected on Irish team for European competition

Two young Wexford boxers have been selected to be part of an Irish boxing team... Both Sophie Lawlor and Kalib Walshe are part of the Irish squad that will take part in the European schools' competition. Kalib fights at 44kg, while Sophie fights at 54kg. Both boxers will represent their school, Wexford CBS, in the …

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