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OLYMPIC GAMES PRESS CONFERENCE

by Bernard O'Neill on Monday, July 2nd, 2012

The IABA will hold its Olympic Press Conference at Dublin’s National Stadium on July 10th…..

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association will hold its 2012 Olympic Games Press Conference at the National Stadium in Dublin on July 10th at 11am.

All media are invited to attend.

London 2012 Olympians Katie Taylor, Darren O’Neill, Adam Nolan, John Joe Nevin, Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes will be available for interview and pictures at the July 10th Press Conference.

Katie Taylor (red)

The Irish Olympic squad will leave for their final training camp in Assisi, Italy on July 13th.

Boxing begins at the 2012 Olympic Games on July 28th at the ExCel venue in London.

Female boxing will make its historic Olympic debut at London 2012.

250 male and 36 female boxers will compete at the Games across 13 weight categories.

Please see below attachment for full list of boxers for the 30th Olympiad.

FINAL – London 2012 Olympic Games Boxers List (by Weight Category)

 

Irish 2012 Olympic squad

49Kg (Light-flyweight) Paddy Barnes (Holy Family BC, Belfast)

52kg (Flyweight) Michael Conlan (St John Bosco BC, Belfast)

56kg (Bantamweight) John Joe Nevin (Cavan BC)

60kg (Lghtweight) Katie Taylor (Bray BC, Wicklow)

69kg (Welterweight) Adam Nolan (Bray BC, Wicklow)

75kg (Middleweight) Darren O’Neill (Paulstown BC, Kilkenny)

 

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