Post by Dee Williams on Oct 22, 2012 19:53:53 GMT -5
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Michael O'Neill reports:
Irish boxing fans could be in line for a repeat of the 2012 Olympic Games 60kg Women’s Boxing final if the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s bold bid for the 2013 European Elite Women’s Championships is successful.
The IABA had hoped that the 2011 championships would take place in Dublin but instead was awarded to Rotterdam where the Dutch association like their Irish counterparts were celebrating their centenary.
Bids for the 2013 Championships are shortly being considered by the European Boxing Federation (EUBC) and a decision is expected to be taken next month. The Irish bid has just been lodged with the EUBC.
The tournament is scheduled to take place in October 2013 but a move to July is understood to be favoured by some EUBC members.
Should the Irish bid be successful it is likely that the Championships would be staged at the CityWest Hotel & Conference Centre where the 2011 European Youth Championships were held – an event which greatly impressed not only the E.U.B.C but also the A.I.B.A delegation present which included the association’s President Ching-Kuo Wu.
CityWest is currently staging the 2012 World Handball Championships and as in last year’s Youth event can meet the EUBC requirement of having two rings in action as well as being able to accommodate the boxers and officials.
Ochigava has met – and been defeated by – Taylor in the 2011 European Final in Rotterdam and again in both the 2012 World Championship final in China and of course in August’s Olympic Games gold medal decider at the ExCeL Centre in London.
While all three encounters resulted in narrow wins for the Bray woman, undoubtedly the Russian would welcome the opportunity of trying to take away Taylor’s unbeaten record in major championships.
That said other serious competition would also be forthcoming from such as GB Boxing’s Natasha Jonas whom Taylor also defeated at the ExCeL in what many deemed to be the best fight of the Olympics, male or female.
Michael O'Neill reports:
Irish boxing fans could be in line for a repeat of the 2012 Olympic Games 60kg Women’s Boxing final if the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s bold bid for the 2013 European Elite Women’s Championships is successful.
The IABA had hoped that the 2011 championships would take place in Dublin but instead was awarded to Rotterdam where the Dutch association like their Irish counterparts were celebrating their centenary.
Bids for the 2013 Championships are shortly being considered by the European Boxing Federation (EUBC) and a decision is expected to be taken next month. The Irish bid has just been lodged with the EUBC.
The tournament is scheduled to take place in October 2013 but a move to July is understood to be favoured by some EUBC members.
Should the Irish bid be successful it is likely that the Championships would be staged at the CityWest Hotel & Conference Centre where the 2011 European Youth Championships were held – an event which greatly impressed not only the E.U.B.C but also the A.I.B.A delegation present which included the association’s President Ching-Kuo Wu.
CityWest is currently staging the 2012 World Handball Championships and as in last year’s Youth event can meet the EUBC requirement of having two rings in action as well as being able to accommodate the boxers and officials.
Ochigava has met – and been defeated by – Taylor in the 2011 European Final in Rotterdam and again in both the 2012 World Championship final in China and of course in August’s Olympic Games gold medal decider at the ExCeL Centre in London.
While all three encounters resulted in narrow wins for the Bray woman, undoubtedly the Russian would welcome the opportunity of trying to take away Taylor’s unbeaten record in major championships.
That said other serious competition would also be forthcoming from such as GB Boxing’s Natasha Jonas whom Taylor also defeated at the ExCeL in what many deemed to be the best fight of the Olympics, male or female.