Preparation culminated in the largest sparring camp ever held on the island of Ireland \u2013 a 16 nation camp in Belfast from July 6th to 16th, including Team NI Boxing; Team Ireland; Australia; Canada; Fiji; France; Ghana; GB; India; Mauritius, Nigeria, New Zealand; Scotland; Soloman Islands, Switzerland; Tonga; Tuvalu; Zambia. In all, over 200 boxers, coaches and support staff participated in the camp, which included 300 spars and 7 school combat sessions.<\/p>\n
As the team departs, Team NI Boxing Head Coach Jay Delaney has been reflecting on the support the team has received throughout their preparations.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s extended his thanks to Ulster Provincial Council and Antrim County Board, and to R&J\u2019s Chris McCrory, Joe Lowe, Michael O\u2019Neil, Mal Scott and Barry Tucker who gave of their time to officiate at camp spars.<\/p>\n
Jay has also paid tribute to the Operations Team which established, organised and managed the camp, led by Aimee Shiels and the ongoing support of funders including Belfast City Council, SportNI and the National Lottery Good Causes programme.<\/p>\n
He has also recognised the huge role Sport NI\u2019s Sport Science Medicine practitioners play in the data-driven preparation of athletes for the highest level competition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Double Olympian Michaela Walsh and Paris Olympian Jude Gallagher return to defend their titles in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
It will be Walsh\u2019s fourth Commonwealth Games having started her journey 12 years ago in Glasgow when she won a silver medal. Four years later at the Gold Coast in Australia Walsh won another silver. In Birmingham Walsh topped the podium by beating Elizabeth Oshoba\u00a0in the final to win the featherweight gold medal.<\/p>\n
Gallagher was crowned featherweight champion after his opponent in the final Ghana\u2019s Joseph Commey was unable to fight.<\/p>\n
JP Hale and Nicole Clyde also return for the squad that competed in Birmingham and there are eight boxers competing at their first Commonwealth Games. JP\u2019s clubmate, Louis Rooney, is also named in the team. He is a two time Boxing Ireland Elite champ, and a mutiple European U23 medalist. At 65kg, Kaci Rock, has boxed internationally at European Elite and European U23 levels. Jon McConnell, Kaci\u2019s Holy Trinity clubmate, fills the male 70kg berth \u2013 he\u2019s an Elite champion, and has boxed internationally at World Boxing Cup, at Strandja and recently won gold at the Tammer tournament representing Ulster. Janseen Hill rounds-out the Holy Trinity troika \u2013 she\u2019s the reigning Ulster Elite champion.<\/p>\n
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The team is co-captained by Caitlin Fryers and Jude Gallagher. Caitlin, who contests at 51kg, is a World Youth medalist, a 2022 European Elite silver medalist and multiple Ulster Elite champion. Paris Olympian and fellow multiple Ulster Elite champ, Jude, returns at lighweight, but is the 2022 Birmingham CWG featherweight champion. The pair were selected as Captains by their team-mates.<\/p>\n
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The Games<\/p>\n
Boxing at the SEC Centre on the Scottish Event Campus will take place from Friday July 24th to Saturday, August 1st,: July 30th is a rest day. <\/p>\n
Afternoon Sessions will, typically, begin at 11am and Evening Sessions at 6pm. The complete Games schedule is available here<\/a><\/p>\n How to Watch<\/p>\n