Eleven Irish boxers will journey to the World Youth Championships the place they are going to compete below a impartial flag.
The IABA confirmed an eight-strong Group Eire to contest the match in Budva, from October twentieth to November sixth yesterday – and right now a choose of Irish fighters not chosen has been shared.
The considerably weird flip of occasions emerged after IABA veered from it’s coverage of choosing every Irish champion at every weight to characterize their nation at Worldwide tournaments.
Within the lead-up to the official squad announcement, there was hearsay the IBA would carry underage choice according to the Excessive-Efficiency course of and there was additionally a suggestion the IBA would prolong an invitation to those that received Nationwide Underneath-18 titles however haven’t been picked by the IABA.
Each rumours seem to have been confirmed as true during the last two days with the affirmation of two separate squads.
The Irish fighters not competing however not in Group Eire will compete as neutrals below the IBA banner.
Not one of the Irish fighters set to be competing as neutrals are in weight lessons the place an Irish fighter has been chosen, so a defacto Irish versus Irish situation received’t come up.
