Boxing Union of Ireland explained

Boxing Union of Ireland
Sport:Boxing
Abbrev:BUI
Founded:1980
Aff:European Boxing Union
World Boxing Council
World Boxing Association
Location:Dublin
President:Mel André Christle
Chairman:Francie McCullagh
Secretary:Patricia Connolly
Replaced:Irish Boxing Board of Control
Url:www.boxingunion.ie
Countryflag:Ireland

The Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) is the governing and sanctioning body for professional boxing in Ireland.

Foundation and organisation

The BUI was founded in 1980, and replaced the BBBofC associated "Irish Boxing Board of Control", which had overseen professional boxing in Ireland through the 1960s and 1970s. The BUI is based at Chancery Place in Dublin and (as of 2017) the president was Brian McKeever.[1]

Amateur boxing in Ireland is run by a separate organisation, the IABA, who operate on an all island basis.

Legal case regarding the BUI and Deirdre Nelson

Deirdre Nelson was granted a professional boxing licence by the British Boxing Board of Control in February 1999, which gave her the right to box anywhere within the European Boxing Union. However, the Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) forbid her to box until guidelines on women’s boxing were issued by the European Boxing Union in September 1999. In 2001 Nelson won a sex discrimination case against the BUI due to this; she was awarded £1,500 in compensation. The Employment Equality Authority (based in Dublin) stated that the BUI had discriminated against Nelson, violating the Employment Equality Act of 1977.[2] [3]

Current Irish champions

[4]

Weight class:Champion:Reign began:
FlyweightVacant
Super-flyweightVacant
BantamweightVacant
Super-bantamweightCarl McDonald24 November 2018
FeatherweightEric Donovan30 March 2019
Super-featherweightVacant
LightweightGary Cully1 February 2020
Light-welterweightVacant
WelterweightVacant
Light-middleweightCraig O'Brien3 March 2018
MiddleweightVacant
Super-middleweightVacant
Light-heavyweightVacant
CruiserweightVacant
HeavyweightVacant

Former champions

Bantamweight

[5]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Hugh Russell5 October 1982 – (Vacated)0
align=left Tommy Waite20 December 1997 – (Vacated)0
align=left Colin Moffett15 December 2007 – (Vacated)0

Super-bantamweight

[6]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Paul Hyland5 July 2008 – (Vacated)1

Featherweight

[7]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Jon Jo Irwin16 March 1993 – (Vacated)0
align=left Patrick Hyland19 April 2008 – (Vacated)1
align=left Marco McCullough19 October 2013 – (Vacated)0

Super-featherweight

[8]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Pat Doherty26 March 1988 – (Vacated)0
align=left Kevin O'Hara19 April 2008 – (Vacated)0
align=left Mickey Coveney12 August 2011 – 3 November 20120
align=left Anthony Cacace3 November 2012 – (Vacated)0
align=left James Tennyson27 April 2013 – (Vacated)0
align=left James Tennyson10 March 2017 – present0

Lightweight

[9]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Peter McDonagh28 January 2006 – 12 July 20080
align=left Andrew Murray12 July 2008 – (Vacated)1
align=left Gary Cully1 February 2020 – (Current)0

Light-welterweight

[10]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left PJ Davitt14 December 1982 – (Vacated)0
align=left Gary Muir3 December 1985 – (Vacated)0
align=left Malcolm Melvin16 March 1993 – (Vacated)0
align=left Eamonn Magee22 May 1999 – (Vacated)0
align=left Robert Murray24 May 2005 – (Vacated)0
align=left Oisin Fagan3 June 2006 – (Vacated)0
align=left Andrew Murray8 December 2007 – (Vacated)0
align=left Frankie Gavin18 September 2010 – (Vacated)0

Welterweight

[11]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Tony Sinnott24 September 1989 – (Vacated)0
align=left Billy Walsh26 January 2008 – 7 February 20090
align=left Stephen Haughian7 February 2009 – (Vacated)0
align=left Peter McDonagh6 November 2015 – present0

Super-welterweight

[12]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Terry Magee23 June 1987 – (Vacated)0
align=left Jim Webb3 December 1998 – (Vacated)0
align=left Jim Rock15 April 2000 – (Vacated)0
align=left Ciaran Healy8 December 2007 – 5 July 20080
align=left Jamie Moore5 July 2008 – (Vacated)0
align=left Neil Sinclair15 May 2009 – (Vacated)0
align=left Lee Murtagh21 July 2012 – (Vacated)1
align=left Peter McDonagh15 March 2014 – (Vacated)1
align=left Dee Walsh22 November 2014 – (Vacated)0
align=left Paul Upton23 April 2016 – present0

Middleweight

[13]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Johnny Curran27 September 1888 – (Vacated)0
align=left Myler Keogh21 December 1896 – (Vacated)1
align=left Jem Roche25 September 1900 – (Vacated)0
align=left Dan Grant22 October 1908 – (Vacated)0
align=left Tommy Connolly30 July 1927 – (Vacated)0
align=left Paddy Roche19 December 1939 – (Vacated)0
align=left Pat O'Connor4 February 1944 – (Vacated)0
align=left Bert Hyland23 June 1949 – (Vacated)0
align=left Cliff Garvey22 July 1955 – (Vacated)0
align=left Peter Sharpe21 February 1967 – (Vacated)0
align=left Sam Storey25 April 1987 – 18 March 19880
align=left Steve Collins18 March 1988 – (Vacated)0
align=left Darren Sweeney15 April 1997 – (Vacated)0
align=left Matthew Macklin14 May 2005 – (Vacated)0
align=left Jim Rock3 June 2006 – (Vacated)0
align=left Gary O'Sullivan4 December 2009 – (Vacated)1
align=left Eamonn O'Kane12 July 2013 – (Vacated)0

Super-middleweight

[14]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Ray Close31 October 1989 – (Vacated)1
align=left Jim Rock17 April 1999 – (Vacated)1
align=left Andy Lee15 December 2007 – (Vacated)0
align=left Anthony Fitzgerald13 February 2010 – (Vacated)3
align=left JJ McDonagh25 February 2012 – present1

Light-heavyweight

[15]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Harry Cowap22 April 1985 – (Vacated)1
align=left Jason McKay11 November 2006 – (Vacated)0
align=left Jim Rock12 July 2008 – (Vacated)0
align=left John Waldron15 May 2010 – 20 November 20100
align=left Ciaran Healy20 November 2010 – (Vacated)0
align=left Paddy McDonagh21 January 2012 – present0

Cruiserweight

[16]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Darren Corbett5 November 1996 – (Vacated)2
align=left Ian Tims19 March 2011 – (Vacated)0

Heavyweight

[17]

width=25%Namewidth=50%Duration of reignwidth=10%Defences
align=left Gordon Ferris22 September 1980 – (Vacated)0
align=left Kevin McBride2 June 1997 – (Vacated)0
align=left Coleman Barrett13 February 2010 – (Vacated)0
align=left Tyson Fury14 April 2012 – (Vacated)0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About. Boxing Union of Ireland.
  2. Web site: Welterweight Deirdre packs a knockout punch for female boxers. independent. 25 June 2001 .
  3. News: Woman boxer wins legal fight. The Irish Times.
  4. Web site: Rankings. Boxing Union of Ireland.
  5. Web site: Irish Bantamweight Title. Boxrec.
  6. Web site: Irish Super Bantamweight Title. Boxrec.
  7. Web site: Irish Featherweight Title. Boxrec.
  8. Web site: Irish Super Featherweight Title. Boxrec.
  9. Web site: Irish Lightweight Title. Boxrec.
  10. Web site: Irish Light Welterweight Title. Boxrec.
  11. Web site: Irish Welterweight Title. Boxrec.
  12. Web site: Irish Super Welterweight Title. Boxrec.
  13. Web site: Irish Middleweight Title. Boxrec.
  14. Web site: Irish Super Middleweight Title. Boxrec.
  15. Web site: Irish Light Heavyweight Title. Boxrec.
  16. Web site: Irish Cruiserweight Title. Boxrec.
  17. Web site: Irish Heavyweight Title. Boxrec.

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