Katie Taylor Irish Sportswomen 2008
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Katie Taylor, who also picked up the Irish Times / Irish Sports Council Irish sportswoman of the year award yesterday, and Moylette, both landed World lightweight titles last year, while Egan brought home a light heavyweight silver medal from the 29th Olympiad in Beijing.
All three were presented with the Anne Abatte Award in recognition of their incredible exploits in the ring in 2008.
Egan also claimed the boxer of the year award, while his fellow Olympians Paddy Barnes and Darren Sutherland - who both won bronze in Beijing -, John Joe Joyce and John Joe Nevin received special awards along with Taylor.
Former Irish coach Gerry Storey of the Holy Family Club in Belfast was inducted into the IABA Hall of Fame.
Storey, a winner of the prestigious Laureus World Sport Award in 2004, worked the corner of the Irish team at seven European Championships and at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where one of the boxers from his own club Hughie Russell, won a bronze medal.
The Best Club award went to the Ryston BC in Newbridge Co Kildare and Larry Durand picked up the Best Referee & Judge Award.
Speaking at last nights ceremony, IABA President Dominic O'Rourke said that they were extremely proud of their boxers phenomenal achievements in 2008 and thanked their sponsors the Irish Daily Star and the Moran's Red Cow Hotel.
The President of the Irish Olympic Council Pat Hickey and the Chairman of the Irish Sports Council Ossie Kilkenny said that Irish boxers did their nation proud in 2008.
Jimmy Magee, who performed the Master of Ceremonies with his usual aplomb last evening, described 2008 as an incredible year for Irish amateur boxing adding that the sport was going from strength to strength.
The Minister for Sports, Arts and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD, who was unable to attend last nights ceremony, was full of praise for the Irish amateur boxing.
He said: "It was an amazing achievement that Irish boxers claimed medals at every international tournament entered last year, confirming 2008 as one of the most successful years in the history of Irish Boxing. For that, all of you should be immensely proud.
"I would like to wish everyone well at the Senior Championships next month and also in the upcoming internationals against the USA. It is also great to see that there is emerging new talent continuing to come through the system, which no doubt will keep their established peers on their toes!
"Irish Boxing has so much to look forward to in the next four year cycle on a European, World and Olympic level and all roads will hopefully lead to further success in the London Games in 2012."
IABA Award Recipients
Anne Abatte Achievement Award:
Shared by Katie Taylor (Bray BC), Ray Moylette (St Anne's), Kenneth Egan (Neilstown)
Senior International Achievement Awards:
Darren Sutherland (St Saviours OBA)
Paddy Barnes (Holy Family Golden Gloves)
John Joe Nevin (Cavan)
John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
David Oliver Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
Ross Hickey (Grangecon)
Eamon O'Kane (Immaculata)
Con Sheehan (Clonmel)
Debbie Rodgers (CIE)
Schoolboy/Youth International Achievement Awards:
Dylan Carr (Carlow)
David Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
Tyrone McKenna (Oliver Plunkett)
Jason Quigley (Finn Valley)
Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett)
Jamie Kavanagh (Crumlin)
Sarah Close (Abbey)
Michaela Walsh (Holy Family Golden Gloves)
Joe Ward (Moate)
Charlie Gallagher (Saints)
Individual Awards:
Best Schoolboy: Joe Ward (Moate)
Best Youth: David Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
Best Junior: Tyrone McCullough (Illies Golden Gloves)
Best U/21: Jamie Kavanagh (Crumlin)
Best Intermediate: Brian Brosnan (Olympic)
Best Senior: Con Sheehan (Clonmel)
Boxer of the Year: Kenneth Egan (Neilstown)
Best Club: Ryston
Best Coach: Coaching staff of Ryston
Best Referee/Judge: Larry Durand
Hall of Fame: Gerry Storey
Special Awards:
Beijing Olympians:
John Joe Nevin
John Joe Joyce
Paddy Barnes
Darren Sutherland
Kenneth Egan
World Champion:
Katie Taylor
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