Dual Match The Netherlands - Ireland 8:10
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 11, 1956
| 51kg | Rikus Teters | HOL | Des Adams | IRL | PTS |
| 51kg | Henk Zwaan | HOL | Chris Rafter | IRL | ND |
| 54kg | Gil Neill | IRL | Thijs van Cittert | HOL | PTS |
| 60kg | Jim Jordan | IRL | Jan de Vos | HOL | PTS |
| 63,5kg | Michael Reid | IRL | Jean Bouvrie | HOL | PTS |
| 67kg | Anton Schuurmans | HOL | Fred Tiedt | IRL | PTS |
| 71kg | Terry Milligan | IRL | Lex Jansen | HOL | PTS |
| 75kg | Hennie van Berkum | HOL | Colm McCoy | IRL | TKO 2 |
| 81kg | Hennie van der Velden | HOL | Richie Donnelly | IRL | KO 1 |
| +81kg | Paddy Lyons | IRL | Leon Gerards | HOL | PTS |
A
second bout at 51kg, between Rafter (IRL) and Zwaan (HOL), was declared a
no-decision when it was discovered that, due to a
Dual Match The Netherlands - Ireland 6:14
The Hague, The Netherlands
June 13, 1956
| 51kg | Chris Rafter | IRL | Theo Wilbrink | HOL | PTS |
| 54kg | Des Adams | IRL | Ong A Kwien | HOL | PTS |
| 57kg | Joop Metus | HOL | Gil Neill | IRL | PTS |
| 60kg | Jan Verhagen | HOL | Jim Jordan | IRL | PTS |
| 63,5kg | Michael Reid | IRL | Willem Gerlach | HOL | PTS |
| 67kg | Fred Tiedt | IRL | Anton van den Berg | HOL | PTS |
| 71kg | Colm McCoy | IRL | Hein van den Berg | HOL | PTS |
| 75kg | Terry Milligan | IRL | Bob Bouwhuizen | HOL | PTS |
| 81kg | Jan Schubart | HOL | Richie Donnelly | IRL | KO 2 |
| +81kg | Paddy Lyons | IRL | Piet van der Waardt | HOL | PTS |
thanks to Gerry Callan