Middleweight Darren Sutherland will take no further part in sparring sessions at the Irish squad's training camp in France after sustaining a facial injury last night.

IRELAND’S medal winners at last months European Union Boxing Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin have all moved up places in the world rankings just released for June.

Irelands quest for a medal at the European Junior Boxing Championships ended in disappointment yesterday following quarter-final defeats for John Joe Nevin and Mark McCullagh in Sombor Serbia.