Every night during his training camp in Dublin, after he’s finished his stretching routine on the floor of the hotel room, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan pulls out a pen and paper.

Irish lightweight David Oliver Joyce edged a step closer to qualifying for the Rio Olympics on Saturday and, along with Katie Taylor, scooped one of the top accolades at the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s Awards Night in Dublin.

Boxing: Two Irish boxers will be aiming for gold in today’s finals at the European Junior Championships in Anapa, Russia.

BOXING: Olympic heroes Michael Conlon and Paddy Barnes will be among 24 boxers who will compete in a tournament, in memory of the late Liam Walsh, father of IABA High Performance Unit head coach, Billy.