Michael Conlan could meet Nevada’s Jessie Magdaleno in a world title fight in Ireland after putting the record straight against Vladimir Nikitin at New York’s Madison Square Garden (MSG) on Saturday night.

JOHN JOE NEVIN bowed out of the World Boxing Championships in Baku yesterday after losing his bantamweight semi-final against Luke Campbell on a countback after the judges’ scoring tied the pair at 12 points apiece at end of three thrilling rounds.

GARY KEEGAN who, as Director of High Performance, has masterminded Ireland’s current Olympic campaign is predicting wins for light heavyweight Kenneth Egan and light welterweight John Joe Joyce at the Worker’s Gymnasium tomorrow.

JOHN JOE JOYCE claimed his place in the Beijing Olympic Games in spectacular fashion when he outclassed and outpointed Harun Sipahi (Germany) a veteran of the Athens Olympics, 27-12, in an action-packed light welterweight semi-final at the qualifying tournament in Athens yesterday.