Two-time Irish Olympian Brendan Irvine bounced back from a leg injury to claim one of 16 Olympic places at the aborted 43-nation European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London on Monday night.

Ireland captain Brendan Irvine qualified for Tokyo 2020 at the Copperbox Arena in London last night at a tournament that was abandoned because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Ireland’s Kurt Walker will have to battle Berlin featherweight Hamsat Shadolov down to the final bell at the European qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London today, according to Germany’s Wexford-born head coach Eddie Bolger.