Olympic medals, European medals, Commonwealth medals. Paddy Barnes has them all. Only a podium place at the world championships still eludes the Belfast boxer and he is determined that is about to change.

“I hurt him with a few body shots but, to be brutally honest, I just boxed crap and that was it.”

It has been a disappointing start for the Irish at the World Championships in Azerbaijan.

THE Irish boxers head into the second and final week of the world boxing championships in Baku with nine members of the 10-man team still standing and the prospect of Olympic qualification looming midweek.

OLYMPIC silver medallist Kenny Egan has drawn tough opposition for his heavyweight debut at the world championships in Baku.