After two intense European Elite tournaments this summer, the final count for Irish male boxing is three gold, one silver and two bronze medals and seven places secured for October’s World Elite Men’s Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Doha, Qatar.

Olympic and World Elite bronze medallist Michael Conlan and Joe Ward booked tickets into their second European Elite finals in four years in Samokov, Bulgaria yesterday.

Northern Ireland’s boxers claimed the most medals — two gold, two silver and five bronze – at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland.

Paddy Barnes' team-mate Michael Conlan made it two gold medals for Northern Ireland when he outpointed England's Qais Ashfaq in an entertaining bantamweight brawl.

AIBA World No. 2 ranked bantamweight Michael Conlan is an injury doubt for Northern Ireland for today’s Commonwealth Games 56kg final in Glasgow.