Ireland recorded an 8-2 win over Team USA at the Arch Centre in Athy tonight.

Ireland beat the USA 9-3 at the National Stadium in Dublin last night to take a commanding advantage into Sundays second meeting between the nations at the Arch Centre in Athy.

In one of the most frenetic bouts of the tournament to date, 2005 world champion Oksung Lee of Korea repeated his semi-final win over American Rau'shee Warren.

The chances of the five-man Irish boxing team having a successful campaign in Beijing next month could all hinge on the draw, according to women's boxing star Katie Taylor.