Brendan Irvine battled from behind to land Ireland’s first ever European games medal in Baku, Azerbaijan, yesterday.

Brendan Irvine made a successful senior international championship boxing debut, having survived a small scare on the way to his bout in Baku yesterday.

Ireland’s boxers are on the brink of a gold rush at the 40th European Championships in Belarus.

The Irish Elite team got their heads together following a backs-to-the-wall team talk at the European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, according to head coach Billy Walsh.

IRISH boxing sensations Joe Ward and Ryan Burnett are just three rounds away from winning double gold in today’s AIBA World Youth Championships finals in Baku, Azerbaijan.