Ireland hit the ground running in Moscow today, getting their European Senior Championships campaign off to a flying start with five wins out of five at the Ice Palace.

Irish middleweight Darren Sutherland will meet England's James Degale in the quarter-finals of the Olympic qualifiers tonight after beating Ramis Baylarov from Azerbaijan in Italy last night.

IRELAND will have six boxers in action in the Olympic qualifying tournament quarter-finals in Pescara, Italy today after an exciting second day that saw the leading contenders go through with just two disappointments.