IRELAND will have five boxers in this year’s Olympic tournament in Beijing, the biggest representation since Barcelona in 1992 when Michael Carruth and Wayne McCullough won their gold and silver medals.

It has been a brilliant day for Irish boxing in Athens with three boxers qualifying for this summer's Olympics.

Irish captain Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland and John Joe Joyce will all be in action today just one bout away from booking their tickets for Beijing at the final Olympic qualification tournament for European boxers at the Olympic Centre of Nikaia in Athens, Greece.

THREE Irish boxers bid to secure Olympic qualification in Athens later today.

DARREN SUTHERLAND, Kenneth Egan and John Joe Joyce are just one fight away from Olympic qualification after an exciting day for the Irish team at the qualifying tournament in Athens.