CUBAN heavyweight Jose Larduet Gomez, issued a warning to Ireland’s Olympic silver medallist, Kenny Egan, when he stopped Lubos Valecky (Czech Republic) two minutes and 20 seconds into the first round of his preliminary bout at the World boxing championships in Baku yesterday.

IRELAND’S Elite boxing team will be taking home at least two bronze medals from the European Championships following quarter-final wins for former and current AIBA World Youth champions Joe Ward and Ray Moylette in Ankara, Turkey yesterday.

IRELAND’S Elite boxers are approaching the business end of the European Senior Championships in Turkey after claiming eight wins out of 10 in Ankara over the weekend.

Katie Taylor relinquished her proud unbeaten run stretching back to May 13, 2007 after she was beaten by former World champion Sofya Ochigava of Russia in her lightweight semi final at the Usti na Labem Gran Prix in the Czech Republic yesterday.