Irish captain Ken Egan has claimed a third gold medal for Ireland at the EU Championships in the National Stadium on South Circular Road in Dublin this afternoon.

Roy Sheehan and Darren Sutherland have won gold for Ireland at the EU Boxing Championships at the National Stadium.

All five Irish boxers have made this mornings weigh-in for this afternoons European Union Championships finals at the National Stadium in Dublin.

EXCITING semi-final victories for Carl Frampton, Roy Sheahan, Darren Sutherland, a thrilling comeback for Cathal McMonagle and a walk-over for Kenneth Egan means that Ireland will have five finalists at the European Union boxing championships at the National Stadium this afternoon giving Ireland more finalists than any other nation in the tournament.

Irish super heavyweight Cathal McMonagle advanced to the quarter finals of the European Union Boxing Championships after his opponent Kurban Gunebakan from Turkey was retired by the ref following a cut over his right eye in the fourth round at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight.