Joe Ward will finally make his bow at the 18th edition of the World Championships in Doha this afternoon, aiming to become the fourth Irishman to book a quarter-final place.

Irish middleweight Jason Quigley will move into a top four position in the AIBA rankings before Christmas to cap a year in which he has won European gold and World silver.

Ireland's World Amateur Boxing Championship medallists Jason Quigley and Joe Ward returned to a tremendous welcome at Dublin Airport shortly after 12.15 this afternoon.

Jason Quigley has won the silver medal at the Boxing World Championships.

Irish middleweight Jason Quigley has vowed to win gold at the AIBA World Elite Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan this morning.