Assault puts John Joe Nevin out of action until September

Olympic medal winner John Joe Nevin is expected to be out of action until September after an assault at the weekend.

His youth coach Brian McKeown said the Mullingar champ had a “bone sticking out of his leg” as a result of the attack, with his leg broken in two places.

Gardaí are investigating if the Saturday morning assault in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, was part of an internal feud within Nevin’s extended family.