John Riordan: O’Bradaigh hopes fighting spirit can negotiate winding road to Paris

Sean O’Bradaigh will be one of the top 15 light heavyweights in the USA challenging to qualify for the Paris Games

Sean O Bradaigh gets the decision

Sean O’Bradaigh won’t have woken up this morning feeling as rough as the rest of America.

Whereas most of the country gorged itself on the excesses of its annual Thanksgiving meal, the 21-year-old’s plan was moderation ahead of the biggest week of his amateur boxing career.