Medal victors Egan, Sutherland and Sheahan climb the world rankings

IRELAND’S medal winners at last months European Union Boxing Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin have all moved up places in the world rankings just released for June.

Irish captain Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland, Roy Sheahan won gold at the EU Championships and Carl Frampton and Cathal McMonagle claimed silver to help Ireland finish as the top amateur boxing nation in the EU.

Sutherland, from the St Saviours club in Dublin, is the highest mover in the world rankings at number seven, while Egan (Neilstown Dublin) is at number eight.