Big hitters going straight into action

IRELAND could have as many as five boxers in action, including two of the big hopes — welterweight Roy Sheahan and middleweight Darren Sutherland — when the first session of the world championships gets under way at the UIC in Chicago this evening (8pm Irish time).

Welterweight Roy Sheahan, a gold medallist at the EU championships last June, has fully recovered from a hand injury.

However Australian physiotherapist Scott Murphy has been working on a shoulder problem in recent days.