Keegan says Beijing path will get tougher for boxers
Paddy Barnes emerged from Chicago as Ireland’s only qualifier and, while he was described as a dark horse going into the tournament, it was always expected it would be a bonus if he was to make the quarter-finals.
Welterweight Roy Sheahan, middleweight Darren Sutherland and light heavyweight Kenneth Egan, projected as the likely boxers to gain Olympic qualification were disappointments.