Irish boxers turn on the style

IRELAND will have six boxers in action in the Olympic qualifying tournament quarter-finals in Pescara, Italy today after an exciting second day that saw the leading contenders go through with just two disappointments.

“It was a great day for Irish boxing and it could have been better if things had gone right for David Oliver Joyce. But there are still tough days ahead,” Gary Keegan, the IABA’s Director of High Performance, said.

John Joe Nevin, Cavan, got the Irish off to a flying start when he dominated Croatian bantamweight Mirsad Ahmeti and then outpointed him 23-8 in a contest that went dangerously close to being stopped on the 20 point rule.