‘Triple J’ closes on Euro goal after overpowering Sutcliffe

JOHN Joe Joyce moved within one bout of a place on the Irish team for next month’s European Championships in Liverpool following a convincing win over Philip Sutcliffe in the semi-finals of the Open Senior Competition at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night.

‘Triple J’ closes on Euro goal after overpowering Sutcliffe
Mon, 06 Oct, 2008 - 01:00

Joyce, nicknamed Triple J, and the current Irish light welterweight champion and 2008 Olympian, beat the Crumlin man 30-12 to advance to next Friday’s finals.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association are using the tournament as part of their selection process for the Merseyside continental deciders, which take place between November 5 and 15.

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CourtsPlace: LiverpoolPlace: National StadiumPlace: DublinPlace: MerseysidePlace: ClonmelPlace: TipperaryPlace: DonegalPlace: PhiladelphiaPlace: US National Guard ArmoryPerson: triple JPerson: SutcliffePerson: John Joe JoycePerson: Philip SutcliffePerson: JoycePerson: CrumlinPerson: Con SheehanPerson: Jimmy SweeneyPerson: SheehanPerson: Fergal RedmondPerson: Sean HuntPerson: Willie McLoughlinPerson: Thomas BlaneyPerson: Eamon O’KanePerson: Brian BrosnanPerson: Jimmy MoorePerson: Derek McArdlePerson: PaulPerson: Patrick HylandPerson: PatrickPerson: Lucian GonzalezPerson: Elvis MartinezPerson: Simon “Slick” O’DonnellPerson: Antonio BakerPerson: HylandPerson: O’DonnellPerson: Kassim OumaPerson: Martinus ClayPerson: OumaEvent: European ChampionshipsEvent: 2008 OlympianOrganisation: Irish Amateur Boxing Association
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