Hickey and O’Kane have to be content with bronze

ROSS HICKEY and Eamon O’Kane both took bronze medals from the European championships in Liverpool last night as Ireland repeated the haul from the Europeans in Madrid in 1971 when flyweight, Neil McLaughlin, bantamweight Mick Dowling and featherweight Brendan McCarthy all took medals.

For Ross Hickey from Grangecon in Wicklow it was a dream come through although he admitted he was disappointed be at the wrong end of the 9-3 decision in favour of Vazgen Safaryants (Belarus).

A public warning for Hickey in the third round after he had clawed his way back into the fight when there was only a point between dashed his hopes of victory.