O’Neill bows out with ‘disappointing’ defeat

THERE will be three Irish boxers in action in the quarter-finals of the world championships in Milan this afternoon after Darren O’Neill and Declan Geraghty exited the tournament last night.

O’Neill had been fancied to go close to the medals but his defeat at the hands of the Armenian middleweight, Andranik Hakobyan, means that he will not be fighting for a medal today.

The Paulstown southpaw delivered what Irish head coach, Billy Walsh, described as a disappointing performance, going under 7-3.