Roche leads way for Irish in Russia

THE Irish senior boxing team will meet Scotland instead of India at the National Stadium in Dublin tomorrow night, the Indian federation having announced during the week they would not be travelling due to unforeseen circumstances.

Meanwhile, Irish coaches Eddie Bolger and Tony Davitt have hailed the performances of their squad after they claimed at least three bronze medals at the Pavlyukov Memorial Youth Multi-Nations in Anapa, Russia yesterday.

David Roche, Stephen Broadhurst and Gary Sweeney all won their bouts — Roche and Broadhurst seeing off Cuban and Russian champions respectively.