Ward and Moylette going for gold

JOE WARD and Ray Moylette are in with a chance of claiming gold medals in today’s finals at the European Senior Championships following semi-final wins yesterday.

Fri, 24 Jun, 2011 - 01:00

Bernard O’Neill

Moylette, the 2008 AIBA World Youth champ, beat Azerbaijaniopponent Hajiliyev Heybatulla in the light-welterweight class to set up afinal showdown with England’s Thomas Stalker.

And 17-year-old Ward, the 2010 AIBA World Youth champ, followed that up with a comprehensive 18-8 win over Hungarian puncher Imre Szello, who is 11 years his senior.