Egan weighs up his options

TOMMY McCARTHY’S coach Pat McAllister feels Kenny Egan might have made a mistake moving up to heavyweight for box-offs to select the Irish team for the world championships at the National Stadium.

Egan and Tommy McCarthy are set to touch gloves this evening in a bout to decide who will have the seat on the plane for Baku.

The Olympic silver medallist, who won 10 national senior titles at middleweight (three) and at light heavy (seven), was sensationally beaten by 17-year-old Joe Ward this year.