Freak injury dashes Ward hopes of gold

Joe Ward hobbled out of the European Championships following a freak injury against Polish light heavyweight Matrusz Tryc in Minsk, Belarus yesterday.

Freak injury dashes Ward hopes of gold
Tue, 04 Jun, 2013 - 01:00
Bernard O’Neill

The Moate BC (Westmeath) southpaw was completely in control of the last 16 clash, but a clash of knees with just 20 seconds remaining in the third and final round TKO’d his ambitions of becoming the first Irish male boxer to win back-to-back European titles.

Irish physio Conor McCarthy said the 2011 European champion dislocated his left kneecap.

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