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.

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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CourtsPlace: Minsk, BelarusPlace: WestmeathPlace: KazakhstanPlace: ArmeniaPlace: BelarusPlace: TipperaryPlace: GeorgiaPlace: TurkeyPlace: WalesPerson: WardPerson: Joe WardPerson: Conor McCarthyPerson: Eddie BolgerPerson: JoePerson: Michael ConlanPerson: Narek AbgaryanPerson: Siarhei LobanPerson: Ray MoylettePerson: Huseyin KarsliogluPerson: TurkPerson: Con SheehanPerson: Mikheil BakhtidzePerson: SheehanPerson: John Joe NevinPerson: Paddy BarnesPerson: Jason QuigleyPerson: Adam NolanPerson: Tommy McCarthyPerson: M ConlanPerson: N AbgaryanPerson: R MoylettePerson: H KarsliogluPerson: J WardPerson: M TrycPerson: C SheehanPerson: M BakhtidzePerson: P BarnesPerson: J WilliamsPerson: JJ NevinPerson: S ExerPerson: A NolanPerson: B ShelestyukPerson: J QuigleyPerson: A ChakaevPerson: T McCarthyPerson: T HonkaEvent: European ChampionshipsEvent: 2011 EuropeanEvent: 2013 AIBA World ChampionshipsEvent: London 2012Event: 2011 European ChampionshipsEvent: OlympicOrganisation: Matrusz TrycOrganisation: Moate BCOrganisation: St AnneOrganisation: BC Co MayoOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: UkraineOrganisation: AustriaOrganisation: Finland
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