Ward in line for Ivanov rematch at Elite Champs

Joe Ward could meet Russia’s Nikita Ivanov in a repeat of their European final in the last-eight of the AIBA World Elite Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013 - 01:00

Ward outclassed Poland’s Matuesz Tryc on a unanimous decision yesterday and will face Hungary’s Norbert Harsca in the last-16 tomorrow.

Ivanov, who 19-year-old Ward beat in the 2011 European final in Turkey, also won in Almaty yesterday.

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Courts Place: Russia Place: Almaty, Kazakhstan Place: Poland Place: Hungary Place: Turkey Place: Almaty Place: BC Place: Westmeath Place: Belarus Place: Central African Republic Place: Belfast Place: Azerbaijan Place: Germany Place: Almaty Kazakhstan Place: Scotland Person: Ward Person: Ivanov Person: Joe Ward Person: Nikita Ivanov Person: Matuesz Tryc Person: Norbert Harsca Person: Tryc Person: Sean McComb Person: Gildas Bangana Person: Elvin Isayev Person: Michael Conlan Person: Jason Quigley Person: Tommy McCarthy Person: Conlan Person: Brian Gonzalez Person: Quigley Person: Aston Brown Person: McCarthy Person: Emir Ahmatovic Person: Paddy Barnes Person: McComb Person: S McComb Person: G Bangana Person: J Ward Person: M Tryc Person: M Conlan Person: B Gonzalez Person: J Quigley Person: A Brown Person: T McCarthy Person: E Ahmatovic Event: European Event: AIBA World Elite Championships Event: 2011 European final Event: Europeans Event: 2009 Event: 2010 World Junior and Youth champion Event: Irish Elite Event: London 2012 Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Mexico

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