Battling Irish quintet hot on medal trail

Five Irish boxers will each be fighting for at least a bronze medal at the AIBA World Elite Men’s Championships in Kazakhstan today.

Battling Irish quintet hot on medal trail
Wed, 23 Oct, 2013 - 01:00

Joe Ward and Paddy Barnes blasted their way into the quarter-finals with last-16 wins yesterday but Sean McComb bowed out.

Barnes advanced with a stunning first round stoppage of Simon Nzioki in the 52kg class. The Kenyan went down under a sweeping left hook 1:26 into the first and the referee waved it off.

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CourtsPlace: KazakhstanPlace: HungaryPlace: TurkeyPlace: AzerbaijanPlace: AlmatyPerson: Joe WardPerson: Paddy BarnesPerson: Sean McCombPerson: BarnesPerson: Simon NziokiPerson: KenyanPerson: WardPerson: Michael ConlanPerson: Jason QuigleyPerson: Tommy McCarthyPerson: Norbert HarscaPerson: Nikita IvanovPerson: Jasurbek LatipovPerson: John Joe NevinPerson: Katie TaylorPerson: Billy WalshPerson: McCombPerson: ConlanPerson: QuigleyPerson: McCarthyPerson: P BarnesPerson: S NziokiPerson: S McCombPerson: E IsayevPerson: J WardPerson: N HarscaPerson: J LatipovPerson: M ConlanPerson: J QuigleyPerson: Z HarscaPerson: N IvanovPerson: T McCarthyPerson: Y PeraltaEvent: AIBA World Elite Men’s ChampionshipsEvent: 2011 European EliteEvent: World ChampionshipsEvent: OlympicsEvent: AIBA World ChampionshipsOrganisation: Moate BCOrganisation: MagyarorthodoxOrganisation: IREOrganisation: RusOrganisation: Irel
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