Ireland hoping ‘bronze age’ turns to gold

Irish boxing wants to put the “bronze age” behind it at the AIBA World Men’s Elite Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Jason Quigley and Joe Ward will be aiming to upgrade their guaranteed bronze medals to at least silver in today’s middleweight and light-heavy semi-finals in Almaty.

Quigley meets Russia’s Artem Chebotarev around 10.30am and Ward faces Cuba’s 2011 World champion Julio Cesar De La Cruz-Peraza at approximately 3pm (Irish times).