Sat, 26 Oct, 2013 - 01:00
The Donegal fighter beat Russia’s Artem Chebotarev on a unanimous decision yesterday to become the first male Irish boxer to make it to an AIBA World Elite decider.
Yesterday’s victory was his 32nd straight win but while the Ballybofey man was celebrating an historic first, Joe Ward had to be content with bronze.
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CourtsPlace: Almaty, KazakhstanPlace: RussiaPlace: CubaPlace: KazakhstanPlace: AlmatyPlace: AsiaPlace: EnglandPlace: BulgariaPerson: Classy QuigleyPerson: Jason QuigleyPerson: Artem ChebotarevPerson: Joe WardPerson: Julio De La Cruz-LazaroPerson: QuigleyPerson: Zhanibek AlimkhanulyPerson: AlimkhanulyPerson: Anthony FowlerPerson: ChebotarevPerson: Darren O’NeillPerson: Billy WalshPerson: JasonPerson: De La Cruz-LazaroPerson: WardPerson: WalshPerson: JoePerson: MayoPerson: Ciara GintyPerson: GintyEvent: AIBA World Elite ChampionshipsEvent: AIBA World EliteEvent: 2011 AIBA WorldEvent: 2010 European finalEvent: London 2012 OlympianEvent: AIBA World Women’s Youth and Junior ChampionshipsOrganisation: Moate BCOrganisation: Ireland
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