Joyce two wins away from Rio

Irish lightweight David Oliver Joyce edged a step closer to qualifying for the Rio Olympics on Saturday and, along with Katie Taylor, scooped one of the top accolades at the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s Awards Night in Dublin.

Joyce, who beat Germany’s Artur Bril in AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) in Kazakhstan, and Taylor were named as the best Male and Female International Achievers at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel.

Taylor claimed her fifth and sixth AIBA World and European Elite lightweight titles in 2014 and is now the most successful world female boxer of all-time.