Irish will be ring kings, says Darren O’Neill

Darren O’Neill believes the Irish boxing team will be kings of the ring at the European Games in Baku.

O’Neill landed a unanimous decision to defeat Romania’s Ionut Jitaru in boxing’s opening morning session, recovering after a sluggish second round performance to dominate the final round of what turned into a bit of a bruiser.

“I went out and boxed well in the first round, I suppose I struggled a bit in the second round, which is a bit of a habit I get into” explained O’Neill, brimming after the victory.