Irvine forced to settle for silver at Euro Games

Brendan Irvine slumped in disappointment as he collected his silver medal at the European games in Baku yesterday.

The 19 year lost on a split decision to Russian Bator Sagaluev, having recovered from a slow first round to win the last round. Irvine bounced forward in the second round, pining Sagaluev to the ropes but it wasn’t enough.

“I’m proud of my achievement. I’m only 19 years of age, and it’s my first senior competition for Ireland. So there’s a lot of positives to take out of it” added Irvine, “A few negative things too”.