Hat-trick hero Ward courted by pro game

Newly crowned European Elite champion Joe Ward is being targeted by pro promoters in the countdown to the World Elite Championships which begin in Hamburg, Germany, on August 25.

Hat-trick hero Ward courted by pro game
Mon, 26 Jun, 2017 - 01:00
Bernard O’Neill

Ward claimed his third European gold medal in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, beating Russia’s Muslim Gadzhimagomedov on a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28) at the Lokomotiv Sports Palace.

An offer is on the table for the three-time European Elite champion and World Elite silver and bronze medallist to switch to the professional ranks.

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CourtsEuropean EliteboxingJoe WardPlace: Hamburg, GermanyPlace: Kharkiv, UkrainePlace: RussiaPlace: Lokomotiv Sports PalacePlace: Dublin’s National StadiumPerson: WardPerson: Joe WardPerson: Katie TaylorPerson: Paddy BarnesPerson: John Joe NevinPerson: Jason QuigleyPerson: Ray MoylettePerson: Michael ConlanPerson: TaylorPerson: BarnesPerson: MoylettePerson: QuigleyPerson: NevinPerson: ConlanPerson: BernardPerson: Bernard DunnePerson: Brendan IrvinePerson: Kurt WalkerPerson: Sean McCombPerson: DunnePerson: ZaurPerson: Zaur AntiaPerson: Innocent AnyanwuPerson: Paddy McDonaghPerson: Steve CollinsPerson: JnrPerson: Luke KellerPerson: Darren CruisePerson: Collins’Event: World Elite ChampionshipsEvent: European EliteEvent: World EliteEvent: Rio OlympianEvent: World Youth and JuniorOrganisation: Irish Sports CouncilOrganisation: Sport IrelandOrganisation: IABAOrganisation: UkraineOrganisation: WBAOrganisation: Team Ireland
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