Seán McComb marches on in Hamburg

Seán McComb believes he could be hitting form at the right time after getting Ireland back on track at the World Championships last night.

The opening day of action started badly for Team Ireland as Lisburn bantamweight Kurt Walker was eliminated following a 4-1 split-decision loss to Leonel De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic.

De Los Santos, the 56kg No 5 seed, floored European medallist Walker with a big left hand in the first round and while the Irishman recovered to see out the bout, he could not make up for his early knockdown.