Nevin secures Ireland’s first medal

Ireland’s John Joe Nevin will add an Olympic medal to the two World Championship bronzes he has already won after beating Mexico’s Oscar Valdez Fierro 19-13 in their Olympic bantamweight quarter-final.

The Mullingar man survived a final round knockdown to see off his aggressive opponent and book a semi-final clash against Cuba’s top seed Alvaro Estrada on Friday with a place in the Olympic final at stake.