Win propels Reynolds to semi-finals

SLIGO heavyweight Alan Reynolds is through to the semi-finals at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Gothenburg after a devastating performance against English No 1 David Dolan yesterday.

Reynolds forced four standing counts before the referee stopped the contest in the fourth round. Despite his dominance, the Irish champion was only three points ahead going into that final round. However, with three standing counts he required just one more to earn the short route win, for that’s what appears necessary to guarantee victory in Sweden.

Now Reynolds, who has dominated the Irish heavyweight division for the past six years after taking over from his brother, faces a classy Swede, Andreas Gustafsson, in tomorrow’s semi-final.