Douglas adds class to heavyweight division at Cork tournament

COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist Jason Douglas heads an entry of five for the heavyweight honours at the multi-nations boxing tournament which gets underway at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork tomorrow evening.

The inclusion of Douglas in the Canadian team has added an extra dimension to the heavyweight division which took a blow with Irish champion Alan Reynolds forced to cry off suffering from bronchitis.

There was another blow when the newest Irish sensation, Andy Lee from Limerick, had to withdraw with an arm injury picked up while at the Olympic training camp in Cyprus.