Boxers lose

Irish boxers Kenneth Egan and Andrew Murray lost their Olympic qualifying bouts at the final qualifying event in Azerbaijan yesterday.

Boxers lose

Egan lost 27-21 on points to a Swedish opponent. Earlier lightweight Andrew Murray was beaten by a Russian.

The results mean that Limerick middleweight Andy Lee will be the sole Irish boxer competing at the Olympic games in Athens this summer.

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