Donovan’s Olympic bid cut short

LIGHT heavyweight Kenneth Egan got Ireland’s Olympic qualification bid back on track yesterday when he stopped Spaniard Mairo Duro on the 20 point rule 15 seconds into the third round of his opening contest.

But his victory did nothing to restore confidence in the judging system operating at these tournaments over the past couple of months.

The going has been tough inside and outside the ring and, in fact, it would be fair to state that one would almost have to nail an opponent to the floor to claim victory - that’s if you are outside what we once called the old Eastern Bloc.