Nevin has eyes on 2012 after tame exit

JOHN JOE NEVIN made a somewhat tame exit from the Olympics last night when he went down 9-2 to Mongolia’s athlete of the year, Badar-Uugan Enkhbat.

The fact that both boxers were counter-punchers was always going to lead to lean times, but the fight was not altogether as one-sided as the computer would suggest. Nevertheless, it was a disappointing performance from the young Mullingar bantamweight.

Not alone did he fail to register a single point in the first round, but he did not throw a clean punch, and the Mongolian did not fare much better – registering just one point from a big right hand to head.