Darren weighs in with tale fit for the movies

IRISH boxers have brought the country to heights not reached since Melbourne in 1956 as Darren Sutherland claimed a third Olympic medal in Beijing.

Like Kenneth Egan and Paddy Barnes the previous day, Darren Sutherland clinched a bronze medal and put himself in line for silver and better when he outpointed Alfonso Blanco Parra from Venezuela in a thrilling middleweight quarter-final.

And if there is a film to be made about our boxers’ exploits, the 26-year-old Dubliner will be the perfect subject.

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