Nerves starting to jingle, says Egan, as countdown to fight night begins

He’s been there, done that and he’s not even going this time but Kenneth Egan is still nervous. It’s an emotion caused by the six Irish fighters trying to follow in his footsteps over the coming weeks.

“The hard work has been done over the last six weeks, they are only in a tapering camp now and won’t get any fitter,” said the Beijing silver medallist.

“They won’t be hitting anyone until they get into the ring, it’ll just be pad work and weight management. And then it’s the weigh-in, that’s the most nerve-racking part and you get told who you are fighting and the date.