Byes available for Irish Olympics boxers

The Irish Olympic squad could avail of five of 19 byes at the draw for the Olympic boxing event which will take place at the Asia Hotel in Beijing this Friday morning, 11am local time).

Unless they receive two of the eight byes available into the last 16 in the light heavyweight (81Kg) and middleweight (75Kg) sections, Irish captain Ken Egan and Sutherland will be in the ring for preliminary round bouts this Saturday.