Emmet Brennan wins box-off to claim Olympic place

The 30-year-old said he had been helped by the Ireland team’s sport psychologist to prepare ans it paid off as he won an ugly brawl

Ireland's Emmet Brennan celebrates qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics after winning the box-off.

Emmet Brennan said he wasn’t affected by nerves at he booked his place at the Tokyo Olympics by winning his last chance box-off at the European qualifying event in Paris.

The 30-year-old from Dublin had one final opportunity to qualify after losing his quarter-final to Croatia’s Luka Plantic on Saturday and survived a cut in the first round and a point deduction in the third to beat Lindon Nuha, of Sweden, by a narrow but unanimous points decision.