Kurt Walker impresses with a unanimous decision

Kurt Walker and Jose Quiles Brotons of Spain during their Men's Featherweight round of 32 bout at the Kokugikan Arena 

Kurt Walker got the Irish boxing team off to a winning start at Tokyo 2020 with a hard-earned unanimous decision victory over Spain’s Jose Quiles Brotons.

The Lisburn featherweight prevailed on four scores of 29-28 and one of 30-27, securing safe passage through to the Last 16 in the 57kg bracket.