Eight Irish boxers aiming to secure Olympic Games qualification in Italy

Five Irish boxers have already secured their spots at Paris 2024.

OLYMPIC DREAM: Waterford man Kelyn Cassidy competes in the 80kg category. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The first of two Olympic boxing qualifiers which take place this year gets under way in Italy on Sunday.

Eight Irish boxers will be hoping to join the five who already qualified for Paris 2024 through the European Games last summer.