Elation for Tyrone's Gallagher, heartbreak for Waterford's Cassidy at Olympic boxing qualifier

The 22-year-old defeated Shukur Ovezov from Turkmenistan by unanimous decision.

OLYMPICS BOUND; Jude Gallagher after his victory over Shukur Ovezov of Turkmenistan. Picture: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Jude Gallagher has become the sixth Irish boxer to secure a place at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris.

The 22-year-old from Tyrone defeated Shukur Ovezov of Turkmenistan by unanimous decision at the quarter-final stage of the Olympic boxing qualifier in Italy to claim one of the four Paris quota places available in the 57kg category.