Point deductions costly for Aidan Walsh in Olympic qualifier

Daina Moorehouse edged closer to Paris with victory in Bangkok, meanwhile. 
Point deductions costly for Aidan Walsh in Olympic qualifier

VERDICT: Aidan Walsh of Ireland, left, after his defeat in his Men's 71kg quarter-final bout against Zeyad Eashash of Jordan. Pic: Joe Walsh/Sportsfile

Aidan Walsh lost an incident packed Olympic qualifier in Bangkok on Friday, in his first shot at a place in Paris. 

The Belfast native fell foul of the referee on two costly occasions, ultimately losing a 4-1 split decision to Jordanian Zeyad Eashash.

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