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Ward in World Boxing Final

Joe Ward admitted that it was a dream come true after he qualified for Thursday’s AIBA World Elite final and the Rio 2016 Olympics last night. The Irish southpaw upgraded his bronze medal to at least silver after beating Uzbekistan’s Ishod Rasulov in the 81kg semi-final at the World Elites in Doha, Qatar. The top

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Conlan through to World Final

Irish skipper Michael Conlan through to World final, but Michael O’Reilly loses on a split decision in AIBA World semi-finals. Michael O’Reilly had to settle for bronze at the AIBA World Elite Championships in Doha, Qatar tonight after being edged out by Bektemir Melikuieve of Uzbekistan on a split decision in a high-quality middleweight semi-final.

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Gold for Conlan and Ward

Congratulations again to Ireland’s  Michael Conlan and Joe Ward who won gold medals at the Elite European Boxing Championships in Bulgaria at the weekend on unanimous decisions. Conlan upgraded his silver medal from Minsk in 2013 to gold in Samokov on Saturday as he claimed victory over Britain’s Ashfaq. Conlan scored heavily towards the end

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Walsh and Conlan Impressive

Michael Conlan and Dean Walsh have advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Elite Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria. Conlan, in his first fight at this level since the 2013 European Elite final, beat France’s Anthony Brett 30-27, helped by switching from orthodox to southpaw for the entire contest. Walsh progressed to the last eight on a unanimous decision

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European Boxing Update

Joe Ward is through to the last 16 of the European Elite Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, but  Dean Gardiner is out of the tournament. Ward, the 2011 European Elite champion, outclassed Russia’s Idris Shakhmonov on a unanimous decision (30-25,30-27,30-26), with one judge giving Ireland’s AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) fighter two 10-8 rounds. The Irish southpaw will

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