Advertisement

Ireland's Olympic heroes Barnes and Conlan one fight away from Rio qualification

The pair recorded victories at last night’s World Series of Boxing in Milan.

Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes Conlan (left) and Barnes (file photo). Presseye / Darren Kidd/INPHO Presseye / Darren Kidd/INPHO / Darren Kidd/INPHO

IRISH BOXERS PADDY Barnes and Michael Conlan will both secure their spots at next year’s Rio Olympics with one more victory in the World Series of Boxing (WSB).

The two Olympic bronze medallists, competing for Italia Thunder, were in action in Milan last night. Light-flyweight Barnes defeated Leandro Zarate Junior and tops his weight division with six wins from six.

Conlan, meanwhile, sits second in the bantamweight rankings after a unanimous win over Ignacio Perrin.

mickconlan11 / Instagram

Next up for the Belfast duo are bouts in Venezuela next month but if they don’t qualify via the WSB, there are a number of other routes to progress to the Games.

‘Honest, courageous and inspiring’ – John Mooney speaks openly about his off-field struggles

‘We’re gonna own Dublin. They will have nothing’ – Aldo not concerned about hostile Irish reception

Author
Ben Blake
View comments
Close
Comments
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.