TOP IRISH HOPEFUL Michael O’Reilly has suffered a shock defeat at the European Olympic qualifiers in Samsun, Turkey.
The reigning European Games champion was the number one seed in the middleweight division but lost a unanimous decision against Finland’s Ilari Kijala on Tuesday afternoon.
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O’Reilly will have another shot to clinch a Rio place at the final Olympic qualifier later this summer.
There was better news for David Oliver Joyce who booked his place in the lightweight quarter-finals with a unanimous decision against Otar Eranosyan of Georgia.
Joyce, who has won the EU Championships three times, needs two more wins to guarantee his Olympic spot.
London 2012 Olympian Darren O’Neill is the only Irish boxer still to fight on Tuesday. He takes on Swedish heavyweight Gabriel Richards in this evening’s session.
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Shock as Ireland's Michael O'Reilly crashes out in Olympic boxing qualifier
TOP IRISH HOPEFUL Michael O’Reilly has suffered a shock defeat at the European Olympic qualifiers in Samsun, Turkey.
The reigning European Games champion was the number one seed in the middleweight division but lost a unanimous decision against Finland’s Ilari Kijala on Tuesday afternoon.
O’Reilly will have another shot to clinch a Rio place at the final Olympic qualifier later this summer.
There was better news for David Oliver Joyce who booked his place in the lightweight quarter-finals with a unanimous decision against Otar Eranosyan of Georgia.
Joyce, who has won the EU Championships three times, needs two more wins to guarantee his Olympic spot.
London 2012 Olympian Darren O’Neill is the only Irish boxer still to fight on Tuesday. He takes on Swedish heavyweight Gabriel Richards in this evening’s session.
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Katie Taylor wins on a good day for Ireland at the Olympic boxing qualifiers
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