EUROPEAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS

Stephen Lawrence v Darren O'Neill (red)

Stephen Lawrence v Darren O’Neill (red)

Most of Ireland’s boxers in line to be selected for the European Olympic qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkey in April will, eliminating the non-European boxers above them in the AIBA World rankings, be guaranteed high Continental rankings.

This could impact positively on their seeding for Istanbul, although there has been no official confirmation that seeding will be in operation. read more