POLAND V IRELAND BLAST FROM THE PAST

John Joe Nevin, Michael Mulanney and Tyson Fury had their hands raised in victory in the first leg of a Poland versus Ireland match in Rzeszow in 2007.

Nevin, who would qualify for Beijing 2008 a year later, recorded an impressive victory over Krzysztof Rogowski in the bantamweight division and Mulaney chalked up a unanimous decision over Damian Kośmider at light heavyweight.

Fury, boxing for the first time for Ireland, saw off Michał Jabłoński, Fury winning the heavyweight contest on a third-round stoppage.

Nevin won again in the second leg in Bialytok, as did Eamon Touhey who beat Andrzej Liczik on a split decision.

Mulaney recorded his second win of the trip on a split verdict over Paweł Głażewski, with Poland winning on aggregate over the two legs.

Poland v Ireland

November 22, 2007

Rzeszów, Poland

48kg Łukasz Maszczyk POL beat Jimmy Moore IRL 3:0
51kg Rafał Kaczor POL beat Gary McDonagh IRL RSC 3
54kg John Joe Nevin IRL beat Krzysztof Rogowski POL 3:0
57kg Michał Chudecki POL beat Eamon Touhey IRL 2:1
60kg Krzysztof Szot POL beat Ross Hickey IRL 3:0
64kg Mariusz Koperski POL beat Mark Wickham IRL 3:0
69kg Michał Starbała POL beat Fergal Redmond IRL 3:0
75kg Dariusz Sęk POL beat Edward Healy IRL 2:1
81kg Michael Mullaney IRL beat Damian Kośmider POL 3:0
+91kg Tyson Fury IRL beat Michał Jabłoński POL RSC 3

Poland v Ireland

November 24, 2007

Białystok, Poland

48kg Łukasz Maszczyk POL beat Jimmy Moore IRL 3:0
51kg Rafał Kaczor POL beat Gary McDonagh IRL 3:0
54kg John Joe Nevin IRL beat Mateusz Mazik POL 3:0
57kg Eamon Touhey IRL beat Andrzej Liczik POL 2:1
64kg Krzysztof Szot POL beat Mark Wickham IRL RSCI 4
69kg Michał Starbała POL beat Fergal Redmond IRL 3:0
75kg Mirosław Nowosada POL beat Sean Shevlin IRL RSC 3
81kg Michael Mullaney IRL beat Paweł Głażewski POL 2:1