IRELAND V FRANCE BLAST FROM THE PAST

 

Tipperary heavyweight Con Sheehan convincingly beat Olympic champion Tony Yoka in Cork in on May 3, 2013.

But Yoka, the Rio 2016 gold medallist, beat the Clonmel BC man in Dublin two days later in an Ireland versus France double header.

Ireland recorded a 10-0 shut out victory over Les Bleus at the Rochestown Park Hotel.

Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan, John Joe Nevin, Sean McComb, David Oliver Joyce, Adam Nolan, Jason Quigley, Joe Ward, Jimmy Sweeney and Sheehan had their hands raised in victory in the Rebel County.

Barnes, Conlan, Joyce, Nolan and Quigley won again at the Stadium 48 hours later with Ireland winning 5-3 in the second leg to record a 15-3 aggregate victory.

Sheehan beat Yoka 15-6 on Leeside under the old computer scoring system with Yoka earning a 19-8 win at IABA headquarters.

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(Images: Ireland v France in Cork)