As of February 9th., 2012, three of the Irish boxers have
qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. They include:
Michael Conlon, John Joe Nevin and Darren O'Neil.
At the world championships, Nevin settled for a bronze medal
when he was edged out by England's Luke Campbell in a
count back after tied in the scoring. Both Nevin and
Campbell will be at the Olympic Games in London so
tbere could be a possible rematch if they both have
winning ways in early competition.
Seven others won recent titles in Dublin and will be
training for the final qualifier in April. The select
seven are:
Paddy Barnes, Michael McDonagh, Ross Hickey,
Adam Nolan, Joe Ward, Tom McCarthy and Con Sheehan.
In AIBA ratings, many of the above listed boxers are ranked
in the top 20 including woman lightweight boxer KATIE TAYLOR.
Ireland's "fighting Katie" in number one at the present time.
KATIE TAYLOR, expected to rock in London
(photo from the "Discovery Bay Boxing Club")
