guys Paddy Barnes is through and Tyrone is holding his own. Live updates here on RTE - please send them your comments and show them that people are interested in boxing!! http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/0611/boxing.html
Weaver pulled away from McCullagh in the last round and went through. Live updates here - http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/0611/boxing.html please send them comments guys as it will help get more coverage in future.
Lads the qualifing for the Olympics how does it work? Does the European Gold medalists get a Olympic spot? Or is that only with the World Championships.
from elsewhere - http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/Olympics/2012London/London 2012_QualificationSystem_EN.pdf Can someone tell me if I understand this correctly: I get the WSB and AIBA World spots. . .not so much clear on the "America's" single continental qualifier. Is that Mexico 2011 Pan Ams? So if you are on the US Team, you have Pan-Ams, or top-ten finish at AIBA Worlds (top 6 for heavy and superheavy) or WSB Championship to qualify for Olympics. 2012 London Men - 250 total spots: 237 (5 WSB spots, 92 at 2011 AIBA Worlds and 140 through continental qualifiers) , 8 Tripartite invites and 5 places for host country. Women's - 36 total spots, 24 through continental qualifiers, 11 Tripartite and 1 host country place. 2008 Beijing - 286 total spots: 204 through continental qualifiers. 80 at Worlds (Chicago) and the other 2 Tripartite invites. "America's" had Worlds and 2 qualifying events I think.
make sure you get plenty of comments into them guys. Not just negative but also positive about our boxers.
------------------------------------- I know I know but I have to compromise with the Mrs we hardly ever see each other and were supposed to be having a night in... so it's kind of a let me go to the boxing and I'll book is in to a nice hotel kind of deal....