Irish Boxing

:thumbsup. You're overdue to get one right, Marty. Let's hope tonight you break your unlucky streak!!!:thumbsup

 

Draws posted. Walsh and Gardiner fighting today

 

Great draw for the Irish team (except the 75k girl)
Everyone of them should be more than capable of winning at least their opening bout and get the momentum up,
O Reilly and Irvine should go at least to the semi where they will meet the italian and french lads thatnhold victories over them this year,far from reversable decisions,
DOJ should gi to the qualifying bout with joe cordina

 

my breakdown

52kg - Brendan Irvine - on paper should do it but tricky. Touba is on form and will be difficult, and he has the turk after that. Picardi is good too but all winnable. the playoff will ether be between asenov or ali if he doesnt get to the final which would be tough . chances of qualifying 65%

60kg David Oliver joyce - ERANOSYAN and Michelus are decent but DOJ should have way too much for them. he has also beaten cordina before and the other side of the draw is poor so he has a great chance. 85%

64kg Dean Walsh - if he beats sotomoyor he will qualify imo if he doesnt he wont. very tough fight and he is possibly the best fighter in the draw. 20%

75kg - Michael O'Reilly - for a top seed he got shafted. he will have to face the french fighter who has recently beaten him twice in the quarter finals. his semi will more than likley be fowler(who has beaten him before) of juritoni. still a quality fighter. 60%

91kg - Darren O'Neill - Abdullayev in the quarters, hardest draw possible ,not much of a chance. 10%

Dean Gardiner - Medzhidov lol. 0%

 

O'reilly has to face the french llad in the quarter finals man

 

Fair play for the break down. Is there a stream for these fights

 

Macklin up next

 

Matt looks in trouble

 

Macklin dug deep and toughed it out over the last 3-4 rounds t Nick it.....

 

i've put Macklin back in my top 30 middleweight rankings, barely.

 

Well done matt

 

http://www.aiba.org/european-olympic-qualification-tournament/ (geo-restricted)

 

Boxnation has the final few days as well.

 

Thanks Matt, any predictions on how many more of the team can qualify?

 

any of the bookies taking bets on this anyone know ?