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Irish Boxing
The Canal BC featherweight beat Spaniard
Jose Quiles Brotons in the Round of 32 to set up a mouthwatering clash with Uzbekistan’s gold medal favourite and reigning world champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov.
The decorated stylist consulted fight and flair to beat talented opposition in a highly entertaining bout at the Kokugikan Arena to get the ball rolling for the seven-strong boxing team.
Walker’s back foot ability and fast hands won in the first round quite clear. He was drawn into a fight in the second, much to the delight of his opponent, who managed to level things up on four of the five cards to set up a tense deciding round.
Irvine named captain of Irish Olympic boxing team bound for Tokyo 2020 todayfm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from todayfm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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To compete as a wrestler in the Tokyo Olympic Games, it is not enough just to “make the team”. In men’s freestyle, only 16 spots are allocated per weight class, meaning there is a qualification process that narrows down the field. The first qualification event was the 2019 World Championships in Kazakhstan - the top five place-winners at
Olympic weights automatically qualified their weight class for Tokyo, for their nation. That means if Nation A sent wrestler X to Worlds at 57 kg, and they placed fifth or better, Nation A can send anyone they want to the Olympics at 57 kg.