Another medal for Ireland as Aidan Walsh guaranteed bronze in boxing
Friday, July 30, 2021
“I would cut my medal in half and give her half of it,” said a beaming Aidan Walsh of his sister Michaela this morning, as he put on a fantastic quarter-final display to secure at least a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
A patient and composed Walsh guaranteed the first Irish boxing medal of the Games with a 4-1 win over Merven Clair from Mauritius in the Kokugikan Arena.
It brings to three the number of medals Ireland have won in the first week of competition, two in rowing and now the Belfast welterweight, who won his quarter-final largely in the first two rounds of the bout.
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Brendan Irvine fell at the first Olympic hurdle after suffering heartbreaking defeat at the Kokugikan Stadium on Monday morning.
The Belfast flyweight, who lost to reigning champion Uzbekistani Shakhobidin Zoirov in his first fight in Rio 2016, suffered a similar fate in Tokyo after defeat to Carlo Paalam in the flyweight division.
The Philippine representative won by 4-1 split decision to set up what should be an entertaining final 16 clash with Olympic veteran and winner of seven major tournament medals Mohammed Flissi of Algeria.
The gutsy Irvine just failed to recover from a blistering Paalam start. He lost the first round across the board and just couldn’t conquer the mountain that was left to climb, although it wasn’t for the want of trying.