Darren O’Neill and Myles Casey claim victories for Ireland

THREE Irish boxers were in action today (June 16) at the European Games in Baku. Flyweight Myles Casey won the first bout of the first day, the first ever boxing contest at the European Games, with a unanimous decision over Belarusโ€™ Ivan Fihurenka, sealing victory in the last round.

Team captain Darren Oโ€™Neill took a clear decision win over Romaniaโ€™s Ionut Jitaru, winning every round for all the judges (indeed one official had the Olympian 10-8 in all three sessions).

Bantamweight Kurt Walker lost a split decision to Russiaโ€™s Baktovar Nazirov.

Adam Nolan and Michael Oโ€™Reilly are in action tomorrow for Ireland.

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