Watch today's action from the European Ams - live!

[dondada]

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2010/watch- ... today-live



Come on lads!

[dondada]

Bump...starts in a bit.

[dondada]

Tommy Stubbs just got beat 8-1 by Barnes from Ireland.

[RLewis]

Tommy Stubbs just got beat 8-1 by Barnes from Ireland.

Barnes is a good kid, won a bronze at the Olympics. Got to fancy Stalker after that amazing win in the last round. Good to see Kal Yafai get another shot at Beblik after he was robbed against him in Milan last year.

How's the feed for you Ian, I've tried 2 computers and can't get a picture.

[Andy]

Same here, clicking on the screens just makes my laptop disconnect and try to reconnect to an old dial-up connection. Very odd.

[TerribleTerry]

My work PC isnt having it. Gutted

[RLewis]

Ring B is now working. Selby about to start.

[slapbangwhallop]

Tommy Stubbs just got beat 8-1 by Barnes from Ireland.

Barnes is a good kid, won a bronze at the Olympics. Got to fancy Stalker after that amazing win in the last round. Good to see Kal Yafai get another shot at Beblik after he was robbed against him in Milan last year.

How's the feed for you Ian, I've tried 2 computers and can't get a picture.

Weaver should win his fight but I cant see Nevin losing.

[RLewis]

Semis are on Friday, not Saturday. Saturday is finals

[RLewis]

Selby won 4-2, should have been wider, though

[dondada]

Yeah, I did say in my little piece the website would be a pain...which it was.

The bastard cut out for the last round of Stalker! What happened?

Didn't see anything of Gal Yafai...

[slapbangwhallop]

Yeah, I did say in my little piece the website would be a pain...which it was.

The bastard cut out for the last round of Stalker! What happened?

Didn't see anything of Gal Yafai...

Yafai won 7-1 :(

[slapbangwhallop]

Donavan through for Ireland as well.

[TerribleTerry]

Yeah, I did say in my little piece the website would be a pain...which it was.

The bastard cut out for the last round of Stalker! What happened?

Didn't see anything of Gal Yafai...

Yafai won 7-1 :(

A brummie v an Irishman - talk about torn loyalties...

Great to see so many Brit and Irish lads reaching the medal rounds though!

[jBacca]

How did Stalker get on?

[gobbles]

How did Stalker get on?

He won on a countback

[jBacca]

How did Stalker get on?

He won on a countback

Thanks mate, great news!

[idle talk]

made up for stalker!! well done to all the lads!!

[slapbangwhallop]

Number of Boxers through -

Ireland - 5
England - 4
Wales - 1

ST Michael's, Athy lightweight Eric Donovan believes that Ireland's Elite boxing squad have the talent to make a major impression at the 2010 European Senior Championships in Moscow.

Donovan and Paddy Barnes both guaranteed themselves at least a bronze medal apiece following quarter-final wins at the Ice Palace in the Russian capital yesterday.

The verdicts arrived 24 hours after Ken Egan, Darren O'Neill and Tyrone McCullagh chalked up a hat-trick of last-eight victories, meaning that Ireland will be taking home at least five bronze medals from the 39th edition of the biennial tournament.

To put those medal-winning performances into context, before the Irish team travelled to Moscow just five Irish boxers had won medals in the continental deciders this century. However, in the space of 24 hours this week, the Ireland 2010 squad matched that total having guaranteed themselves five podium finishes.

Precise

Barnes hammered English light flyweight Thomas Stubbs 10-2, a solid display of defensive work combined with some precise shots sealing his second victory over Stubbs since last August.

And Donovan followed that up with an impressive 10-4 verdict over Hungarian puncher Miklos Varga in a repeat of their 2007 World Senior Championships duel, which Donovan won in Chicago.

However, 2009 World Senior bronze medalist John Joe Nevin had to settle for a top-eight finish yesterday following a surprising 7-1 reversal to English bantamweight Gamal Yafai.

The President of the IABA, Dominic O'Rourke, and Irish team manager Des Donnelly hailed this week's victories as magnificent and Donovan reckons there's more to come. The Irish senior champ also insisted that he has no fears meeting 2007 AIBA world featherweight gold medalist Albert Selimov of Russia tomorrow.

"I'm looking forward to meeting the Russian lad. I beat the current World champion (Domenico Valentino of Italy) already this year and I have no fears about Friday's semi-final, said Donovan.

"I'll make no prediction about the semi-finals on Friday, but we're out here to win make no mistake about it. We want to win the entire thing and we have the talent to do it. We'll take some beating."

Today is a rest day at the championships.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-s ... 14676.html

[Deno1986]

Brillant performance from the Irish lads thus far and the English lads aswell.

[slapbangwhallop]

Brillant performance from the Irish lads thus far and the English lads aswell.

No love for the Welsh??

[Deno1986]

Brillant performance from the Irish lads thus far and the English lads aswell.

No love for the Welsh??

And the Welsh lad

[jspain]

rte are showing a highlights programme on friday at 6.30 on rte 2 for a half an hour for people who have not or cant follow the live coverage

if the irish boxers progress to the finals they will be showing a programme at 11pm on saturday night.

it does not say anything about stream coverage but i presume like most rte stuff it will be available.

its good that we have terrestial coverage of both pros and ams here in ireland.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/061 ... oxing.html

[slapbangwhallop]

rte are showing a highlights programme on friday at 6.30 on rte 2 for a half an hour for people who have not or cant follow the live coverage

if the irish boxers progress to the finals they will be showing a programme at 11pm on saturday night.

it does not say anything about stream coverage but i presume like most rte stuff it will be available.

its good that we have terrestial coverage of both pros and ams here in ireland.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/061 ... oxing.html

its not available outside of the 26

[slapbangwhallop]

actually I have been able to pick up this higlights show!!

http://www.rte.ie/sport/other/2010/0609 ... ng_av.html