BOXING:BELFAST'S MICHAEL Conlon will open Ireland's campaign at the AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers with a last-64 clash with Moldovan Alexandr Riscan tomorrow.
Joe Ward, Ken Egan, John Joe Nevin and Paddy Barnes all received byes IN yesterday’s draw in Baku. Barnes will meet Mark Barriga (Philippines) or Stefan Caslarov (Romania) in the last 32. If he advances he could face Zou Shiming in a repeat of the 2008 Olympic semi-final, which the Chinese light-flyweight won, for a place at the Olympics.
European light-welterweight champion Ray Moylette will open against Arturs Ahmetous of Latvia. Kilkenny middleweight Darren O’Neill will face Glodi Eneste of Norway, an opponent he beat in the 2009 EU final. Egan will meet either Jose Larduet of Cuba or Lubas Velecky of the Czech Republic in the heavyweight class on October 3rd.
European light-heavyweight champion Joe Ward awaits the winner of Dmitrov Stoimen (Bulgaria) and Abdurakhmonov Dilovasnoi (Tajikistan). David Oliver Joyce and Roy Sheehan will face Mohammad Momevad of Iran and Carl Hield of the Bahamas. Super-heavyweight Con Sheehan meets Faruth Kalonov (Tajikstan) and John Joe Nevin awaits the winner of the bantamweight contest between Filip Barak (Slovakia) or Akhil Kumar (India).
