Christina Desmond

Featherweight joins Irvine on plane to Tokyo; Harrington almost assured of place

Ireland has sent 13 boxers to the qualifying event at the Copper Box in London

Dublin fighter beats the Ukraine’s Hanna Okhrei to reach lightweight semi-finals

Both Irish boxers lose on split decisions in semi-finals

Beats Lithuania’s Austeja Auciute but Dervla Duffy and Moira McElliott both beaten

Ceire Smith falls at first hurdle at Women’s World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan

O’Neill and David Oliver Joyce into last eight but disappointment for Michael O’Reilly

Christina Desmond and Ceire Smith edge closer to Rio in European Olympic qualifiers

Six male and three female boxers are hoping to secure their Rio tickets over the next week