Belfast fighter Brendan Irvine through in qualifiers in Turkey

Brendan Irvine has got off to a good start at the European Olympic qualifiers in Turkey.

The Belfast fighter beat Germany’s Hamza Touba on a unanimous decision to move into the flyweight quarter-finals.

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Brendan Irvine

The St Paul’s fighter needs to come in the top three in Istanbul to be assured of a spot on the Ireland boxing team for Rio.

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