Michael Conlan

[The Hammer]

The Irish bantamweight can do it all. He won most of his bouts at the Worlds boxing off the backfoot. In the final he decided to go forward and have a tear-up. He recovered from a knockdown but is a tough, durable sort who’s performed well in the World Series of Boxing.

He’s already won gold at the Commonwealth Games, European championships and now the World championships. If he scoops the gold at Rio 2016, well, Ireland might just have a superstar on their hands.

[Tom Cruise]

good prospect.

Ireland have a really good amateur team at the moment. hopefully they can translate to pro success.

they seem to consistently medal well at all the international meets

[NEETzsche]

good prospect.

Ireland have a really good amateur team at the moment. hopefully they can translate to pro success.

they seem to consistently medal well at all the international meets

i didn't catch the fight but i was surprised to see that o'reilly beat alimkhanuly at middleweight. i fancied the kazakh against anyone except perhaps lopez and the uzbek kid who beat him in the asian championships