IRISH PAIR BOW OUT IN MILAN

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 22:28

Boxing: Irish flyweight Declan Geraghty and middleweight Darren O’Neill
bowed out of the AIBA World Championships in Milan this evening.

Geraghty was denied a place in the quarter-finals after a 17-7 to
Mongolian Tugstogt Nyambayar.

The 19-year-old was hoping to follow Ken Egan into the last eight
and began well by going 3-2 up at the end of the first round.

He opened the gap to two early in the second but his opponent forced
a standing eight count and shot into a five point lead before racking
up the points in the third and final round.

O’Neill was beaten 7-3 reversal by Armenian Andranik Hakobyan.

The Kilkenny man was always behind and was picked off as he chased
the a 4-2 deficit in the third round.
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Subject: Irish pair bow out in Milan

Irish pair bow out in Milan

/0908/1224254130081.html
Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 22:28

Boxing: Irish flyweight Declan Geraghty and middleweight Darren Oâ??Neill
bowed out of the AIBA World Championships in Milan this evening.

Geraghty was denied a place in the quarter-finals after a 17-7 to
Mongolian Tugstogt Nyambayar.

The 19-year-old was hoping to follow Ken Egan into the last eight and
began well by going 3-2 up at the end of the first round.

He opened the gap to two early in the second but his opponent forced a
standing eight count and shot into a five point lead before racking up
the points in the third and final round.

O’Neill was beaten 7-3 reversal by Armenian Andranik Hakobyan.

The Kilkenny man was always behind and was picked off as he chased the
a 4-2 deficit in the third round.