Defeat for three Irish boxers at European Championships

There was disappointment for the Irish boxers in action at the European Championships in Armenia, with all three failing to advance from the last 16.

Heavyweight Jack Marley was unfortunate in his bout with Vagkan Nanitzanian from Greece.

The European Under-22 champion suffered a serious cut above his eye from a clash of heads at the start of the second round which left him unable to continue.

Eugene McKeever came out on the wrong end of a unanimous decision against Serbia's Vakhid Abbasov in their welterweight encounter.

Luke Maguire was beaten on a split decision, losing 3-2 to Georgia's Esterkham Madiev in the light-middleweight division.