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Ward victory means two Irish are vying for gold in Bulgaria

A dominant performance from Joe Ward has seen the Westmeath man through to the gold medal match o...



Ward victory means two Irish a...
Golf

Ward victory means two Irish are vying for gold in Bulgaria

A dominant performance from Joe Ward has seen the Westmeath man through to the gold medal match of the light-heavyweight division at the European Elite Championships in Bulgaria.

He put his Croatian opponent Hrvoje Sep away after a unanimous decision in the ring a short time ago.

Ward will now face Peter Mullenberg of the Netherland's in tomorrow's final.

Michael Conlan also upgraded his bronze medal after a semi-final. He had a unanimous verdict victory over his Italian opponent Francesco Maietta to set up a decider against Britain’s Qais Ashfaq.

Dean Walsh, meanwhile was on the wrong end of a unanimous decision but he goes home with a bronze medal.

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