IRELAND AND Galway middleweight Gabriel Dossen has secured a medal at the European Championships in Armenia after beating Norway's Mindaugas Gedminas with a 4-1 split decision victory.
It was the disappointment for the likes of Sean Mari, Rickey Nesbitt and JP Hale, who bowed out at the quarter-final stage.
Flyweight Mari was up against Kiaran MacDonald of England. Mari lost 4-1 by split decision.
Light flyweight quarter-finals, Nesbitt faced Bulgaria's Regional Sebahtin, but lost by unanimous decision.
Belfast lightweight Hale lost 4-1 by split decision to Georgia's Artyush Gomtsayan.
🚨Men's European Championship result
#TeamIreland 75kg Gabriel Dossen is through to the semi finals, with at least a 🥉, following a 4-1 win over Norway pic.twitter.com/A9elBq6v4w— IABA (@IABABOXING) May 27, 2022
This comes after Heavyweight Jack Marley, the European Under-22 champion had to abandon the fight after suffering a cut above his eye against the Greek Vagkan Nanitzanian yesterday.
Welterweight Eugene McKeever also lost out due to a unanimous decision against Serbia's Vakhid Abbasov.
And Light-middleweight Luke Maguire was beaten on a split decision, losing 3-2 to Georgia's Esterkham Madiev.
Dylan Eagleson will face Spanish opponent Gabriel Escobar Mascunano set for 3.45pm Irish time in the last quarter final for Ireland's fighters.
