Barnes eases into quarter-finals

14:49, 04 Aug 2012

  • Paddy Barnes has progressed to the quarter-finals in the Men

Paddy Barnes has progressed to the quarter-finals in the Men's Light Flyweight division of the boxing at the Olympics.

The Belfast fighter defeated Cameroon's Thomas Essomba on a scoreline of 15-10, meaning he will box for his second Olympic medal on Wednesday night.

The Irish champion will box Devendro Laishram of India who defeated Mongolia's Serdamba Purevdorj, a silver medal winner from the Beijing Olympics, in the other quarter-final.

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