Adam Nolan made it three wins in-a-row for Irish boxing at the
2012 Olympic Games with a 14-8 decision over Ecuadorian
welterweight Carlos Sanchez Estacio in London
tonight.
This evening's win maintains Ireland's unbeaten start to the
30th Olympiad and ensures that the entire Irish (male) squad are through
to the last-16.
World number one Katie Taylor received a bye into the
quarter-finals.
Nolan, keeping Sanchez-Estacio at bay with his
raking right jab and also firing home solid lefts, took the first frame 6-3 at the
ExCel.
Using much the same tactics, the Irish Elite champion
stretched that lead to five points (11-6) by the end of the
second.
Sanchez-Estacio, throwing caution to the wind in the
third, tagged the Wexford southpaw with some good shots going
down the final stretch.
But Nolan, who works as a Garda (police officer), held his
composure to pick off another three points to win that round 3-2 and the
contest on his Olympic debut.
He'll now meet Russia's Andrey Zamkovoy on August 3rd for a
place in the quarter-finals.
Zamkovoy beat China's Qiong Maitituersun 16-11 tonight.
"The first fight at the Olympics was always going to
be difficult, but Adam handled it well and won all three rounds
tonight and we're delighted with the win. The squad have got off to a
fantastic start," said Irish coach Pete Taylor, who is Nolan's coach
at the Bray BC.
John Joe Nevin will be the next Irish boxer in action on
Wednesday.
2012 Olympic Games
.July 28th – Last 32 (1.30pm session)
56kg – Bantamweight – John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Dennis
Villy Ceylan (Denmark) 21-6
75kg – Middleweight – Darren O’Neill (Ireland) beat
Muideen Olalekan Akanji (Nigeria) 15-6
July 29th – Last 32 (8.30pm session)
69kg – Welterweight – Adam Nolan (Ireland) beat Carlos
Sanchez Estacio (Ecuador) 14-8
August 1st - Last 16 (1.30pm session)
56kg - Bantamweight - John Joe Nevin (Ireland) v Kanat
Abutalipov (Kazakhstan)
August 2nd - Last 16 (1.30pm session)
75kg - Middleweight - Darren O'Neill (Ireland) v Stefan Haertel
(Germany)
August 3rd – Last 16 (8.30pm session)
52kg – Flyweight – Michael Conlan (Ireland) v Duke Akueth Micah
(Ghana) or Jason Olivier Lavigilante (Mauritius)
69kg - Welterweight - Adam Nolan (Ireland) v Andrey Zamkovoy
(Russia)
August 4th – Last 16 (1.30pm session)
49kg – Light-flyweight – Paddy Barnes (Ireland) v Abdelali
Darra (Morocco) or Thomas Essomba (Cameroon)
August 6th – Quarter-final (1.30pm session)
60kg – Lightweight – Katie Taylor (Ireland) v Queen Underwood
(USA) or Natasha Jonas (Great Britain)
Irish 2012
Olympic squad
49Kg
(Light-flyweight) Paddy Barnes (Holy Family BC, Belfast)
52kg (Flyweight)
Michael Conlan (St John Bosco BC, Belfast)
56kg
(Bantamweight) John Joe Nevin (Cavan BC)
60kg (Lghtweight)
Katie Taylor (Bray BC, Wicklow)
69kg
(Welterweight) Adam Nolan (Bray BC, Wicklow)
75kg
(Middleweight) Darren O’Neill (Paulstown BC, Kilkenny)
Team Manager: Des
Donnelly
Coaches: Billy
Walsh, Zuar Antia, Pete Taylor
Physio: Conor
McCarthy
Strength &
Conditioning: John Cleary
Performance
Psychologist: Gerry Hussey
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