Conlon secures another Olympic medal for Ireland

07/08/2012 - 21:27:26

Michael Conlon has won another Olympic medal for Ireland.

The Flyweight has beaten French fighter Nordine Oubaali by 22 points to 18 in their quarter-final at the Excel Arena.

It was 5-5 at the end of the first round after Conlon made a lightening fast start to the fight before the Frenchman started to find his range.

The second round also finished deadlocked, with both fighters scoring seven points.

The final round was a tense battle with both fighters looking to convince the judges that they were the better fighter, but it was the Belfast man who out-scored his opponent by four points in the decisive round.


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