Ireland has a gold medal to celebrate at the European Championships in Bulgaria today.
One gold in the bag with great performance @mickconlan11 Now roll on big hitting Joe Ward. Should be a hell of a match up. #GoingForGold 👊
— Bernard Dunne (@Bernard_Dunne) August 15, 2015
Michael Conlan has won gold for Ireland at the European Elite Boxing Championships.
The St. John Bosco fighter from Belfast beat Britain’s Qais Ashfaq in the bantamweight final.
Later, Westmeath’s Joe Ward takes on Peter Mullenberg of the Netherlands in the light heavy-weight decider.