No joy for Irish boxers at European Championships as Dean Clancy and Adam Hession beaten in quarter-finals

24 April 2024; Dean Clancy of Ireland right, and Malik Hasanov of Azerbaijan after their Men's 63.5kg Light Welterweight quarter-final bout during the 2024 European Boxing Championships at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo by Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Sean McGoldrick

There was no joy for the two Irish boxers in quarter-final action at the European Championships in Belgrade.

Paris-bound Olympian Dean Clancy (Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim) was beaten 5-0 in the 63.5kg light welterweight category by Azerbaijan’s Malik Hasanov.