Irish Light Heavyweight boxer Emmet Brennan is going to the Tokyo Olympics next month.
The Dublin native beat Liridon Nuha of Sweden on a unanimous decision in their box-off at the European Olympic qualifiers in Paris on Monday evening.
During the extremely difficult challenge, he overcame a cut as well as a controversial point deduction.
🇯🇵 QUALIFIED 🇯🇵
A massive performance from @emmetbrennan91 overcoming every obstacle in his way in a physical contest to take the win v 🇸🇪 !
He has achieved his dream & booked his place at @Tokyo2020 !!!!
CONGRATS EMMET! 👏🇮🇪🥊#IABA #TeamIreland #RoadToTokyo pic.twitter.com/rpltqzEWLK
— IABA (@IABABOXING) June 7, 2021
Brennan is the seventh Irish fighter to seal his place at the upcoming Games.
Four judges scored the contest a 28-28 draw but gave the inner-city native the nod.
The final score was 27-29, 28-28, 28-28, 28-28.
Elsewhere on Monday, Michaela Walsh and Kellie Harrington both booked their places in their finals in the French capital.
Belfast native Walsh won her semi-final against Bulgaria's Stanmira Petrova on a split decision, having already qualified for the Games.
And Harrington cruised to a unanimous 5-0 win over Turkish lightweight Esra Yidiz to mean she will come home with at least a silver medal.
