Sean McGlinchey against Chevan Clarke in the last round.
Derry boxer Sean McGlinchey will bid for a semi-final spot – and a guaranteed Commonwealth Games medal – when he climbs into the ring again in Glasgow later today.
Sean (22), of Oak Leaf ABC, faces 31-year-old Elly Ajowi Ochola in a quarter-final light-heavyweight bout with the winner guaranteed at least a bronze medal.
The father-of-one from Westway in Creggan secured his place in the last eight with a battling performance against Jamaican Chevan Clarke in the “round of 16” having received a bye in the “round of 32” (first round).
No matter what the outcome of today’s encounter may be, Sean will be back in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre tomorrow to cheer on fellow Derry man, Connor Coyle, who take on South African Siphiwe Lusizi in a quarter-final contest in the middleweight division.
Connor, of St Joseph’s ABC in Galliagh, booked his last eight spot with an impressive win over Guyana’s Dennis Thomas yesterday evening.
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