The boxing international between Ireland and Italy was abandoned on Sunday night at the Donegal Celtic Club in Belfast after Italy dropped out with seven fights remaining.
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Italy, who were 4-1 down, were angry with the judging so withdrew their team.
Ireland beat the Italians 7-5 at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday, had won four of the first five bouts in Belfast when Italy withdrew after David Oliver Joyce, a two times European Union champion, produced a superb performance to beat current World lightweight champion and AIBA World boxer of the year Domenico Valentino 8-4.
This was the second time in the space of 48 hours that Valentino was beaten by a St Michael's Athy man as he finished on the wrong side of an 11-8 decision to an equally impressive performance from Eric Donovan at the National Stadium on Friday.
"They weren't happy with the scoring and said they didn't want to continue anymore, so they pulled all their boxers out", Ireland Manager Patrick Barnes told UTV.
"They were already down from Friday night and they'd lost the first two contests of last night (...) and lost them easily. I guess they just couldn't take it more."
Paddy Barnes, a bronze medal winner at the Beijing Olympics and officially ranked ninth in the world, Michael Conlon, James Friars and Joyce all won their bouts on Sunday night, leaving Ireland just two victories short of winning the double header on aggregate.
Barnes, who moved up from light flyweight for the international in his home town, was in top form, a 17-2 win over Alex Ferramosca nudging Ireland into a 2-0 lead on the night.
Boxing international Results:
Donegal Celtic Club Club, Belfast, Sunday 14 March
- 51Kg: Michael Conlon (Ireland) beat Vincenzo Picardi (Italy) 12-7
- 51Kg: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) beat Alex Ferramosca (Italy) 17-2
- 54Kg: Derek Thorpe (Ireland) lost to Vittorio Parrinello (Italy) 3-15
- 57Kg: James Fryers (Ireland) beat Alessio Di Sevino (Italy) 5-4
- 60Kg: David Oliver Joyce (Ireland) beat Domenico Valentino (Italy) 8-4
- 64Kg: Stephen Donnolly (Ireland) Vincenzo Manggiacapre (Italy)
- 64Kg: Patrick Gallagher (Ireland) Davide Cenciarelli (Italy)
- 69Kg: William McLaughlin (Ireland) Diego Di Luisa (Italy)
- 75Kg: Jason Quigley (Ireland) Luca Podda (Italy)
- 81Kg: Eamon O'Kane (Ireland) Simone Fiori (Italy)
- 91Kg: John Sweeney (Ireland) Clemente Russo (Italy)
- 91+Kg: Cathal McMonagle (Ireland) Roberto Cammerelle (Italy)
National Stadium, Dublin, Friday 12 March
- 51Kg: Gary Molloy (Ireland) lost to Vincenzo Picardi (Italy) 2-7
- 51Kg: Jimmy Moore (Ireland) lost to Alex Ferramosca (Italy) 7-13
- 54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Ireland) beat Vittorio Parrinello (Italy) 11-3
- 57Kg: Tyrone McCullagh (Ireland) beat Alessio Di Sevino (Italy) 10-6
- 60Kg: Eric Donovan (Ireland) beat Domenico Valentino (Italy) 11-8
- 64Kg: Ray Moylette (Ireland) beat Vincenzo Manggiacapre (Italy) 10-0
- 64Kg: Philip Sutcliffe (Ireland) lost to Davide Cenciarelli (Italy) 14-16
- 69Kg; John Joe Joyce (Ireland) beat Diego Di Luisa (Italy) 15-5
- 75Kg: Darren O'Neill (Ireland) beat Luca Podda (Italy) 11-1
- 81Kg: Gezim Disha (Ireland) lost to Simone Fiori (Italy) 3-10
- 91Kg: Con Sheehan (Ireland) beat Simone Fiori (Italy)4-2
- 91+Kg: David Joyce (Ireland) lost to Simone Fiori (Italy) 4-15
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