
Daingean's Brian Kennedy suffered defeat last night.
Aoife O'Rourke, Grainne Walsh, and Patsy Joyce all contest medal fights at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool today.
O'Rourke faces a tough 75kg quarter-final against Norway's Sunniva Hofstad in the evening session.
Offaly's Walsh has a 65kg quarter-final against Paris silver medallist Yang Liu.
And Joyce takes on Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov of Uzbekistan in the 55kg.
The Mullingar man faces an anxious wait to see if he can fight, however, after a cut on his left eye opened up during his last-16 win yesterday.
Daingean's Brian Kennedy was defeated by Ukraine's Danylo Zhasan in the round of 16 last night.