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Cork middleweight Christina Desmond has received a bye into the semi-finals of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.
The Macroom BC southpaw is slated to meet Chen Nien-Chen of Chinese Taipei on Sunday in the last-four of the tournament.
AIBA World Junior champion and AIBA World Junior Boxer of 2013 Ciara Ginty will become the first Irish female boxer to compete in the Youth Olympics tomorrow.
The Mayo lightweight renews acquaintances with Monica Floridia. The Italian lightweight was adjudged to have beaten Ginty on a split decision in the quarter-finals of the AIBA World Youth Championships in Bulgaria in April.
Donegal heavyweight Michael Gallagher is in against Maksim Kazlou of Belarus tomorrow in the quarter-finals.
