Irish Duo Commit to WSB at Eleventh Hour

Two more Irish boxers got their signed participation agreements in just before yesterday's deadline, bringing to five the total number of boxers from the Emerald Isle available for selection in next Monday's International Boxer Draft in London.

John Joe Joyce, 22, made the quarter finals at the 2010 European Championships in Moscow 2010 earlier this month after picking up the bronze medal in the 2008 edition of the tournament in Liverpool.

Willie McLoughlin, 24, made the quarter finals of the 2009 AIBA World Championships in Milan and took a silver at the 2009 European Union Championships in Odense.

Both will compete in the WSB's middleweight (73kg) class and join John Nevin (54kg), David Joyce (61kg) and Keneth Egan (85kg) on the roster of top Irish boxing talent that will available for selection by the WSB teams in London next week.

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