Sean McComb got Ireland off to a flying start in the European Boxing Championships in Kharkiv in Ukraine this evening.
The Belfast boxer defeated Czech boxer Erik Agateljan in his last-32 bout in the light welterweight division this evening.
McComb faces a stiff challenge in the next round as he meets the No. 1 seed and the reigning world champion Vitaly Dunaytsev on Monday. A victory will see him qualify for the World Championships in Hamburg.
Kurt Walker and Stephen Donnelly compete tomorrow in last-32 bouts in the bantamweight and welterweight divisions respectively.
