Clonmel’s Gardiner through to next round in Olympic qualifiers

Dean Gardiner's hopes of qualification for Rio 2016 are still alive. 

The Tipperary man came through his latest Super Heavyweight bout at the qualifying tournament in Baku…

Gardiner, who's from Clonmel, scored a massive win over his Ukrainian opponent – and he's now just two wins away from Rio

Also last evening, Laois' Michael O'Reilly won his last-16 bout and must now face the home favourite from Azerbaijan for a place in Rio on Thursday