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Portlaoise boxer taking on the big guns for a coveted European games medal

22 June 2019; Michael Nevin of Ireland, left, in action against Mark Dickinson of Great Britain during their Men’s Middleweight preliminary round bout at Uruchie Sports Palace on Day 2 of the Minsk 2019 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Portlaoise man Michael Nevin has taken on some seriously big guns in the world of middleweight boxing and won to earn a coveted place in the last 16 at the European Games in Minsk. Nevin eliminated European champion and Rio 2016 bronze medallist Kamran Shakhsuvarly of Azerbaijan to reach the last eight. Prior to this,…