Nevin's semi-final live on RTÉ One

BOXING: IRELAND’S John Joe Nevin faces England’s Luke Campbell this morning in the semi-final of the AIBA world championships…

BOXING:IRELAND'S John Joe Nevin faces England's Luke Campbell this morning in the semi-final of the AIBA world championships. The bantamweight, who has secured at least a bronze medal, has come back from behind in his last two fights in Baku to win dramatically in the third round.

Seeded at four, he is the highest ranked boxer remaining. The winner will face either Anwar Yusunov of Tajikistan (seeded sixth) or Cuban Lazaro Alvarez (unseeded) in tomorrows 56kg final.

The fight will be shown live on RTÉ One from 11.25am and streamed live on RTÉ.ie.

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