20.14 – In the evening’s first bout, the women’s light-flyweight (48kg), Lynne McEnery has beaten Oliwia Samsanov 16-13.

Next up, it’s Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes, who is hoping for a sixth senior title in the light-flyweight division against Hugh Myres from Ryston.

20.38 – 56kg: John Joe Nevin beat Michael Nevin 23-3

John Joe Nevin continued his dominance of the bantamweight division with a brilliant 23-3 victory over his younger namesake, Michael. JJ was run close before knocking out Sean McComb in the semi-finals last week, but he took control of this evening’s contest from the off and raced into a 15-2 lead by the end of the second round.

Michael’s frustration began to show in the second as he started to swing wildly, and JJ was able to pick him off easily, forcing three standing counts before the final bell of a comprehensive win.

The win is John Joe Nevin’s fifth senior title as a bantamweight.

21.05 – There’s a short break between bouts now, which will give us time to catch our breath after a hectic first hour of fighting.

For those of you eagerly awaiting Ward v Egan, we should be underway in about 20 minutes. Ewan McKenna — who penned Kenny’s recent autobiography — was in touch with the man himself earlier this evening, and he had this to say:

Speaking with Kenny, he was feeling good and no pressure, just looking forward to it. Good way for him to be. If he can repeat London form where he looked back to his best at the right weight, I have to say I fancy him!

21.32 – Round 1: Ward 9-5 Egan

A ferocious opening round. Ward comes racing out of the traps and he has Egan on the back foot for most of the opening three minutes. It’s the youngster who lands the cleaner shots to open up a 9-5 lead and as the bell goes, he knows it, pounding his chest as he turns to the crowd.

It’s a sizable lead. Can Ward keep up this pace, or will Egan find his way back into the fight?

21.37 – Round 2: Ward 17-8 Egan

Another brilliant round by Ward, who continues to take this fight to Egan. The youngster is on the canvas mid-way through the second round, but it’s ruled a slip. Ward responds and catches Egan with two brilliant lefts in the second half of the round, forcing Egan to take a standing count as the final second tick away.

Ward wins that round 8-3. The champion leads by nine going into the final round, and Egan will need a knockout.

21.41 – 81kg: Joe Ward beats Kenneth Egan 29-10

Brilliant stuff by the defending champion who was simply too good for Egan tonight. Although he looked to tire a bit as expected in that final round, Ward boxed very clever, using his left jab to set up the right cross and take the steam of Egan. He wins that final round by a whopping 12-2 and retains his national light-heavyweight title.

On the basis of tonight’s performance, you’d have to hope that Ward can secure Olympic qualification in Trabzon and go on to London in the summer

23.18 – 91+kg: Con Sheehan beats Sean Turner 25-10

Clonmel’s Con Sheehan wrapped up his fifth national title with a 25-10 win against Sean Turner in tonight’s super-heavyweight decider.

Sheehan had the better of a cagey opening first round before the contest really came into its own towards the end of the second, with both fighters standing toe-to-toe trading blows at the bell.

Sheehan led 16-7 going into the third and final round, and despite some nice lefts from Turner, it was hardly enough to rock Sheehan and stop him from closing out a 15-point win.