Super-Heavyweight champion Stephen Reynolds from Sligo has been given a walk-over into this year's Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) super-heavyweight final following the withdrawal of his semi-final opponent James Clancy from the Dublin club Phoenix. Clancy pulled out of the semi-final yesterday after damaging his right hand in a sparring session.

This means that the reigning champion will meet the winner of the other semi-final bout between Tom Clare from Buncrana and John Kinsella from Crumlin.

The semi-finals will be decided over two sessions today and tomorrow with seven reigning champions defending their titles, not including Reynolds.

Flyweight champion Jim Rooney from the Star club is already proclaimed champion because of a lack of challengers.

Of the defending champions in action today; Eugene McEneaney meets Ronan Maher from Moate in the semi-finals in the lightweight division. At welterweight, the vastly-experienced champion Neil Gough from St Paul's in Waterford takes on John Morrissey from Sunnyside in Cork.

Another champion, Brian Magee from Belfast, meets Tommy Sheahan from Athy. Meanwhile, John Kiely, the heavyweight champion, meets Eanna Falvey from Cork in their semi-final.

Tomorrow, Liam Cunningham defends his flyweight crown against Aidan McGahon. Pat O'Donnell from Belfast defends at featherweight against Michael Hobbs. At light-middle, the champion Michael Roche from Sunnyside is pitted against Brian Geraghty from Crumlin.

At light-welter, Seamus Cowman from Waterford is fancied to succeed Glen McClarnon, while Adrian Sheerin is the fancy in the light-heavyweight division.