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John Joe Nevin's absence from the Ireland boxing squad for next month's World Championships in Kazakhstan has left the nation without a representative in the bantamweight slot.
Nevin was on the original list of 10 names lodged by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association with world governing body AIBA, but subsequently declared his intention to turn professional.
Ireland attempted to replace Olympic silver medallist Nevin with Gary McKenna at 56kg - only for AIBA to then rule out the switch due to the deadline for registration having passed.
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Nevin was on the original list of 10 names lodged by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association with world governing body AIBA, but subsequently declared his intention to turn professional.
Ireland attempted to replace Olympic silver medallist Nevin with Gary McKenna at 56kg - only for AIBA to then rule out the switch due to the deadline for registration having passed.
The departure of
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