Olympics - Boxing: Team captain Kenny Egan led by example at the Workers' Gymnasium this morning, comprehensively out-scoring Julius Jackson in his opening bout.
The light heavyweight from Neilstown in Dublin dominated his opponent throughout, bossing the ring and picking off points with a constant and stinging jab.
Jackson, from the Virgin Islands, barely laid a glove on the southpaw in the opening two minutes as Egan opened a 6-0 lead.
However, a big right hand early in the second had Egan, caught off balance, briefly on the canvas. It was to be a momentary blip. Jackson finished the round with two points. He would receive no more.
Egan settled back into his rhythm in the third, extending his advantage to 18-2, before keeping Jackson at arm's length in the last to finish with a confidence boosting 22-2 victory.