Joe Ward is through to the 70Kg final of the AIBA World Junior Championships following an impressive 12-2 semi final win over Ravshanjan Abdunazarov of Uzbekistan at the Yerevan Sports Complex in Yerevan, Armenia this afternoon.
Ward, who boxes out of the Moate club in Westmeath, will meet Hayk Khachatryan of Armenia in tomorrows light middleweight final.

Khachatryan beat Cuban, Miguel Jesus Hidalgo Len 4-1 today to set up Saturday's Ireland v Armenia final.
World Junior Championships Results & Draw
May 24th (Preliminary - last 32)
57Kg: Christy Joyce (Ireland) beat Arayik Harutyunyan (Armenia) 7-5
63Kg: Chris Mullally (Ireland) beat Ciga Gignuri (Georgia) 13-6
May 25th (Last 16)
52Kg: Roy O'Carroll (Ireland) lost to Carrazana Ramirez (Cuba) 8-16
May 26th (Last 16)
54Kg: Ryan McKeown (Ireland) lost to Belzhan Amantayev (Kazakhstan) 9-12
57Kg: Christy Joyce (Ireland) lost to Dmitry Kulakov (Russia) 6-17
63Kg: Chris Mullally (Ireland) beat  Ihsan Erdogan (Turkey) 7-2
66Kg: Michael Reilly (Ireland) beat Manuel Osorio (Puerto Rico) 5-4
70Kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Denis Rybak (Kazakhstan) RSC3
May 27th (Quarter Finals)
63Kg: Chris Mullally (Ireland) lost to  Magomed Abdulamagomedov (Russia) 1-6
66Kg: Michael Reilly (Ireland) lost to  Dan Ahorono (Israel) 3-8
70Kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) beat  Rustam Musaadzhev (Russia) RSC2
May 29th (Semi Finals)
70Kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) beat Ravshanjan Abdunazarov (Uzbekistan) 12-2
May 30th (Final)
70Kg: Joe Ward (Ireland) v Hayk Khachatryan (Armenia)
RSC = Ref Stops Contest.
Irish squad:
52Kg: Roy O'Carroll (Glen)
54Kg: Ryan McKeown (Sacred Heart Newry)
57Kg: Christy Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
63Kg: Chris Mulally (Ryston)
66Kg: Michael Reilly (Drimnagh)
70Kg: Joe Ward (Moate)