However, there was disappointment for Liverpool light-flyweight Tommy Stubbs, who was comfortably beaten 8-1 by Belfast's Beijing bronze medallist Paddy Barnes.

BBC: GB boxers guaranteed five medals at European Champs

Liverpool light-flyweight Tommy Stubbs beat Lithuania's Marius Vysnuiaukas 9-3 on Saturday to set up a last-eight meeting with Belfast's Beijing Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes.

BBC: Seven GB boxers through to Euro quarter-finals

Oscar has had a number of celebrity supporters including Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes, Westlife singer Nicky Byrne, the late Ulster rugby player Nevin Spence and Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle.

BBC: Oscar Knox

Sure, cheering for "us" against "them" has always been a unavoidable part of sport, but competitors like Michael Conlan, Paddy Barnes and Ian Lewers demand admiration no matter which team they represent, as do their opponents.

BBC: An Olympian spirit of generosity