Conlan beat India's Shiva Thapa on a unanimous decision in the bantamweight division. Barnes, at Light-flyweight stopped Tanzanian Hamadi Furahisha with less than a minute in the 3rd round. Connor Coyle of Derry fights at middleweight, he saw off Guyana's Dennis Thomas, taking the nod from every judge. Donnelly defeated Tonga's Oscar Finau in the welterweight division, also earning a unanimous verdict from all judges over the three rounds.

Meanwhile, Belfast female boxer, Michaela Walsh, age 20, won her flyweight contest and is the first-ever Commonwealth women's winner for NI at the Games.

Walsh, from the Holy Family Club, beat Thessa Dumas of Mauritius in the 51kg division, controlling the bout throughout and winning every round in a unanimous verdict. And she makes history as the first female boxer competing at the first games for NI.