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Published 18:07 11 Aug 2016 BST
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"It was a really tough fight but I knew he would be. We checked his style before this and he comes forward quite a good bit. He's a heavy hitter. I knew it would be messy but I stuck to the plan, what these lads [coaches] said... there were times that I got dragged into a bit of a fight but you have to do that sometimes." "I'm flying now. I'm starting to feel really good."
Donnelly believes 'anything is possible' now that a medal is within sight. He declared:
"The dream is still alive. When I was in Russia and 48 kilos - the same weight as Paddy Barnes - [Paddy] says to me, 'One day you'll be Olympic champion'. "Here I am now at 69 kilos and I'm in the Olympic quarter final... [Rabii] is a classy operator but I believe in myself and I'm going to give it everything. "We're not called the fighting Irish for no reason."We're happy to get on board this optimism train.
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