Irish light flyweight Paddy Barnes might be the funniest boxer in London, and the jokester has had plenty of time to keep his teammates entertained while he waited seven days for his first Olympic fight.

After beating Cameroon's Thomas Essomba 15-10 on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals, Barnes shared the horrors of his Olympic experience: "It's been a nightmare waiting in the (athletes') village for so long, having people chasing me all over for autographs."

So who's been the biggest bother? "Probably Bolt."

In truth, Barnes and teammate Michael Conlon are in a friendly contest to take the most pictures with famous athletes. Conlon is also chasing Jessica Ennis because, in his words, "I love her."

— Greg Beacham — Twitter http://twitter.com/gregbeacham

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