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7 Irish boxers looking to upgrade bronze medals at Euros

Oct 21, 2022 07:49 By radiokerrysport
7 Irish boxers looking to upgrade bronze medals at Euros
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An incredible seven Irish boxers are looking to upgrade their bronze medals at the European Elite Women's Championships in Montenegro today.

The first into semi-final action is Westport's Shannon Sweeney who faces Bulgaria's Sevda Asenova in the 48-k-g division.

There's a rematch from the Olympics as Belfast featherweight Michaela Walsh takes on Italy's Irma Testa.

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Then it's the turn of Amy Broadhurst, with Croatia's Sara Beram her opponent in the light welterweight semi-finals.

In the light-middleweight semis, Tina Desmond faces Italian Melissa Gemini.

The first bout of the evening session sees Caitlin Fryers take on Anakhanim Ismayilova of Azerbaijan in the light-flyweight semi-finals.

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Then Olympic lightweight champion Kellie Harrington faces Kosovo's Donjeta.

And Ireland's last boxer between the ropes is middleweight Aoife O'Rourke, who goes up against Swede Love Holgersson.

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