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Paul Eddison in Birmingham

Commonwealth Games 2022: Belfast boxer Michaela Walsh on why she's determined to make it third time lucky

Michaela Walsh has already established herself as the leader of a boxing dynasty and now has the chance to make it third time lucky at the Commonwealth Games.

The 29-year-old from Belfast first came to prominence when she lost a split decision to Olympic champion Nicola Adams on this stage in Glasgow in 2014, a heavily-disputed result against one of the sport’s golden girls.

It was a similar story four years later, where Walsh and younger brother Aidan, an Olympic bronze medallist last year in Tokyo, both had to settle for silver in the Gold Coast.

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