Before a single punch is thrown on Friday, this year’s European women’s boxing championships will already go down in history as the most successful in Team Ireland’s history.
Seven bronze medals have already been sewn up, and seven silver medals are on the line on Friday, with a proverbial gold rush in the making come the tournament’s end.
Olympic champion Kellie Harrington is the most high-profile name on the team and has duly delivered the expected medal. But along with World Champion Amy Broadhurst, a bronze medal represents the first step of a job well done.
