Kenneth Fox
Kellie Harrington has beaten her Brazilian rival Beatriz Ferreira to reach the Olympic final once again.
In a repeat of the Tokyo Games final three years ago, Harrington won the first round comfortably while Ferreira won the second.
The Brazilian bristled with energy in the second round and hit a brilliant right hook to Harrington’s head before following up with some tidy jabs, but the Irish boxer threw some hard body shots in response.
It all boiled down to the final round, where Ferreira threw some ferocious punches, but Harrington was still in the contest, hitting a brilliant strike to the face with her left hand and emerged victorious.
It means Harrington will face Wenlu Yang in the final at Roland-Garros on Tuesday night at around 10pm Irish time.
🥊 | BOXING
KELLIE TAKES THE WIN! She becomes the first Irish fighter and first defending champion to contest a second final 👊
Going for glory 🥇#TeamIreland | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/EHnyrsVDtn
— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) August 3, 2024
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