Michaela Walsh has won her opening fight at the world championships. Tokyo Olympian Michaela Walsh advanced to the featherweight quarter-finals at the World boxing championships in Istanbul this afternoon. The double Commonwealth medallist secured a split 3-2 win over Valeriia Yeroshenko of Ukraine. In Monday’s quarter-final Walsh meets Karin Ibragimova of Kazakhstan – a win will secure her a bronze medal and a place in the semi-finals. On Monday, 20-year-old Lisa O’Rourke boxes for bronze in the light middleweight division.

Source: Irish Independent May 15, 2022 06:04 UTC