Katie Taylor fights back against Amanda Serrano to retain World Titles

Katie Taylor came back from the brink of defeat to maintain her unblemished record with a hard-fought points victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden. The undisputed champion had to dig deep to get through the middle rounds where Serrano took control of the fight, but Taylor recovered in the seventh and eighth before finding her feet once again to finish in style.

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Kellie Harrington wins Gold in lightweight boxing

Kellie Harrington has won an Olympic gold medal. She defeated favourite Beatriz Ferreira from Brazil in the lightweight final to become only the third Irish boxer to be crowned Olympic champion. The five ringside judges all scored the fight in favour of the Irish woman who put in the performance of her life.

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Aidan Walsh guaranteed a medal with welterweight win

Aidan Walsh has secured Ireland’s first Olympic medal in boxing since the London Olympics in 2012. The Belfast welterweight comfortably outpointed Merven Clair from Mauritius in their quarter-final bout meaning he will win a minimum of bronze but a win over Pat McCormack from Britain in the semi-final on Sunday will give him a chance to upgrade to silver.

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