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Two Irish fighters take home Gold in Women's World Boxing Championship

Two Irish fighters take home Gold in Women's World Boxing Championship
Photo: Amy Broadhurst Instagram

Ireland has two new world boxing champions.

Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O'Rourke have both won gold at the World Championships in Istanbul.

Broadhurst beat Algeria's Imane Khelif by unanimous decision to take gold in the light welterweight final.

O'Rourke won the light middleweight final following a split decision 4-1 victory over Helena Panguane of Mozambique.

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They follow in the footsteps of Ireland's previous world champions Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington.

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Michael John Conlan is an Irish professional boxer who challenged for the WBA featherweight title in March 2022.

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As an amateur, he reached number one in the AIBA bantamweight world rankings, with achievements that include a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and gold at the 2015 World Championships.

Photo: Amy Broadhurst Instagram

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