Michaela Walsh cemented her standing as an Irish boxing nice by securing an eight main worldwide medal and turning into a two-time Olympian in Poland this night.
The Belfast feather strolled alongside the trail to Paris, beating Dane Melissa Juvonen Mortensen with relative ease to win European Video games bronze not less than.
The victory was additionally sufficient to make sure the Toyko 2020 Olympian will return to the Video games for a second time, the place she’s going to hope to emulate her brother Aidan Walsh’s Olympic medal-winning feat.
Walsh was the final of the seven Irish fighters hoping to succeed in Paris by means of the ropes at this time and elevated the variety of Irish boxing Olympians to a few. She joins Kellie Harrington and Dean Clancy on the record of athletes certified for Paris 2024.
Amy Broadhurst, Jennifer Lehane, Kelyn Cassidy and Daina Moorehouse all suffered defeats.
Jack Marley secured a medal and is one win away from turning into an Olympian, a spot Aoife O’Rourke might discover herself in if she wins later this night.
Walsh navigated the primary spherical with out delivery a punch of word. Show an actual spring in her step she danced her method across the squared circle and stung her foe with stable jabs and well timed one-two combos.
The Monkstown fighter put the dancing footwear away within the second, coming down off her toes to undertake a extra aggressive strategy. The tactical shift didn’t imply a change in who was dominating, because the Belfast fighter continued to out-box the Dane simply with extra hurtful punches this time round.
Effectively forward and in management Walsh loved herself within the third, displaying off her hand pace and footwork to all however stroll to Paris 2024.
