PARIS: Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain her crown...
Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain her crown on Tuesday and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals.“The last hurrah, I’m done. I’ve always said I want to retire a champion, that’s it,“ Harrington told Irish national broadcaster RTE.
Ex-world champion Harrington, who impressed in a convincing win over Tokyo silver medallist Beatriz Ferreira in the semi-finals, faced Yang in the light welterweight final at the 2016 World Championships in Kazakhstan. Perhaps hoping to sign off her amateur career with a bang, Harrington was less careful in the final round and adopted a more aggressive approach, which resulted in her losing the round, though the damage was already done for Yang.
In Tuesday's first bout, Uzbekistan's Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev got off to a strong start against Omari Jones and survived an onslaught from the American in the final round to win the welterweight semi-final on a split decision.
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