Kellie Harrington has booked her place in the European Games final.
The lightweight world champion stormed into the decider in Minsk with a unanimous decision over Sweden’s Agnes Alexiusson and she has set up a hell of a fight on Sunday.
Mira Potkonen awaits the Dubliner in the bout for gold but her win on Friday guarantees her at least a silver and means yet more honours for the Irish fighters.
Welterweight
Grainne Walsh
Bronze
Featherweight
Michaela Walsh
In the final
Lightweight
Kellie Harrington
In the final
Kellie Harrington V Mira Potkonen European Games final tomorrow will be an unreal fight! The standard of women’s boxing in these European games has been phenomenal! Harrington & M.Walsh both in finals tomorrow for Ireland, great achievement but they’ll only want gold #TeamIreland
— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) June 28, 2019
Having outclassed Alexiusson over three rounds, Harrington got the job done and it never seemed in doubt, not even from the moment she came bouncing into the ring.
Here comes Kellie Harrington and Agnes Alexiusson of Sweeden who are about to do battle in the Women's Lightweight at -60kg for a place in the final at #Minsk2019.
LIVE now on eir sport 1! @TeamIreland #TeamIreland pic.twitter.com/wnSOGz3Zdw
— eir Sport (@eirSport) June 28, 2019
And it was a composed and measured performance from the clean-punching Harrington who landed and moved rhythmically and dropped just one round on the judges’ scorecards.
YEEESSSSS!
Another quality performance from World Champion Kellie Harrington. A dominant and classy display this evening at #Minsk2019 and flying he flag for #TeamIreland. Here is how she made the final!
LIVE now on eir sport 1! @TeamIreland #TeamIreland pic.twitter.com/phDXJIMS2L
— eir Sport (@eirSport) June 28, 2019
Potkonen is a tough opponent to meet in the final though and the 38-year-old Finland legend already has an Irish scalp having upset the odds in Rio when she beat Katie Taylor in 2016.
