Brooklyn’s brilliant boxer is Hardy by name and by nature

BROOKLYN-BORN boxer Heather Hardy was knocked down in her first professional fight in August. She got back up and won.

Brooklyn’s brilliant boxer  is Hardy by name and by nature

Her second opponent, Unique Harris, was brought to Manhattan from Philadelphia in late October. I was at the Roseland Ballroom that night to see Long Beach light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan but Hardy stole the show with her frenzied four-round unanimous decision victory.

The Irish colours of her trim added to the intrigue and so I tracked her down the following day, congratulated her on her victory and inquired about her Irishness.

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