Desmond will go all guns blazing in Madrid

Cork welterweight Christina Desmond reckons if she raises her game by 10% against Russian No 2 seed Darima Sandakova in Madrid today that she can become a two-time European Elite medallist.

The Macroom southpaw meets the Siberian orthodox over three rounds this afternoon with at least bronze up for grabs after posting a landslide win over Leonie Van Leeuwen of the Netherlands yesterday.