Cork boxer becomes third Irish woman to win European medal

The middleweight dominated her Russian opponent to ensure a minimum of a bronze medal.

Christina Desmond has become the third Irish woman to medal at the European Elite Boxing Championships, writes Stephen Barry.

The Macroom middleweight dominated her Russian opponent Oksana Trofimova in the quarter-final, winning every round to ensure a minimum of a bronze medal to add to her recent World University Championship bronze.