'I'll fight until the end': Kellie Harrington's opponent up for the scrap in Tokyo

As it stands, the Brazilian superstar has yet to lose a round at Tokyo 2020.

Beatriz Ferreira, of Brazil, in red, reacts after defeating Mira Marjut Johanna Potkonen in her semi-final on Thursday. Picture: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

“Someone told me, after I won the World Championship final, that everybody is now training to beat me”, said Kellie Harrington following her initial ascent to the summit of women’s lightweight boxing in 2018.

“I could never do that, train just for one particular person. I’ve seen it happen and it doesn’t work out that way. Because you could go out and meet someone else and fall short. So it doesn’t make sense to fall into that trap.