Amy Broadhurst wins gold at World Championships 

It was a brilliant display of pressure fighting by Broadhurst, who overcame a big height disadvantage to claim a unanimous points decision.
Amy Broadhurst wins gold at World Championships 

Ireland's Amy Broadhurst celebrates winning

Amy Broadhurst became only the third Irish woman to win a World Championships gold medal as she comfortably beat Algeria’s Imane Khelif to claim the light-welterweight title in Istanbul.

It was a brilliant display of pressure fighting by Broadhurst, who overcame a big height disadvantage to claim a unanimous points decision. After a close first round, Broadhurst got well on top to outwork and outpunch the Algerian.

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