A historic half hour: Ireland's icons of Istanbul savour 'crazy' gold medal triumphs

Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O'Rourke join Taylor, Conlan and Harrington in the pantheon of Irish boxing greats on an unforgettable evening

Fri, 20 May, 2022 - 02:06

Ron Lewis

"There’s a video when I was 6 or 7 having my first fight and I just said nothing is going to stop me from boxing. And now look at me, nearly 20 years on…it’s crazy."

Amy Broadhurst was still trying to catch her breath. It was indeed 'crazy'. And it was only going to get crazier. As the 25-year-old Dundalk native talked to the backstage interviewer in Istanbul and tried to take in the fact that she had become just the fourth Irish boxer ever to claim a world title, behind her, back out in the World Championships ring she had just left, Ireland teammate Lisa O'Rourke was climbing through the ropes.