Jenny Lehane done with Paris 2024 but not with boxing

Lehane made it to the Games just five years after taking up the sport having excelled at Taekwondo prior to that.
MORE TO COME:Jennifer Lehane reacts after her defeat by Yuan Chang of Team China in their women's -54kg round of 16 bout. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

MORE TO COME:Jennifer Lehane reacts after her defeat by Yuan Chang of Team China in their women's -54kg round of 16 bout. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Jenny Lehane’s 2024 Olympics is done but the Ashbourne boxer isn’t finished yet.

The Ashbourne bantamweight was eliminated after a convincing loss to China’s more experienced Yuan Chang at the Arena Paris Nord, losing by a unanimous decision to the 27-year old two-time Asian Games medallist.

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