Harrington to bid international boxing farewell with fight for second Olympic gold medal

Harrington has maintained that there will be no more international competitions after Paris and she has no interest in turning pro. Ahead of a final against China’s Wenlu Yang on Tuesday night at Roland-Garros, she has her ambitions clear

Harrington will hang up her international gloves after her gold medal bout

There were any number of masterful moments from Kellie Harrington on her way to semi-final victory over Beatriz Ferreira, but as a nation prepares to celebrate the first Irish boxer to contest two Olympic finals, let us take two.

Round two, a cartoonish high left jab into the sky tricks the Brazilian into rising her guard. The right to the body is flush and pure. Clinically, Harrington picks off her points.