Ireland has two new world boxing champions.
Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O'Rourke have both won gold at the World Championships in Istanbul.
Broadhurst beat Algeria's Imane Khelif by unanimous decision to take gold in the light welterweight final.
O'Rourke won the light middleweight final following a split decision 4-1 victory over Helena Panguane of Mozambique.
They follow in the footsteps of Ireland's previous world champions Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington.
Unbelievable performance by Amy Broadhurst who has just won the world championships. Congrats champ @amybroadhurst12 welcome to the club 👏🏼🍀🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/TAihq0bYuF
— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) May 19, 2022
Wow, what a day for team Ireland, another gold medal!! Massive congrats to Lisa ORourke who putting in a huge final round to earn a split decision!! World Champs 👏🏼👑 pic.twitter.com/YIuu0cfDWT
— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) May 19, 2022
Michael John Conlan is an Irish professional boxer who challenged for the WBA featherweight title in March 2022.
As an amateur, he reached number one in the AIBA bantamweight world rankings, with achievements that include a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and gold at the 2015 World Championships.
Photo: Amy Broadhurst Instagram
