In one of the greatest 30 minutes in Irish women’s sport, Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O’Rourke took ownership of the first night of finals at the World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul and made history.
The two Irish boxers, Broadhurst at 25-years-old and O’Rourke, who turned 20-years-old last weekend and in her first major championship, won unanimous and split decisions respectively to become world champions for the first time in their careers as well as $100,000 richer.
In Ireland, just Katie Taylor with five world crowns and Kellie Harrington with one from 2018 have had experience of what it’s like to be on top of the world of women’s boxing.
It is also a first in that no two Irish boxer …
- May 20, 2022
