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Robert Hynes

Kellie Harrington and Caitlin Fryers secure more medals for Ireland at European Boxing Championship

Kellie Harrington and Caitlin Fryers have both secured more medals for Ireland at the European Boxing Championships.

The Olympic gold medallist was back in the ring on Wednesday and secured at least a bronze medal.

It was not vintage Harrington in so much as she impressed with the Portland Row native down on two of the five score cards for the first two rounds of the bout.

And Harrington, who took on English woman Shona Whitwell had to dig deep in the final round to ensure safe passage to the semi-finals.

Fryers was the first of four Irish boxers in action on Wednesday after Michaela Walsh, Tina Desmond, Amy Broadhurst and Shannon Sweeney all secured medals in Montenegro on Tuesday.

The Belfast fighter defeated Bulgaria's Ziatisl Chukanova to book her place in the 52kg semi-final with a 3-2 win over a Bulgarian opponent.

Ole Ole Ole chants rang out around the arena as Fryers had success when getting in close to the taller Bulgarian, who had a good reach advantage.

Kaci Rock and Aoife O'Rourke are both in action in the evening session, which is scheduled to start at 4.30pm Irish time.

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