Grainne Walsh Secures Quarter Final Spot At World Boxing Championships

Patsy Joyce and Brian Kennedy are in action later today.

Grainne Walsh is through to the quarter finals of the World Boxing Championships.
 
She defeated Spanish fighter Mariana Soto Torres 5-0 in Liverpool last night.  
 
The Offaly fighter will be back in the ring tomorrow for a meeting with China's Yang Liu. 

Mullingar's Patsy Joyce will face Bulgarian Javier Ibáñez in the 55kg bout at 2:45pm and Offaly's Brian Kennedy will taken on Ukrainian Danylo Zhasan at 9:45pm. 

Lisa O'Rourke and Dean Clancy are also in ring action today. 

Edenderry Boxing Club member Josefien Betist, who's representing Sierre Leone was defeated by Colombia's Camila Gabriela Camilo 3-2 on the judges score card in the Women's 60kg round of 32 bout on Saturday. 

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