Midlands Fighter On Cusp Of Olympic Dream

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Grainne Walsh fights Aneta Rygielska at 2pm in Italy.

Offaly's Grainne Walsh is one fight away from realising a lifetime dream.

The Tullamore fighter takes on Aneta Rygielska in Italy this morning with the winner taking Olympic qualification for the Paris games.

The pair have met three times, with the Polish fighter holding a 2-1 advantage over Ireland's back to back 66kg champion.

Walsh booked her place in the quarter finals with Saturday's win over Kenya’s Anyango Friza Asiko.

The action gets underway at 2pm this afternoon.

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