Women’s boxing success

Clare Grace has won at least a bronze medal in the 69kg category at the European Boxing Championships in Bucharest after defeating Turkey’s Kara Gulazar on points.

She will next box on Friday in the semi-final against Britain’s Stacy Copeland.

Grace is only the second Irish woman after Katie Taylor to win a European Championship medal in boxing.

Olympic gold medallist Katie Taylor will be in quarter-final action on Wednesday while Michaela Walsh, Ceira Smith and Joanne Lambe will fight at the last 16 stage tomorrow.

Interview with RTE below

http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2014/0602/621140-grace-secures-european-semi-final-spot/

 

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