Thursday, 9 August 2012

Boxing: Ireland's Taylor captures dream gold (Reuters)

Katie Taylor of Ireland kisses her gold medal as silver medallist Sofya Ochigava of Russia looks on during the medal ceremony for the Women's Light (60kg) boxing competition at the London Olympic Games August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's Katie Taylor won the lightweight gold at the London Games on Thursday, capping a scintillating career that delivered four world titles and saw her lead the charge for the inclusion of women's boxing at the Olympics. Women's boxing has been a big success in its Olympic debut, overshadowing the men in the process, and in Taylor, they have not only the face of the sports but potentially one of the stories of the Games. ...




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