IRELAND’S KELLIE HARRINGTON is through to Sunday’s Olympic boxing final in the lightweight division after today’s semi-final win.
Harrington, already assured of a bronze medal, will now fight for gold after defeating her Thai opponent Sudaporn Seesondee on a split decision at the Kokugikan Arena.
She emerged victorious by the narrowest of margins on that split 3-2 decision with three judges scoring 29-28 in Harrington’s favour, while two went 29-28 for Seesondee.
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— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) August 5, 2021
SHE’S DONE IT!!!!
Ireland’s Kellie Harrington is through to the FINAL of the Women’s Light (57-60kg) and will fight for gold following a 3-2 split decision win v Sudaporn Seesondee (THA) 🥊🇮🇪
LET’S GO! 🇮🇪💪🏻🥊#TeamIreland #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/phbhrmYgs0
In the final Harrington will take on Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira after she won the second semi-final against Mira Marjut Johanna Portkonen from Finland.
Harrington had won her quarter-final on Tuesday against Algeria’s Imane Khelif, while she had opened with round of 16 success last Friday over Italy’s Rebecca Nicoli.
Neighbours celebrate with the Harrington family after Kellie makes it to the final @rtenews pic.twitter.com/Jg2wThktmG
— Samantha Libreri (@SamanthaLibreri) August 5, 2021
In a cagey opening round, Harrington got a positive start with the judges awarding it 3-2. But the second round was desperately close again, by the end of it she had a two point lead on two judges’ cards, it was level on two more while Seesondee was ahead on the last judge’s card.
And after the final round, Harrington got the nod on that split decision to secure a passage to Sunday’s final, which will take place at 6am Irish time on the last day of the Games.
There she will become the eighth Irish boxer to contest an Olympic final after John McNally (1952), Fred Tiedt (1956), Michael Carruth and Wayen McCullough (both 1992), Kenneth Egan (2008), John Joe Nevin and Katie Taylor (both 2012).
That banner was pretty big Patrice.
Evra is and always was a tramp! He is quite happy to throw the racism card out when it suits him as well.
@Let free speech live: What’s that supposed to me, “when it suits him”?
There’s a thing in football called “Kick racism out of Football”, you might have heard of it. Players and supporters alike were encouraged to come forward if they witnessed any, Evra did and gets castigated is some quarters for it. Class act !!
@Adrian Costigan: I like Evra even as a Liverpool fan, a great personality it has to be said, but his behaviour here is not to be condoned. If he was racially abused he should have reported it to officials and not spectacularly attacked the fools as he did. Because of his behaviour he has lost his job at Marseille when it could have been a better situation for everyone.
@Daniel Donovan: Officials have proven time and again they’ll do nothing… Hell if a player walks off because of the abuse he’s the one who gets in trouble. I hope Evra loosened a few of that little gobsh#ies teeth at least…
@Adrian Costigan: Notice how Suarez is never involved in the kick it out campaigns or the CL Say no to Racism one where all the best male and female players in the world are involved. But I suppose they can’t have a racist saying what he want when it suits him .
@Let free speech live: you’re some clown
@Adrian Costigan: Sam Bethal would agree with me, Suarez was also innocent but the fa had it in for him. John Terry got a smaller suspension and he was guilty.
@Daniel Donovan: but he didn’t bite anyone , that’s was all in everybody’s imagination it was just that the FA and the whole world had it in for him
@Hoof Hearted: He did bite other players, more than once, he’s still not a racist Evra is a liar simples.
@Let free speech live: and the lip readers are liars also. Is that you Marcus, PiG etc ..
@Hoof Hearted: Evra played the race card (not for the first time) falsely and the fa decided to make an example of him to cover up the fact the fa are racist. To summarise for you Evra is a liar and Suarez was his victim.
@Let free speech live: “Suarez was his victim”, ha ha ha. Good one to brighten up a dull Monday evening.
Liverpool fan by any chance ?
@Hoof Hearted: Didn’t think there was lip readers involved in the Suarez/Evra one, think you’re mixing up with the terry one.
The Suarez/Evra was basically a your we’d against mine.
Don’t get me wrong Suarez no angel and what he said wasn’t to be nice but I don’t think it was to be racist either.
Still doesn’t make sense that he Suarez/Evra incident resulted in much larger ban for Suarez than John terry when it was clear as day what he said and was far worse
@Adrian Costigan: Liverpool fan of course, what gave it away? Suarez was the victim, punished severely with no solid proof. Terry guilty of racism in a court of law and half the ban of Suarez. The fa are racist and set an example with the immigrant but not with the English captain.
@Let free speech live: yes I’m sure it still hurts you but time you got over it , Suarez was guilty! The FA had a 36 page report on him on the incident. That’s why Liverpool didn’t contest the decision cause they new he was guilty then. So put away your t-shirt now, in the same box as your Liverpool Premier League winners shirt is probably a good place
@Hoof Hearted: Sure Liverpool have never won the Premier league what drugs are you on? Give me some so I can pretend they have like you. I’m over it Suarez gone on to better things and Evra finally showing his true colours.
@Let free speech live: spoken like a true scouser.
@Daniel Donovan: you are not a Liverpool fan
@Let free speech live: he went on to better things !!! So biting two more people was better things. You really are a rose tinted clown Marcus
@Let free speech live: go bite someone
@Marc GIennon: Utd fans are a sensitive bunch, who would of thought?
One way to get a move
Evra is a snivelling squelly little beatch! Went running to the fa like a little coward after suarez. Check out the video of him and his French int. teammates. Calling them n…er this and n…er that. Horrible little tramp, hope they throw the book at him. Real victim indeed
@Rusty Nuts: no surprised your nuts are rusty it much be from all the crying
@Hoof Hearted: *surprise*
@Rusty Nuts: * Not Actually!
The amount of money this man gets at the end of each week is criminal .Getting shouted at and abused is part of the game simple as
@Terry O Shea: being abused is part of it ? having your family or a sick member of your family abused , wishing horrible things on you or a family member is part of the game is it. It doesn’t matter how much a player is paid they are still human beings with emotions and feelings. When you become a famous person or professional sports person you don’t shut down and become a robot
Ridiculous thing to say
@Olllie B: footballer isnt a profession,its the most dishonerable sport on the planet,they take dives,dirty tackles,heckle the reff,dont use video reply,they get paid a fortune but professional there anything but,yobs