ESTELLE MOSSELY MADE history on her birthday by becoming the first woman to claim an Olympic boxing gold for France, as fiance Tony Yoka reached the men’s super heavyweight final at Rio 2016.
Mossely, who turned 24 on Friday, recovered from a poor start in the women’s lightweight final on Friday to edge out China’s Yin Junhua on a tight decision.
The division of course saw reigning champions Katie Taylor shocked in her first bout on Monday.
“I didn’t expect to lose the first round and second round but it happens,” said the victor.
“I spoke to my coach and he said, ‘You’ve trained hard for this, you’re setting a good pace, you have good cardio,’ and he urged me on. So from there it was just all instinct, trying to give more and more and more. And it worked.”
Yoka, meanwhile, got the better of Filip Hrgovic and will face Joe Joyce for super heavyweight gold after the Briton beat Kazakhstan’s Ivan Dychko - a bronze medallist at London 2012
its the attitude of people like you ‘gambling Ireland’ who turn the rest of us off supporting the dubs, being arrogant and calling your fellow countrymen ‘muck savages’… proves what you know about the rest of the country. you put a lot of sound dubs to shame! UP MAYO from Munster !!!!!
We’re from Dublin & we’re better than you….
We’re not Irish we are Dubs
Or west Brits?
West Brits?? The city that saved the rest of the country from British Rule!!
Another thing Dublin is the EAST of the country…. Climb off your sister & try get a fact right
East of Ireland but WEST of England
Muppet
Mayo for Sam
Clare for Liam
Yes but Ireland isn’t connected to England, so how could we possibly be WEST brits? Dublin is the EAST of Ireland!!
Stupid Geebag
Gambling Ireland – from a fellow Dub, please shut up. Stop making a fool of yourself and our county. I’m a Dub and I’m most definitely 100% Irish.
Have a day off will ya… I’m only having a laugh
Never mind selling sheep ! I will sell my wife for a ticket ! She’s a good one plenty of miles left in her and with a bit of prompting will keep the house clean ! Any takers ??? Coybib
Thank god I’m a dub & not a muck savage…. This is ridiculously cringeworthy
I see your a gambling man, well here’s a tip: mayo to win the all Ireland and Aidan o Shea for player of the year!
Here’s a tip for you… Keep your money in your pocket
I like it joe! A big all Ireland from Aidan o Shea and he’s footballer of the year IMO
Oh sell a sheep I miss read it the first time
And he’ll shag wan for a premium one
I’d sleep with the devil himself for a ticket!