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“I’ve been on a roller coaster of a journey the last three years,” said Walsh afterwards. “I’ve had three fights in three years, so I had a lot of ground to make up considering Amy’s form last year. I just knew I was superior at this weight. It’s a big jump moving up three kilos. Pushing hard in the final round, heart and her world dominance in the lighter divisions was not enough for Broadhurst as a fearless Walsh hit back and probably caught the judge’s eyes in the closing minutes.The decision will force Broadhurst to reflect on her first serious outings against Kaci Rock in the semi-final and now Walsh at 66kg and even for a world and European champion, that to successfully move up in weight, she must bring her entire game along with her.
Quite a statement from the 21-year-old as 50kg is an Olympic category. But not before some added theatre. Moorehouse slipped in the second round in the all action bout and twisted her ankle. Limping to a neutral corner, the referee called a time out while the 21-year-old was examined. There were wins too for European Champion Aoife O’Rourke at 75kg. With world champion sister Lisa in her corner, she earned a unanimous win over Aoibhe Carabine from Geesala, while Commonwealth Games champion Michaela Walsh defeated Kelsey Leonard and European silver medallist Christina Desmond pulled out a unanimous win for the Garda over Tiffany O’Reilly of the Defence Forces.
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