20-year-old Dubliner Marley becomes first Irish heavyweight to qualify for Olympic Games since 1996
On the fight he said: “I enjoyed that right to the final minute, I was smiling the whole way through it. The first round I came out strong because I knew he’d tire, but I ended up losing the first round.
The Irish fighter wasn’t put off and kept on the front foot in the second round to take a 4-1 win on the judges’ cards. She would record the same scoreline in the third, with the Moroccan judge giving the Polish fighter all three rounds, while the Japanese judge gave O’Rourke all three. “I’ve a long time now until the Olympics to really focus in and mature as an elite boxer. It’ll fly around but I’m looking forward to it, at least I can focus on the Olympics.’
Harrington dominated her semi-final clash against France’s Estelle Mossely, taking a unanimous decision win in the lightweight category to power through to Saturday’s final against Natalia Shadrina of Serbia. Speaking afterwards a pleased Harrington said: “I was nervous going in there but also felt excited. It’s the best with the best and that always makes you perform a little bit better, I felt good in there, so I’m happy enough.”
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