Jon McConnell secures the first medal for Team Ireland at the European Boxing Championships, while Jude Gallagher and Michaela Walsh are both one win from the podium in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Jon McConnell secured Team Ireland's first medal at the European Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, following a 3-2 split-decision quarter-final victory over Italy's Gabriele Guidi Rontani at 75kg. The Belfast boxer will now face Azerbaijan's Nabi Isgandarov in Wednesday's semi-final.
Fellow Irish boxers Michaela Walsh and Jude Gallagher also advanced to the quarter-finals, placing them one win away from podium finishes. Walsh earned a unanimous decision against Montenegro's Bojana Gojkovic, while Gallagher secured a third-round stoppage victory over France's Lounes Hamraoi.
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