England’s Teagn Stott and Emily Asquith had to make do with silver medals at the World Championship after defeats in their respective finals.
Stott, who won gold at the 2024 European Under-23 Boxing Championships, lost 5-0 to Uzbekistan’s Akmaljon Isroilov in the men’s 85kg final at the M&S Arena in Liverpool.
Asquith was beaten 5-0 by Australia’s Eseta Flint in the women’s 80kg final, meaning England finished ninth in the medal table with two silver and three bronze.
Aoife O’Rourke won gold for Republic of Ireland in the women’s 75kg final.
The 28-year-old, who is a former world silver medallist and four-time European champion, beat Busra Isildar of Turkey 5-0.
The event was the first elite-level global championships to be staged by World Boxing, the new international federation for Olympic-style boxing.
Over 500 boxers competed at the event across 10 weight classes.
Read the full article here