Michaela Walsh will return from the European Boxing Championships in Bulgaria with a bronze medal after losing her featherweight semi-final on Thursday.
The 33-year-old Belfast fighter lost on a 4-1 split decision by Kazakhstan-born Hungarian Vladislava Kukhta [29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29] after a technical bout of contrasting styles.
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Walsh has now secured three podium finishes this year following silver medals at the Commonwealth Games and Strandja Tournament.
“It was very cagey and the tactics were to try and lead her on [into counters] but she is a great operator and it was always just how that first round was going to go…
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