History made as Lehane, Walsh and Moorehouse qualify, meaning Ireland will have a female boxer at each weight in the Olympics

History was made in Bangkok Sunday as Jennifer Lehane, Grainne Walsh, and Daina Moorehouse all booked their tickets to Paris, meaning that Ireland is sending a woman to the Olympics in every weight category for the first time. First of the day’s victories was Jennifer Lehane’s (54kg) 5-0 victory against Hannah Lakotar of Hungary. “I feel on top of the …

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Jennifer Lehane, Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh all one win away from Olympic qualification

Jennifer Lehane, Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh are all just one win away from Olympic qualification as each won through to the final round at the qualification tournament in Bangkok. 25-year-old Jennifer Lehane (54kg), who’s only been boxing for five years after a long period training in other combat sports, defeated Ukraine’s Anastasiia Kovalchuk on Saturday with a 5-0 win …

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