Kellie Harrington suffers first championship defeat in five years while Aoife O’Rourke makes Euro final
Kellie Harrington, right, looks on as Natalia Shadrina of Serbia is declared victorious in their Women's 60kg Lightweight semi-final bout during the 2024 European Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile
Reigning Olympic and European champion Kellie Harrington suffered a surprise defeat in the semi-final of the lightweight 60kg division at the European championships in Belgrade this afternoon.
Thirty-four year old local hero Natalia Shadrina ended Harrington’s 32-fight unbeaten run securing a split decision win over Harrington who had defeated the Serbian lightweight in the final of last year’s European Games in Poland.
