Kellie Harrington has booked her place in the European Games final.
The lightweight world champion stormed into the decider in Minsk with a unanimous decision over Sweden's Agnes Alexiusson and she has set up a hell of a fight on Sunday.
Mira Potkonen awaits the Dubliner in the bout for gold but her win on Friday guarantees her at least a silver and means yet more honours for the Irish fighters.
Welterweight
Grainne Walsh
Bronze
Featherweight
Michaela Walsh
In the final
Lightweight
Kellie Harrington
In the final
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Having outclassed Alexiusson over three rounds, Harrington got the job done and it never seemed in doubt, not even from the moment she came bouncing into the ring.
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And it was a composed and measured performance from the clean-punching Harrington who landed and moved rhythmically and dropped just one round on the judges' scorecards.
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Potkonen is a tough opponent to meet in the final though and the 38-year-old Finland legend already has an Irish scalp having upset the odds in Rio when she beat Katie Taylor in 2016.
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