TWO-TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION boxer Kellie Harrington has said she believes she is going to retire from amatuer boxing.
The Dublin boxer defeated China’s Wenlu Yang in the women’s lightweight final in Paris last night.
Harrington said she is “98 percent sure” that she would not box again.
“Imagine retiring a double Olympic champion. There’s not many people who know when to stop and I think – I think – I want to be finished as that and I want to go out and be happy with it and be remembered for that last win that I had,” she told RTÉ.
The lightweight champion won her title bout on split decision last night at Roland Garros. It makes Harrington the first Irish woman, and first Irish boxer, to defend an Olympic title.
The Dublin native detailed while she viewed the first win at the Tokyo games in 2021 as a win for community and country, she saw last night’s win as a win for her. “I’ve nothing left to prove. I’ve done well. This one was for myself,” she said.
The Taoiseach Simon Harris has called her a “legend” while President Michael D Higgins says she’s a “phenomenal sportsperson”.
Paddy Osborne, her former coach at Corinthians boxing club in the north inner city, says she looked composed heading into the fight
