JUDE GALLAGHER CAME from behind to earn a brilliant third-round stoppage victory over France and progress to the 60kg quarter-finals at the European Elite Boxing Championships in Sofia on Monday.
The Newtownstewart lightweight trailed Lounes Hamraoi 4-1 on the judges’ scorecards at the end of the first round, but Gallagher changed gears and forced a standing count of his opponent in both the second and third rounds before the referee halted the contest.
His tactical switch paid dividends with what transpired to be a dominant display befitting of his ‘Tyrone Tornado’ moniker.
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Gallagher will box for a medal in Wednesday’s afternoon session against Cuban-born Spaniard Ewart Andrés Marín Hernández.
The 24-year-old was delighted with his victory over “a very, very good opponent” in Hamraoi, a 2022 European silver medallist up at light-welter.
“I went out and tried to box him in the first round,” Gallagher said. “He was a counter-punching southpaw, he kind of just edged me a bit in the first round. I was a wee bit slow. Had to change the tactics second round, I brought the fight to him.
“I have that in my arsenal. I can dig deep, I can put the hands up, curl the toes up, and go and grab it with both hands if I have to. I sort of did that in the second, I hurt him with a left hand to the body, and I just sort of made sure to take it out of the judges’ hands.”
There was disappointment, however, for Kellie McLoughlin in her 60kg last-16 bout with Sthelyne Grosy, also of France.
Decorated former underage standout Grosy was adjudged the clear victor by four of the judges (30-27 x4), while one saw the fight 30-27 in favour of the Irish corner.
McLoughlin therefore exited on a 4-1 split decision.
In the evening session, Michaela Walsh (57kg) takes on Bojana Gojkovic of Montenegro at 4pm, while Jon McConnell (70kg) fights to guarantee a medal when he faces Italy’s Gabriele Guidi Rontani at 5:15pm. Gavin Rafferty will also take on Mateusz Urban of Poland in a last-16 bout at 75kg at 5:30pm.
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Jude Gallagher powers his way into the medal stages with comeback stoppage win
JUDE GALLAGHER CAME from behind to earn a brilliant third-round stoppage victory over France and progress to the 60kg quarter-finals at the European Elite Boxing Championships in Sofia on Monday.
The Newtownstewart lightweight trailed Lounes Hamraoi 4-1 on the judges’ scorecards at the end of the first round, but Gallagher changed gears and forced a standing count of his opponent in both the second and third rounds before the referee halted the contest.
His tactical switch paid dividends with what transpired to be a dominant display befitting of his ‘Tyrone Tornado’ moniker.
Gallagher will box for a medal in Wednesday’s afternoon session against Cuban-born Spaniard Ewart Andrés Marín Hernández.
The 24-year-old was delighted with his victory over “a very, very good opponent” in Hamraoi, a 2022 European silver medallist up at light-welter.
“I went out and tried to box him in the first round,” Gallagher said. “He was a counter-punching southpaw, he kind of just edged me a bit in the first round. I was a wee bit slow. Had to change the tactics second round, I brought the fight to him.
“I have that in my arsenal. I can dig deep, I can put the hands up, curl the toes up, and go and grab it with both hands if I have to. I sort of did that in the second, I hurt him with a left hand to the body, and I just sort of made sure to take it out of the judges’ hands.”
There was disappointment, however, for Kellie McLoughlin in her 60kg last-16 bout with Sthelyne Grosy, also of France.
Decorated former underage standout Grosy was adjudged the clear victor by four of the judges (30-27 x4), while one saw the fight 30-27 in favour of the Irish corner.
McLoughlin therefore exited on a 4-1 split decision.
In the evening session, Michaela Walsh (57kg) takes on Bojana Gojkovic of Montenegro at 4pm, while Jon McConnell (70kg) fights to guarantee a medal when he faces Italy’s Gabriele Guidi Rontani at 5:15pm. Gavin Rafferty will also take on Mateusz Urban of Poland in a last-16 bout at 75kg at 5:30pm.
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