A Co Kildare teenage girl currently at the Junior European Boxing Championships in Russia is now going for Gold.
Tomorrow, Kaitlyn Doyle (15), of St Brigid's Boxing Club in Kildare town, will battle it out for a silver medal when she takes on Russia tomorrow. She is now guaranteed at least a bronze medal after beating Romania yesterday.
Her coach Paddy Phelan expressed huge pride in the highly talented boxer, who has been attending St Brigid's for the past six years. After Kaityln scooped an All-Ireland title, she then went forward as part of Team Ireland for the European Championships.
She is due to return to Co Kildare, to a hero's welcome, next Thursday.
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