Kilfinane student wins bronze in European Boxing Championship

Sophie Cronin, back home in Scoil Pól, Kilfinane, with her European Boxing Championship bronze medal. Photo, Frank Williams.

Sophie Cronin, a 14-year-old second year student at Scoil Pól in Kilfinane, has captured a bronze medal at the European U15 Boxing Championships in Turkey, writes John Barrett.
Boxing out of the St. Francis Club in Limerick, Sophie was this week accorded a hero’s welcome on her return. She made an Irish debut at Turkey in the 75kg division.
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