Kellie Harrington opens Ireland’s campaign at the 73-nation AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships in New Delhi, India on Friday.
The Dublin lightweight, a silver medalist at light-welter at the 2016 World Championships, meets New Zealand’s Troy Garton at the Indira Gandhi Stadium for place in the last 16.
Ceire Smith, Michaela Walsh, Amy Broadhurst and Aoife O’Rourke are between the ropes on Saturday., while Grainne Walsh received a bye into the last 16 and boxes Sunday.
India 2018 is not an Olympic qualifier but the 2019 edition of the tournament in eastern Siberia will be a qualifier for Tokyo 2020.
Boxing begins tomorrow in New Delhi.
One the last occasion that the tournament was hosted in the Indian capital, Katie Taylor won gold in 2006.
Taylor turned pro' after losing to Finland’s Mira Potkonen at Rio 2016.
Potkonen is the top seeded fighter in New Delhi and could conceivably meet Harrington.
