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Egan backs Harrington's decision to stay amateur

Olympic silver medalist Kenneth Egan says Kellie Harrington made the right choice by staying amateur - just like he did.

Boxing • 07 Sep 21

Kellie Harrington is sticking with amateur boxing

'I just want to be amateur' - Harrington shuns pro game

Ireland's gold medal hero Kellie Harrington has turned down offers to turn professional in favour of remaining an amateur boxer.

Boxing • 03 Sep 21

Olympic champion Kellie Harrington alongside a famous north Dublin landmark - the Five Lamps

'This is my time, Katie not on radar' - Olympic champ

Life is slowly beginning to return to normal around Kellie Harrington's homelands and the streets of north-east inner city Dublin, and things are also starting to calm down for the Olympic gold medal-winning boxer.

Boxing • 17 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington was all smiles at her homecoming event in Dublin this afternoon

Harrington will consider offers to turn professional

Olympic champion Kellie Harrington has said she will await offers to turn professional before considering her future.

Boxing • 11 Aug 21

Harrington flies back to Dublin Tuesday afternoon

Harrington to travel through Dublin on open top bus

Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington will travel through Dublin's north inner city on an open top bus when she returns from Tokyo on Tuesday.

Olympics • 09 Aug 21

McGuigan believes a pro fight between the former team-mates would be box office

McGuigan: Harrington v Taylor fight would be 'amazing'

Barry McGuigan believes Kellie Harrington has the opportunity to turn professional after reaching the "pinnacle" of amateur boxing and that a future fight against Katie Taylor would be "amazing" if such an eventuality were to come to pass.

Boxing • 09 Aug 21

'I knew whether I took a gold or a silver, I knew I had made the country proud'

Kellie Harrington: Weight of a nation lifted me up

Rather than weigh her down, Kellie Harrington says the expectation back home in Ireland lifted her to the greatest of heights as she reflected on the achievement of becoming an Olympic champion at Tokyo 2020.

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington connects with a right uppercut

Tokyo 2020: 'Kellie put on a masterclass this morning'

Kellie Harrington's brain matched her brawn as she struck gold for Ireland at Tokyo 2020, with RTÉ analysts Eric Donovan and Kenny Egan praising the gold medallist's boxing IQ in the aftermath of her convincing victory.

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington poses with her gold medal

Kellie Harrington wins gold - in pictures

View some of the best images from the Kokugikan Arena and Portland Row as Kellie Harrington etched her name in history with victory in gold medal lightweight bout

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington earned plaudits from across the sporting spectrum

Tokyo 2020: Taylor and Carruth lead Harrington tributes

Katie Taylor and Michael Carruth led the congratulations as Kellie Harrington became Ireland's third Olympic boxing champion.

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Yvonne Harrington celebrates her daughter's victory at home at Portland Row in Dublin

Portland Row bursting with pride after Harrington win

Olympic champion Kellie Harrington will dominate headlines in the days ahead, but her family's star quality shone through as the RTÉ cameras chronicled her family's joy in Portland Row after her gold medal heroics.

Olympics • 09 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington poses with her lightweight boxing gold medal

Tokyo 2020: Harrington lands lightweight Olympic gold

Kellie Harrington won gold in the lightweight boxing final in Tokyo after delivering an exhibition of the sweet science in her unanimous decision victory over reigning world champion Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil.

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Day 16 as it happened

It was a golden finale to the Games as Kellie Harrington triumphed in lightweight boxing final.

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington's success is inspiring a new generation of female boxers

Tokyo 2020: Harrington inspiring new generation

The pride of the community in Dublin's north inner-city swells as hometown hero Kellie Harrington takes on the Olympic final tomorrow.

Olympics • 07 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Who is Beatriz Ferreira?

Kellie Harrington is preparing for the biggest fight of her life, with an Olympic gold medal up for grabs, but standing in her way is Brazilian fighter Beatriz Ferreira.

Boxing • 07 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington will box for gold in the Women's 60kg Lightweight final

Tokyo 2020: Irish in action on Day 16

After two weeks of drama, disappointment and delight, the Tokyo Games draw to a close on Sunday, but there is still time for some great Irish success stories as Kellie Harrington boxes for gold in the Women's 60kg Lightweight final.

Olympics • 07 Aug 21

Kellie's parents Yvonne and Christy Harrington spoke to RTÉ this morning (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Tokyo 2020: Portland Row gripped by 'Olympic fever'

Kellie Harrington's family have been so blown away by her Olympic boxing success that even the family dog has been treated for shock.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Sudaporn Seesondee raises Kellie Harrington's arm aloft in victory

Tokyo 2020: Harrington going for gold after semi win

Kellie Harrington will fight for a gold medal on Sunday morning after securing at least an Olympic silver, courtesy of an accomplished lightweight semi-final victory over Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand.

Olympics • 05 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington beat Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee in the 2018 World Championships

Tokyo 2020: Harrington on cusp of super-stardom

Kellie Harrington is on the cusp of becoming the star of Team Ireland at the Olympic Games, broadening the appeal of an athlete who has already inspired so many.

Olympics • 04 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington's father Christy, mother Yvonne and brother Christopher celebrate outside their Dublin home

Tokyo 2020: It was like getting up to watch Ali-Frazier

Elated family, friends and neighbours of Kellie Harrington were out in force today celebrating the Dublin boxer's bronze medal, at the very least, after her quarter-final victory at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics • 03 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Meet our gold medallist Kellie Harrington

Kellie Harrington is Ireland's newest Olympic medalist but how did she get here?

Olympics • 08 Aug 21

Harrington will fight to reach an Olympic final on Thursday

Tokyo 2020: Harrington guarantees medal with Khelif win

Kellie Harrington has guaranteed herself an Olympic lightweight medal after beating Algeria's Imane Khelif on a unanimous decision to win bronze.

Olympics • 15 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Day 11 recap

Kellie Harrington secured at least a bronze medal overnight, while US superstar Simone Biles made her return to action, and all three Irish equestrian riders booked their place in the individual final. See how it all unfolded here.

Olympics • 03 Aug 21

Kellie Harrington (right) had far too much about her for Rebecca Nicoli

Tokyo 2020: Classy Harrington strolls into last eight

Kellie Harrington claimed a comprehensive unanimous-decision victory over Italy's Rebecca Nicoli in their lightweight round of 16 bout.

Boxing • 15 Aug 21

Kurt Walker outclassed Jose Brotons in his Olympic opener

Tokyo 2020: Walker can knock Uzbek off his stride

Uzbekistan's Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov will go into his Tokyo 2020 featherweight bout with Kurt Walker as the hot favourite, but Eric Donovan believes the Irish fighter could be ideally equipped to upset the odds in the second round.

Olympics • 24 Jul 21