Boxing: Kildare's Katelynn Phelan makes it five wins from five

Sports Editor

Published 21st Mar 2021, 11:48 GMT

Pic: Katelynn Phelan is the youngest professional boxer in the country and will fight in the Neptune Stadium in Cork tomorrow Saturday July 20 from 7.30pm. Pic Shannon Flanagan Photography

placeholder image — Pic: Katelynn Phelan is the youngest professional boxer in the country and will fight in the Neptune Stadium in Cork tomorrow Saturday July 20 from 7.30pm. Pic Shannon Flanagan Photography

Unanimous points decision for the WIBA, WBF, and WBC Youth welterweight holder

Ireland and Kildare's youngest professional boxer, Katelynn Phelan, made it five wins from five following a eight-round unanimous decision over Karina Kopinska in Luxembourg on Saturday.

Phelan, captured the WIBA, WBF, and WBC Youth welterweight in Germany last year and while these were not up for grabs on Saturday, nevertheless it is another big step for the St Brigid's BC fighter against the experienced Kopinska