It's been a disappointing morning for Irish boxers at the Women's World Championships in Siberia.
First Cavan flyweight Ceire Smith lost her last 16 match to number one seed North Korea's Choi Pang on a 3-2 split decision.
Smith started well with a good first round against Choi Pang, the current World and Asian 51kg champion.
She was on the floor late in the frame but that was ruled a slip.
World number one Choi Pang eventually won out with neither managing to land a telling blow.
The final scores were 30-27,29-28,29-28 to Choi Pang and 29-28,29-28 to Smith.
RESULT
Its so close for Ceire Smith at @ulanude2019 but she bows out on a split decision (3-2) to the #1 Seed from
A tough loss for the Cavan flyweight but great experience gained for the road ahead.
Hard Luck Ceire!#TeamIreland #RoadToTokyo #CantSeeCantBe pic.twitter.com/geIhuViC1c
— IABA (@IABABOXING) October 8, 2019
Then Belfast featherweight Michaela Walsh was eliminated 4-1 at the same stage of the competition by Russia's Liudmila Vorontsova.
Walsh countered well in all three rounds against the aggression of Vorontsova but four of the five judges leaned toward the busy Ulan-Ude native and former European Youth champion.
RESULT
The journey is over for @michaelaw57 at @ulanude2019 as she loses out via SD (4-1) this morning vs .
A tough one to take but another learning moment on the road to the ultimate goal.
Hard Luck Michaela! #TeamIreland #RoadToTokyo #20x20 #CantSeeCantBe pic.twitter.com/P50xqZaaJE
— IABA (@IABABOXING) October 8, 2019
Dundalk lightweight Amy Broadhurst and Cork welter Christina Desmond are in action in the last 16 tomorrow.
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