Rosie Eccles admitted she was “heartbroken” after losing her opening bout in the Boxing Road to Tokyo Olympic qualifying event at the Copper Box Arena on Sunday. Eccles lost a split points decision to Russian fourth seed Saadat Dalgatova and the Welsh welterweight told Boxing News: “I don’t know what to say to be honest with you, I’m absolutely heartbroken. “I pride myself on getting my tactics right but maybe I was a little too eager against someone who wants to get in there and tie you up”We're all proud of you, @Rosie_Eccles96. “It wasn’t a nice fight to be in, it was just messy. Welterweight Christina Desmond lost a unanimous decision to Italy’s Angela Carini.

Source: Irish Independent March 15, 2020 21:11 UTC