Gale through to European boxing final

BySportsbeat

Published 22/11/2016 at 21:02 GMT

Team GB boxer Natasha Gale will fight for middleweight gold tomorrow after overcoming Wales's Lauren Price in the semi-finals of the EUBC European Women’s Boxing Championships in Sofia.

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The 28-year-old takes on France’s Maily Nicar tomorrow, and victory would make her the just second ever Team GB female boxer to win European gold – following double Olympic champion Nicola Adams in 2011.

Gale did not box until three years ago, when Adams’ brother, Curtis, convinced her to get involved.

Nicar reached the final with a narrow victory against 20-year-old Irish boxer Christina Desmond, winning two rounds to one.

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Gale’s victory was the highlight for GB boxers at the championships, although Sandy Ryan and Lisa Whiteside both claimed bronze medals – taking Team GB’s haul to three.

Lightweight Ryan lost a unanimous decision to Finland's Olympic bronze medallist Mira Potkonen, while Whiteside lost her flyweight semi-final to Russia’s Elena Saveleva.

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