Mayo’s Shannon Sweeney crowned European light flyweight champion in Belgrade
Shannon Sweeney of Ireland celebrates after her victory over Zlatislava Gena Chukanova of Bulgaria in their Women's 50kg light flyweight final bout during the 2024 European Boxing Championships at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile
Mayo boxer Shannon Sweeney has been crowned champion of Europe after fashioning a decisive 4-1 win in the final of the light flyweight 50kg division at the European Championships in Belgrade this afternoon.
A bronze medallist at the championships two years ago, Sweeney, a member of the Westport-based St Anne’s BC, gave an exhibition of the best in southpaw boxing to achieve a decisive win over Bulgaria’s Zlatislava Gena Chukanova.
