Interview
Fighting her corner: Amy Broadhurst on her Olympic dream, Katie Taylor and life outside the ring
Amateur boxer Amy Broadhurst has just had one of the most successful years ever of any Irish sportsperson, with three major championship wins. Forced to change category to welterweight, her success in Strandja shows she can more than pack a punch
Amy Broadhurst is getting used to this. First, as she was posing for photos for this piece by Blackrock beach in Dundalk, a member of the local Lions Club thanked her for being its patron. Then in Rocksalt, the café where we spoke, another gave her a hug and got a photo.
Broadhurst, 25, enjoys the well wishes, sharing the photo to her Instagram stories later, but it’s quite the change for her. This time ...
