Amy Broadhurst marched into the last 16 of the European Games with a convincing unanimous decision win over Serbian Milena Matovic.
The World Champion of 2022 was dominant throughout and cruised to a 5-0 win as she kept her hopes at Olympic qualification alive.
The Dundalk native will now face Latvian Beatrise Rozentale in the last 16 of the 66kg competition on Monday.
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Should she win that bout, the 26-year-old will not only march on to the quarter-finals but will move one step closer to qualifying for her first Olympic Games in Paris next year.
Speaking after the bout, Broadhurst said: "I wasn't going to win by going in there and trying to blow her away. I did what my coaches wanted me to and that was to rely on my speed rather than power and I was pleased to get the three rounds in," said Broadhurst.
"It was good for me to get a last-32 draw because there will be girls sitting around for days waiting to get under way so the fact that I've been in the ring is nice."
