What an evening for Irish boxing as our female fighters continue to establish themselves as the dominant force in European amateur boxing.
Kellie Harrington, Amy Broadhurst and Aoife O'Rourke all won their finals in emphatic fashion with Dundalk native Broadhurst in particularly impressive form as she pulverised her opponent - with the judges awarding her a couple of 10-8s along the way.
Of that trio, Harrington was up first in the 60kg final as she took on Lenka Bernardova. It was an extremely cagey bout with neither woman even throwing a punch for the opening 35 seconds as they seized each other up.
That set the tone for what was a fight light on action. However, Harrington was always in control and landed what significant blows there were on show.
The judges duly awarded a unanimous decision win on the scorecards which ensured the Portland Row heroine now has a European title to go along with her world championship and of course her gold medal from Tokyo.
Broadhurst was on immediately after her and was able to put on far more of a show as she dominated Mariia Bova of Ukraine in the 63kg decider.
The 25-year-old was in devastating form as she rocked her taller foe on multiple occasions with powerful left overhands.
It caps off what's been an incredible 2022 for Broadhurst as she has also won World and Commonwealth titles.
Roscommon's Aoife O'Rourke also put on a show-stealing performance as she had both the strength and speed advantage throughout the 75kg decider.
Although she isn't the same level of technician as either Harrington or Broadhurst, she landed plenty of heavy hooks throughout her encounter with Poland’s Elzbieta Wojcik - thereby securing her second European crown.
There was, however, disappointment for Caitlin Fryers and Christina Desmond in their respective bouts.
22-year-old Fryers found Olympic silver medalist Buse Naz Çakıroğlu a step too far as the Turk was the classier operator throughout and utilised her height advantage well.
But Desmond could feel pretty unlucky as she seemed to land just as many significant shots as her Armenian opponent Ani Hovsepyan.
But four of the five judges saw it as a win for the Armenian.
Ultimately, when you factor in that Ireland sent 10 women to these championships, a haul of seven medals really is an amazing return.
READ NEXT:
Jurgen Klopp makes brutally honest Liverpool admission after Nottingham Forest defeat
FIFA Women's World Cup draw: Ireland to face Australia, Canada and Nigeria
Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi praised for 'Great' Late Late Show interview
Shane Lowry forced to drive one hour to buy replacement putter after breaking club at CJ Cup
Conor McGregor leaves followers concerned after late night voice message
Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts
