Kellie Harrington to come out of retirement with fight already booked for December

Ireland's Kellie Harrington celebrates with her lightweight boxing gold medal at the Paris Olympics

Two-time Olympic champion Kellie Harrington is coming out of retirement and is keeping an open mind about targeting a run at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

The 35-year-old boxer announced she was hanging up her gloves after winning a second Olympic title in Paris last year, but now plans to return to the ring, with her first comeback fight set to be in an exhibition bout in the Mansion House on December 2. Her first major target will be the national championships in January.

“After the Olympics, I just announced my retirement," said the lightweight boxer in an interview with the Irish Times . “But that’s

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