Irish Athletic Boxing Association - Christina Desmond made Irish boxing history in Thailand today. The Cork southpaw convincingly beat Kazakhstan's Zura Kussainova on a unanimous decision to assure herself of at least
![Ireland's Christina Desmond (blue) in action against Italy's Angela Carini (red) during day two of the Boxing Road to Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying event at the Copper Box Arena, London Stock Photo - Ireland's Christina Desmond (blue) in action against Italy's Angela Carini (red) during day two of the Boxing Road to Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying event at the Copper Box Arena, London Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B7E7CM/irelands-christina-desmond-blue-in-action-against-italys-angela-carini-red-during-day-two-of-the-boxing-road-to-tokyo-2020-olympic-qualifying-event-at-the-copper-box-arena-london-2B7E7CM.jpg)
Ireland's Christina Desmond (blue) in action against Italy's Angela Carini (red) during day two of the Boxing Road to Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying event at the Copper Box Arena, London Stock Photo -
![Angela Carini of Italy, wearing red and Christina Desmond of Ireland, wearing blue competing in the Women's Welterweight preliminaries during The Road to Tokyo, Olympic Boxing Qualification, at The Copperbox, Queen Elizabeth Angela Carini of Italy, wearing red and Christina Desmond of Ireland, wearing blue competing in the Women's Welterweight preliminaries during The Road to Tokyo, Olympic Boxing Qualification, at The Copperbox, Queen Elizabeth](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EJWDFA/angela-carini-of-italy-wearing-red-and-christina-desmond-of-ireland-wearing-blue-competing-in-the-womens-welterweight-preliminaries-during-the-road-to-tokyo-olympic-boxing-qualification-at-the-copperbox-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-stratford-london-march-15-2020-photo-by-mitchell-gunnespa-imagescredit-image-copy-espacal-sport-mediasipa-usa-photo-agencycsmsipa-usa-2EJWDFA.jpg)