Christina McMahon becomes Ireland’s latest world boxing champion

And the new... Irish boxer Christina McMahon has become Ireland's latest world champion by winning the interim WBC Gold bantamweight title. The Monaghan native defeated Zambia's Catherine Phiri in Lusaka to extend her professional record to 7-0 and claim that coveted golden strap. She out-boxed her opponent to earn a close-fought decision victory. Twitter was awash with praise for the Irish pugilist on her outstanding achievement. https://twitter.com/zadama24/status/594601288568020993 https://twitter.com/mary_white33/status/594606305870016512 https://twitter.com/mwiingasson/status/594601291294318593 https://twitter.com/fishbelfast/status/594603682613846016 https://twitter.com/DavidC9489/status/594601884612165633 https://twitter.com/synchropromo/status/594603309920550912 https://twitter.com/carricklions/status/594603574329475074 https://twitter.com/Coddyanne/status/594602550206300160