Desborough's Lauren guarantees a bronze as she reaches the final four in Spain
Lauren Mackie has guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal at the World Youth Boxing Championships.
The 16-year-old from Desborough, who boxes out of Burton Park ABC, kept up her brilliant run in the competition after she claimed a unanimous points win over Serbia’s Dragana Jovanovic at Under 52kg.
The last-eight bout was a battle of the European medalists – Mackie winning silver and Jovanovic bronze – and it proved to be a competitive encounter.
Mackie’s forward pressing style certainly unsettled her opponent and she was able to claim the opening round unanimously.
The Serbian slightly improved in the second but the Burton Park boxer had the better of things to take it 4-1.
Both boxers gave it their all in the final round, but Mackie was once again adjudged to have put together the cleaner work to take it 4-1 and with it an overall 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 unanimous success.
Mackie will now fight one of the best young boxers in the world from Japan in the last four today (Wednesday) as she bids to earn a spot in the final where she would fight for the gold medal.