Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Macclesfield boxer Karriss Artingstall insists she’s back to her best at Tokyo 2020 and ready to contend for gold after a winning start.
The featherweight was too good for Uganda’s Sadie Kenosi in her first-round bout and won by a unanimous points decision to reach the last 16.
Two years ago, Artingstall was on an upward curve and won World Championship bronze and European silver. But she almost missed the Tokyo Games when she lost in the quarter-finals at the Olympic Qualifiers in Paris two months ago.
She booked her place at the 11th hour, coming through a box-off, but the 26-year-old says she’s in a much better place and is confident she can deliver when
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