Rainey secures Scotland's first ever women's boxing medal with knockdown
Rainey secures Scotland's first ever women's boxing medal with knockdown
Richard Winton - BBC Sport Scotland Tue, July 28, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTC
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Caitlin Rainey has guaranteed Scotland's first boxing medal of this Commonwealth Games after winning her quarter-final in the women's 65kg division.
With a both losing semi-finalists earning bronze, the 23-year-old taxi driver from Renton knew victory in her first bout in Glasgow would be enough to get on the podium.
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And she knocked down Flora Loga of Papua New Guinea three times in the second round - having won the first - to force the referee to stop the contest.
Rainey will now fight Kaci Rock of Northern Ireland in Friday's semi, with a potential gold-medal fight on the line.
However, there was disappointment for team-mate Niamh Mitchell in the 60kg division after she lost her quarter-final on points to India's Priya Priya.
Source: “AOL Sports”
