Kellie Harrington retires after retaining Olympic lightweight title

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PARIS -- Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision Tuesday in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals.

After clinching victory, Harrington said she was hanging up her gloves.

"The last hurrah, I'm done. I've always said I want to retire a champion, that's it," Ha