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Macclesfield boxer Karriss Artingstall claims Olympic bronze as army gunner fires her unlikely name up in lights

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Karriss Artingstall wears odd socks to stand out in the ring but the Macclesfield boxer’s unlikely run to an Olympic medal has put her name up in lights.

The Macclesfield fighter lost her featherweight semi-final to Japan's Sena Irie on a marginal split decision, but she leaves her first Games with bronze.

Had one of the five judges awarded her one more point, it would be 26-year-old Artingstall in the gold medal match but she was magnanimous at the end of the bout. “I knew it was close, I started slowly and catching up is a nightmare.

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