The boos only got louder as Okoh (pictured) embraced the role of a pantomime villain, teasing his opponent on the back foot and even having moments to showboat. He would win the battle of the mind games and the battle in the ring, beating McNulty by unanimous decision, and doing so with a smile on his face.

A moment of sportsmanship was shared between the pair as the Scot lifted his opponent’s arm after the verdict.

“Coming in here we knew what to expect – a bit of hostility, they’re going to support their boy," Okoh said. "But ultimately we knew we had to lock in and block that out during the fight.

“I knew he was going to get drawn in to play to the crowd and at the end of the day, it played in my favour. We used it against him and came away with a victory.

“He tried to drag me into mind games when we was out the back waiting to come in, trying to talk to me and stuff.

“I’ve known him for a long time, we get on well, he’s a good fighter and we had a great fight.”

Wales’ Connor Williams progressed in the other semi-final at the expense of Garyn McAllister of Northern Ireland.

Another Welshman, Orlando Holley-Sotomi, delivered an impressive performance to qualify for the Men’s 70kg final, beating Merven Clair of Mauritius who settled for bronze, his first Commonwealth medal in his fourth attempt.

Holley-Sotomi's final opponent will be Northern Ireland's Jon McConnell, who denied Scotland a finalist after beating Sonny Kerr.

Despite losing to former world champion Lovlina Borgohain (IND) in the Women’s 75kg, Tarona Khanum Badi Pasoni Taafaki became the first-ever Commonwealth Games medallist for Tuvalu. 

“I'm very proud and I'm very honoured to be able to represent my country on this big stage and coming from such a small country, probably 95% of the audience doesn't even know where it is,” Taafaki said.

It has been one of India's most successful boxing campaigns at the games

Photography Glasgow 2026

Borgohain will be looking to win her first Games gold medal, but must defeat two-time world medallist Emma-Sue Greentree of Australia, who progressed in a tight 3-2 split against England’s Mary Kate Smith.

Northern Ireland's Kaci Rock progressed to the Women’s 65kg final, where she'll face Sacha Hickey of England, who has more than 40 wins to her name as an amateur and just five losses.

Possibly the only boxer with a better record at Glasgow 2026 is Ruby White, who remains undefeated as an amateur. The 19-year-old extended her streak with a victory via referee’s stoppage against Mischa Monique Araes of Namibia in the Women’s 51kg category.

White will face Sakshi Sakshi of India in the final, who defeated Amber-Jane Wall (CAN) by unanimous decision.