Bowhill Miners Boxing Club star Niamh Mitchell picked up a silver medal after packing a punch at a major competition across the pond.
The talented teenager travelled to the United States last week to represent Boxing Scotland at the USA Boxing Summer Festival, and won two bouts before losing out in the final of her category.
She was one of seven fighters that jetted out to Las Vegas for the competition and, prior to travelling, said that "my dream is always to say I've boxed in Las Vegas".
The event, which was being held alongside the National Junior Olympics, was due to see 1,400 boxers compete over the space of a week.
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Niamh, who three years ago made history at the EUBC (European Boxing Confederation) European Junior Championships by becoming the first female to win gold for Scotland at an international competition, went into the event on the back of winning the elite female 60kg title at the GB Three Nations Championships earlier this month.
Her first opponent was Samantha Sosa, from Florida, and she progressed into the semi-finals with a victory by unanimous decision.
That set up a bout with Diliana Pecheva and, for a second time, Niamh was declared the winner by unanimous decision at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
However, in the final against Alisha Crockett, she had to set for silver after losing a close fight via a split decision.
"Some go for you and some go against you," James White, one of her coaches at Bowhill, said.
"It was a 3-2 split for the American girl, who was very good as well. It was razor-thin; she was just unlucky.
"She boxed well in her first two fights and won them by unanimous decision. That's two senior tournaments she's had, and she's won two out three bouts there again.
"There were loads of world champions sitting watching, so it was a high-class tournament. What an experience for her."
Niamh's medal was one of four collected by the Scottish contingent, and Craig McEvoy, Boxing Scotland performance director, added: "It has been a fantastic experience for the boxers.
"First and foremost, our objective was the competition, but also dealing with the travel, the time difference and the heat, which was close to 40C, was great learning.
"All of these are factors for big competitions and fatigue did play a part in some of the last bouts that they had.
"But, overall, it was a brilliant experience and the bouts that we lost were all very close.
"Of course, the next Olympic Games will be held in America, and there may be more big tournaments in the United States."
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