Aoife O’Rourke secures Ireland’s first medal at World Boxing Championships – The Irish Times

Aoife O’Rourke secured Ireland’s first medal at the World Boxing Championships with a 4-1 win over Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad in Liverpool today.

The fight was a clash of styles, with the number two seed Hofstad attempting to outbox the high-paced O’Rourke from the outside.

O’Rourke got the better of the exchanges early on and won the first round on four judges’ scorecards, before repeating that feat in the second round.

In the final round, with Hofstad needing either a point deduction or a stoppage, O’Rourke continued to get the better of the action, with four of the judges giving every round.

The victory saw the 28-year-old qualify for the 75kg semi-finals on Saturday, where she is set to face a former world champion in China’s Lina Wang at 1.15pm.