{"id":20974,"date":"2025-09-14T15:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/20974\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T15:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:28:12","slug":"gold-for-irelands-aoife-orourke-at-world-boxing-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/20974\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold for Ireland\u2019s Aoife O\u2019Rourke at World Boxing Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aoife O'Rourke of Ireland celebrates after winning the Women's 75kg final bout against Busra Isildar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sports3237647.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Aoife O&#8217;Rourke of Ireland celebrates after winning the Women&#8217;s 75kg final bout against Busra Isildar<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ireland\u2019s Aoife O\u2019Rourke has won gold at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">O\u2019Rourke put on a masterclass in the 75kg division against Turkey&#8217;s Busra Isildar to claim a unanimous 5-0 decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Castlerea Olympian adds World gold to her IBA World silver medal that she won in March, and her four European medals, in what has been an illustrious amateur career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">O\u2019Rourke fought her way to the final with victories over Czech Republic\u2019s Monika Langerova, a fellow Olympian, Norway\u2019s Sunniva Hofstad, and 2023 World champion China\u2019s Chengyu Wang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The 28-year-old put massive pressure on her opponent, and her intensity never waivered as the rounds went on, as Isildar\u2019s usually quick feet were neutralised by O\u2019Rourke\u2019s pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">She was emotional when the announcement came to crown her champion, as the usually calm and focused O\u2019Rourke finally let her guard down, overcome with joy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breaking\u00a0|\u00a0 Aoife O&#8217;Rourke of Ireland celebrates after winning the Women&#8217;s 75kg final bout against Busra Isildar Ireland\u2019s 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