O'Rourke wins gold at Strandja Memorial
GOLD: From left, boxing coach Zaur Antia and Aoife O'Rourke of Ireland with her gold medal after winning Baison Manikon of Thailand in their middleweight 75kg semi-final bout during the 75th International. Pic: Liubomir Asenov /Sportsfile
Aoife O'Rourke has won gold at the prestigious 75th Strandja Memorial tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The 26-year-old has been unbeaten since the 2022 World Championships while her Thai opponent Baison Manikon is one of the rising stars in Asian boxing and was 19 when she competed in the welterweight division at the Beijing Olympics.




