Roscommon's Aoife O'Rourke powers her way into final 

She will box for gold in Sunday’s Afternoon Session against Turkey’s Busra Isildar - a World and European medalist.
Roscommon's Aoife O'Rourke powers her way into final 

FINAL BOUND: Aoife O'Rourke, left, in action against Lina Wang of China. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Aoife O’Rourke has up-graded her World Championship medal to at least a silver after her 4-0 win over 2023 Word Champ China’s Chengyu Wang in her semi-final bout.

This was a tumultuous and highly physical contest, which included a first point deduction and a third round standing count for Wang. Judges scored the bout 28: 28, 27: 29, 26:30, 27:29, 26: 30.

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