Aoife and Lisa O'Rourke deliver two more European Elite medals for Ireland

John McConnell had already guaranteed Ireland its first podium place of these championships
MEDAL ALERT: Aoife O'Rourke, left, in action against Lina Wang of China in their Women's 75kg semi-final bout of the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

MEDAL ALERT: Aoife O'Rourke, left, in action against Lina Wang of China in their Women's 75kg semi-final bout of the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Updated at 17.02

Class really is permanent. Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke have guaranteed Ireland’s second and third medals of the European Elite Championships in Sofia and will now look to go better than bronze later in the week.

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