Aoife O'Rourke gold takes Ireland to third on European medal table

The Roscommon woman emulated her sister Lisa in winning her final in Sofia

Aoife O'Rourke had a 5-0 victory over Turkey’s Busra Isildar. Pic: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Aoife O’Rourke has emulated her younger sister Lisa by claiming gold at the European Elite Boxing Championships in Bulgaria.

The highly-experienced 29-year old secured what was her fifth senior title at a European level with a dominant 5-0 defeat of Busra Isildar. The Turkish boxer is a multiple World and European medallist but she had no answer to the Roscommon woman.