Castlerea Boxer Aoife O’Rourke has secured a semi-final spot at 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria.
O’Rourke beat Poland’s Elzbieta Wojcik on a unanimous decision in her quarter-final on Thursday afternoon. This means O’Rourke will be guaranteed at least a bronze medal.
Earlier, Aoife’s sister Lisa narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot after losing on a split decision to Aneta Rygielska from Poland.
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Aoife O’Rourke’s semi-final bout will take place on Saturday February 10th. Aoife last competed in the Strandja Memorial Tournament in 2022 taking gold.
