“I don’t know what to say, I’m lost for words, I’m absolutely over the moon”. These were the words of Roscommon boxer Aoife O’Rourke after she came through a titanic semi-final bout at the European Games against local favourite Elzbieta Wojcik to qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics“That was a tough, tough battle,” said O’Rourke . “No matter how many times I meet that girl it’s a battle every time, and it was to the wire today, so fair play to her as well. I’m delighted it was my day though and I got the ticket.”O’Rourke now fights for a gold medal against France’s Davina-Myrha Michel in the middleweight (75kg) final on Sunday at 12.30 p.m.

Source: The Herald July 01, 2023 09:39 UTC