Roscommon's Lisa O'Rourke Looking To Pick Up World Championship Medal This Evening

The Castlerea women had a convincing win in her first bout last night.

Roscommon Women Lisa O'Rourke will box for a medal at the Women's World Championships in Serbia this evening after a comprehensive victory over Emili Rzayeva last night.

The Castlerea native was pronounced the winner in the second round after her Azerbaijan opponent stumbled during a standing eight count from the referee.

As a result the 22 year old now faces the third seed at 70kg, Saida Lahmidi of Morocco in the Quarter-Final.

Her older sister Aoife is also fighting for a medal this evening, she starts as the top seed in her weight and she takes on Aziza Zokirova of Uzbekistan.

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