
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.