Name: Aoife O'Rourke
Event: Boxing - Middleweight (75kg)
Age: 26
A latecomer to the sport, Aoife O'Rourke only started boxing as part of her fitness programme while playing Gaelic football in Roscommon.
The Castlerea Boxing Club fighter has won gold at the 2019, 2022 and 2024 European Championships and extended her impressive unbeaten run that extends back to 2022 in her recent win in the tournament in Belgrade.
On her way to 2024 Strandja Memorial tournament victory O'Rourke defeated China's Li Qian who put her out in the last-16 in Tokyo. Her only loss since Tokyo was to USA’s Naomi Graham in the 2022 World Championships.
