Dominant O'Rourke enjoys winning start in Istanbul
A dominant performance from Lisa O'Rourke saw the Irish boxer enjoy a winning start at the AIBA Women’s World Championships in Istanbul.
Competing in the 70kg category, O’Neill was a convincing winner over Mbabi Brigitte of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
O’Rourke, a gold medallist from the European U-22 Boxing Championships earlier this year and younger sister of Tokyo Olympian and European champion Aoife, will be back in action on Friday evening when she takes on Olympic quarter-finalist and multiple PanAm medalist Maria Moronta of the Dominican Republic.