Lisa O'Rourke wins Under-22 European gold in Croatia

Lisa O'Rourke has won gold at the Under-22 European Championships in Porec, Croatia.

The Roscommon native was fighting in the light-middleweight final on Tuesday against Daria Parada of Poland.

The Castlerea BC fighter, whose sister is Tokyo 2020 Olympian Aoife O'Rourke, won by split decision, 4-1 on the judges' scoring cards.

O'Rourke was the first of three Team Ireland fighters vying for gold medals on Tuesday with Niamh Fay involved set to be involved in a bantamweight decider against Italy's Sharon Prisco and middleweight Aoibhe Carabin up against Ukrainian Karolina Makhno in a middleweight final during the evening session.

2022 European U22 Light Middleweight Champion, #TeamIreland's Lisa O'Rourke