Lisa O'Rourke in action for Roscommon against Laoise Lenehan of Kildare during the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship in June. Photograph: Ashley Cahill/Inpho .

Sisters Aoife and Lisa O'Rourke have guaranteed themselves silver medals at a minimum after they both reached finals at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Serbia on Friday. Lisa, the ...

As Lisa O'Rourke has risen to prominence in such a short space of time, not much is known about Ireland's newest superstar. However, here are a few tidbits of information that we do know about O ...

Ireland’s wait for a win at the Women’s World Championships is over after Lisa O’Rourke secured a comprehensive victory over Azerbaijan’s Emili Rzayeva. Thursday, 17 April 2025.

Lisa O'Rourke celebrates after becoming world champion. And this incredible boxing nation had less than 30 minutes to wait for their second of the tournament as O’Rourke was next into the ring.

Lisa O’Rourke ensured she will collect at least a bronze medal from the European U-23 boxing championships after she secured a place in the semi-finals on Tuesday evening.

Lisa has U22 European golds from 2022 and 2024, while 27-year-old Aoife holds European Championship golds from 2019, 2022 and 2024 . She also claimed golf at the European Games in 2023.

Profile: Lisa O’Rourke. The reigning European U-22 middleweight champion was a teenager when the World Championships began and turned 20 years old over last weekend.

The O'Rourke sisters Lisa and Aoife had to be content with silver medals after they lost their finals at the International Boxing Association's Women's World Boxing Championships in Serbia on Sunday.

Roscommon boxer Lisa O’Rourke celebrated her 20th birthday in style this afternoon by securing a place in the quarter-finals of the light middleweight division at the World championships in ...