Aoife O’Rourke to box for World gold after dominant last four display

Ireland's Aoife O'Rourke interviewed after winning the Women's 75kg semi-final bout during the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Aoife O'Rourke in action against Sunniva Hofstad of Norway during their women's 75kg quarter-final at the World Boxing Championships in the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Aoife O’Rourke will box for a gold medal at the World Championships after a dominant semi-final display over China’s Chengyu Yang.

O’Rourke’s relentless pressure was on full display as the double Olympian hunted down 2023 World champion Yang, delivering clean accurate shots, and forcing her opponent to clinch.

It was a tumul

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