Team Ireland’s Aoife O’Rourke has claimed a famous victory in the inaugural Papp Cup.
This is a new intercontinental team boxing competition bringing together the best Elite women and men boxers representing Europe and the Americas taking place in Budapest, Hungary.
The competition is named in honour of László Papp, one of Hungary’s greatest boxers and one
of the most successful Olympic boxers in history. The cup is organised under the authority of European Boxing and Panamerican Boxing Confederation, with the Hungarian Boxing Association (MÖSZ) acting as the Local Organising Committee.
Aoife, a double Olympian & four time continental champion, is the reigning European champion at 75kg. The Castlerea BC boxer is also the reigning World Champion at the weight and was among those invited arising from stellar continental level performances this year.
She was the 5-0 winner over Colomia’s Colombia’s Luisa Montiel, winning all rounds on all cards in a powerful display of strength, stamina and technical skill.
10 contests were down for decision in Budapest this evening, and Europe claimed 6 wins at 55kg, for Russia’s Vjacseszláv Rogozin; women’s lightweight, for Turkish veteran Gizem Özer; at women’s 65kg for Luca Hammori; at 70kg for home boxer Hankó Kálmán and 80kg for Rastko Simic of Serbia.
The Panamerica team were the victors in four bouts, Mexico’s 51kg Valeria Amparan; 54kg Venezuela’s Diana Maestre; men’s lightweight Cuba’s Saidel Horta and USA superheavy, Gilbert Kabamba
Full results are available here