Castlerea’s O’Rourke sisters were among the winners last night at the National Elite Boxing Championship finals.

Shannon Sweeney, of St. Anne’s Boxing Club in Westport, was the first of the local athletes to win gold, with a 5-0 victory against Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata) in the 50kg decider.

Soon after in the 60kg bout, Monivea’s Adam Hession was defeated by a dominant Rhys Owens of Erne.

Lisa O’Rourke was victorious in the 70kg final against Tiffany O’Reilly of Portlaoise, with a 5-0 result.

Her sister Aoife had the same result in her 75kg bout against Castlebar’s Bethany Doocey .

The final fight of the night also went the way  of a local boxer when Martin McDonagh won gold in the 92kg+ final against Crumlin’s Godstime Ide – that one finished 3-0.

Here are a full list of results:

48kg   Ciara Walsh (Smithfield, Dublin ) beat Courtney Daly (Crumlin, Dublin), 4-1

48kg   Louis Rooney (Star BC, Belfast) beat Paudraig Downey (St John Bosco Antrim), 5-0

50kg   Shannon Sweeney (St Anne's, Mayo) beat Caitlin Fryers (Immaculata), 5-0

51kg   Clepson de Santos (Holy Trinity) beat Ricky Nesbitt (Holy Family L), 4-0

52kg   Amber Byrne (Arklow) beat Shauna Blaney (Navan), 5-0

54kg   Chloe Gabriel (Dublin Docklands) beat Robyn Kelly (Ballynacargy), 5-0

54kg   Patsy Joyce (Olympic L), W/O

57kg   Michaela Walsh (Holy Family GG) beat Kelsey Leonard (Unit 3), 5-0

57kg   Gavin Ryan (Ratoath) beat Donagh Keary (Rathfriland), 5-0

60kg   Kellie McLoughlin (St Catherines) beat Zara Breslin (Tramore), 5-0

60kg   Rhys Owens (Erne) beat Adam Hession (Monivea), 5-0

63kg   Linda Desmond (Rylane) beat Zoe McCaughran (Evolution), RSC1

63.5kg Jason Nevin (Olympic Mullingar) beat Roy Colgan (Avona), 3-2

66kg   Grainne Walsh (St Mary’s D)  W/O

67kg   Darren O’Connor (Olympic C) beat Malo Davis (Monkstown D), 5-0

70kg   Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea) beat Tiffany O’Reilly (Portlaoise), 5-0          

71kg   Jon McConnell (Holy Trinity) beat Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy), 3-2

75kg   Aoife O’Rourke (Castlerea) beat Bethany Doocey (Castlebar), 5-0

75kg   Gavin Rafferty (Dublin Docklands) W/O

80kg   Kelyn Cassidy (Savours Crystal) beat James Whelan (Dublin Docklands), 5-0

81kg   Mikayla Kelly (Sacred Heart L) beat Shauna Kearney (Bunclody), 3-2

81+kg Judy Bobbett (Liberty) beat Dearbhla Tinnelly (Clann Naofa), 5-0

86kg   Brian Kennedy (St Brigid’s Edenderry) beat Ryan Collins Murphy (St Monicas), 4-1

92kg   Jack Marley (Monkstown D) beat Nathan Ojo (Esker), 5-0

92+kg Martin McDonagh (Galway) beat Godstime Ide (Crumlin), 3-0

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