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McConnell, Moorehouse and O'Rourke advance to medal bouts in boxing

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 19, 2026, 8:23 PM

Last updated Sep 19, 2026

McConnell, Moorehouse and O'Rourke advance to medal bouts in boxing

Summary

Jon McConnell, Daina Moorehouse, and Lisa O'Rourke secured their places in medal fights at the European Boxing Championships in Sofia on September 19. McConnell achieved a 4-1 decision victory over Poland's Damian Durkacz and will face Italy's Gabriele Guidi Rontani in the quarter-finals. Moorehouse won a split decision against Bulgaria's Zlatislava Chukanova, setting up a match against Spain's Laura Fuentes Fernandez. O'Rourke, a recent World champion, dominated her last-16 match against Greece's Vasiliki Stavridou and will compete against Team GB's Emily Asquith next. Shannon Sweeney, however, was eliminated after losing to Italy's Chiara Mosetti.

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•McConnell defeated Damian Durkacz 4-1 to advance.
•Moorehouse edged past Zlatislava Chukanova by split decision.
•O'Rourke won against Vasiliki Stavridou with a unanimous decision.
•Sweeney lost to Chiara Mosetti and missed the quarter-finals.
•Next matches are scheduled for Monday.

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8:23 PMYahoo Sports — McConnell, Moorehouse & O'Rourke through to medal bouts

What they're saying

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Jon McConnell, Daina Moorehouse and Lisa O'Rourke are all through to medal fights in the European Boxing Championships, but Shannon Sweeney misses out on a quarter-final place.
— Yahoo Sports

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