"After a titanic battle, she was the 3-2 split-decision victor via countback over Paris Olympics silver medallist China's Yang Liu, as three judges could not separate them. The 29-year-old won the first round on all three judges' scorecards, showing her trademark pace and quick combinations, but the momentum swung in round two, as Walsh's aggressiveness was her undoing, as she was deducted a point for leading with her head."
"Earlier today, Roscommon middleweight O'Rourke (28), whose sister bowed out at the last-eight stage yesterday, was up against Norway's Sunniva Hofstad and she continued her impressive form at the tournament to get the nod from four of the five judges on a 30-27 scoreline. The four-time European champion can now also call herself a double World medallist, and she will be back in action on Saturday at 1.15pm when she will fight China's Lina Wang for a final spot."
Regan Walsh, Aoife O'Rourke and Patsy Joyce secured World Championship medals after afternoon victories. Walsh prevailed 3-2 via countback over Paris Olympics silver medallist Yang Liu, taking the first round, suffering a second-round point deduction for leading with her head, and edging a close final round; she will face Kazakhstan's Aida Abikeyeva in a Friday semi-final. Roscommon's O'Rourke beat Norway's Sunniva Hofstad 30-27 to become a double World medallist and will meet China's Lina Wang on Saturday. Mullingar 19-year-old Joyce recovered from an early deficit to beat Uzbekistan's Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov 3-2 and will fight Spain's Rafael Serrano Lozano in a Saturday semi.
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