Donegal boxer Roisin Hegarty goes for a medal at European U15 Championships

Donegal boxer Roisin Hegarty goes for a medal in the European U15 Championships in Montenegro today.

The Twin Towns Boxing Club teen, who is co-captain of the Irish squad, faces Mia Aleksa in a 63kgs quarter-final in Budva later today.

Hegarty, a four-time Irish champion, missed out on a medal last year in the European Schoolgirls Championships in Bosnia & Herzegovina. There, she was pipped by Ukraine’s Varvara Parshikova in a quarter-final clash.

Hegarty proudly flew the Irish tricolour with co-captain Zac Creighton at the opening ceremony on Friday night.

Now, she’s straight into the ring for a medal bout with Croatia’s Aleksa awaiting and a chance to get a place on the podium up for grabs.

Earlier this year, Hegarty won the Irish U15 64kgs title at the National Stadium.

Hegarty, a student at Loreto Secondary School, defeated Jessica Flanagan from Belfast in the final.

Hegarty won the Girl 1 51kgs title in 2023 and last year added the Girl 2 57kgs and Junior Cadet 60kgs crowns.

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She lives in Letterkenny and is the daughter of Raymond Hegarty and Norma Tembo.

This European U15 Championships is the inaugural championships held by World Boxing’s European confederation, European Boxing.