AUSTEJA AUCIUTE won her first senior boxing title at the weekend.
The 20-year-old, the winner of nine Irish titles across a varying range of levels with Finn Valley ABC, took victory in the Lithuanian National Senior Championships in Vilnius on Saturday.
Auciute was set to fight Laura Jankauskaite in the final, but her opponent withdrew and Auciute was crowned the champion.
In 2011, Auciute was a bronze medallist at the innaugural Women’s World Youth and Junior Championships in Turkey.
The Lithuanian – who has lived in Ballybofey from a young age – will now compete in Regional Championships in Lithuania as she continues on her journey.
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