Brendan_Irvine

Brendan Irvine

Brendan Irvine

Irish boxer (born 1996)

Brendan Emmet Irvine (born 17 May 1996), nicknamed the "Wee Rooster",[1] is an Irish amateur boxer from Belfast. He won a silver medal in the men's 49 kg division at the 2015 European Games, becoming the first ever medalist for Ireland at the Games.[2][3] He moved up to the 52 kg weight class in 2016, winning another Irish senior title and also competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. In 2017, Irvine won another major medal for Ireland for the European Championships, finishing in top 3 taking away a bronze medal. The next year he went in to the CWG in the Gold Coast Australia, bagging another silver medal for NI. Inactive for 2019 with a few injuries he came back hungry as ever and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo beating a tricky boxer from Hungary in the Europeans Olympic qualifier taking him to the top 8 spot.

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    "Brendan Irvine". Baku2015.com. Baku 2015 European Games. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Heartbroken Brendan Irvine: I thought I did enough to win the gold". Irish Independent. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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    "Brendan Irvine claims silver medal after losing European Games final on split decision". Irish Mirror. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


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