Michaela Walsh (boxer)
Michaela Walsh (born 5 June 1993) is an amateur boxer from Northern Ireland who fights in the flyweight division (48 – 51 kg).
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| Born | 5 June 1993[2] Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Walsh took the silver medal on a split decision after being beaten by Nicola Adams.[3] In 2018 she moved to featherweight and again won silver. She lost her first match in the Tokyo Olympics.
Her brother Aidan is also a Commonwealth medallist in boxing, also winning bronze at Tokyo 2020 for team Ireland
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Glasgow 2014 - Michaela Walsh".
- "Glasgow 2014: Nicola Adams beats Michaela Walsh to gold". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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