Kurt Walker
BOXING
BIOGRAPHY
Kurt was a World and European Youth medallist in 2012 and 2013 respectively and won bronze at the 2017 European Championships. In 2018 he took silver at Commonwealth Games and gold at the EU Championships. In 2019 he won gold at the European Games, all at bantamweight (56kg). He had an exceptionally tough 2020, beaten in the Olympic Qualifiers in March before his daughter Layla (now 1) was born very prematurely and spent three months in hospital. He qualified for Tokyo through the BTF ranking system as the second ranked featherweight in Europe.
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Aidan Walsh
Aidan WalshBOXING BIOGRAPHY Aidan won light welterweight gold at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and silver (at welterweight) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He had won one bout before the Olympic Qualifier in March 2020 was cancelled but came back and won a bronze medal at the last qualifying tournament in June 2021. He lost …
Emmet Brennan
Emmet BrennanBOXING BIOGRAPHY Emmet is a two-time Irish champion (once at 75kg, once at 81kg) who gave up boxing at one point, then quit his job and took out a Credit Union loan to pursue his Olympic dream. In March 2019 he needed a top six finish at the Olympic Qualifiers in London to qualify …
Kellie Harrington
Kellie HarringtonBOXING BIOGRAPHY Kellie won a silver medal in the light welterweight at the 2016 World Championship and then really blossomed by moving down to 60kg. She became world champion in New Delhi in 2018 and also won a bronze at European Championships that year. In 2019 she won silver at the European Games in …
Aoife O’Rourke
Aoife O’RourkeBOXING BIOGRAPHY Aoife’s first sport was gaelic football (her late grandfather Dan was GAA president) but she took to boxing immediately, winning the first of her six Irish senior titles in 2017. In 2018 she won silver at the European U22s and made her debut at World Seniors. In 2019 she won gold at …
Brendan Irvine
Brendan IrvineBOXING BIOGRAPHY Brendan, who is captain of the boxing team, is competing in his second Olympics and was just 20 when he competed in Rio 2016 where he was beaten in the last 16 by Ukbekistan’s Shakhobiddin Zoirov. He won 49kg silver at the 2015 European Games in Baku. In 2017 he won a …
Michaela Walsh
Michaela WalshBOXING BIOGRAPHY Michaela won flyweight silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she was beaten in the final by the reigning Olympic champion Nicola Adams. In 2018, fighting at featherweight, she won bronze at the European Championships and a second Commonwealth silver. In 2019 she won seven of nine international fights and silver at …
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EUROPEAN GAMES – DAY 6 – RUGBY SEVENS AND BOXER DEAN CLANCY WIN
Irish rugby sevens team open with a big win over hosts Poland Dean Clancy wins lightweight bout to advance to quarter final Diver Clare Cryan through to final in 3M Springboard Three Irish feature in Modern Pentathlon fence, swim and laser run On the sixth day of the European Games the Irish Men’s Rugby …
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EUROPEAN GAMES | RESULTS & ROUND UP | DAY FIVE
European Games – Day Five of Action for Team Ireland On day five at the European Games in Krakow, Poland, Irish eyes were fixed on three sports; Boxing, Diving and Shooting. Irish fighters Jenny Lehane, Michaela Walsh, and Kelyn Cassidy all won their opening bouts at these European Games, each progressing to the last …
Olympic Medallist Jim McCourt RIP
Olympic Bronze Medallist in Boxing, Jim McCourt dies The Olympic Federation of Ireland is sad to learn of the passing of Tokyo 1964 Olympic Medallist, Jim McCourt. The Belfast boxer was one of 18 boxers to win an Olympic medal for Ireland and was the only Irish medallist at the Olympic Games in Tokyo …
TEAM IRELAND BOXERS NAMED FOR EUROPEAN GAMES IN KRAKOW 2023 – KEY OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
Twelve World Class Team Ireland Boxers Named for European Games Olympic Qualification Quota Spots available in Krakow 2023 The Olympic Federation of Ireland has today named the twelve boxers who will contest the European Games this month. The multi-sport Games offers a key opportunity for Team Ireland boxers to achieve Olympic Qualification with …
OFI WELCOMES IOC RECOMMENDATION TO WITHDRAW RECOGNITION OF IBA
The Olympic Federation of Ireland today welcomed the recommendation of the IOC Executive Board for the IOC membership to withdraw its recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA) at a specially convened remote IOC Session which will take place on 22 June. The IBA has been suspended by the IOC since 2019 because of …
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Aidan Walsh | Dare To Believe Visit To Donegal Town
Aidan Walsh Visits Donegal Town The Olympic Federation of Ireland’s Dare to Believe schools programme, sponsored by Permanent TSB saw Olympic Medallist Aidan Walsh visit John Bosco Donegal Boxing Club and Scoil Áodh Rua agus Nuala in Donegal town, where students, teachers and coaches got to meet their idol, hear his story and be inspired to learn to believe in themselves. Check out …
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