James McGivern (born 6 January 1998) is a boxer from Belfast Northern Ireland. He trains at St. George's ABC, Belfast.[2][3]
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| Born | 6 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | lightweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2015, he won gold at bantamweight at the Commonwealth Youth Games.[4][5] A few months later, competing above his natural class, McGivern claimed silver at the European Youth Championships.[citation needed] Both medals came when McGivern was in his first year at Youth level.
In 2016, he was controversially[6] beaten in the opening round of the European Youths. At lightweight, he won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Final results" (PDF). d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Loughran, Neil. "James McGivern happy to spread 'a bit of fear' after second round stoppage". The Irish News.
- ^ Loughran, Neil. "Slick southpaw James McGivern steals the show on big night at Ulster Hall". The Irish News.
- ^ "Boxing: McKenna,McGivern & Walsh strike Gold in Samoa - SportsNewsIRELAND". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Fullerton, Gareth (26 March 2018). "McGivern ready to double up on gold at Commonwealth Games".
- ^ O'Neill, Joe (9 June 2016). "James McGivern turns attention to World domination following Russian Robbery". Irish-Boxing.com.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Bronze medal means nothing to me, says Northern Ireland boxer McGivern" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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