Brendan Irvine

Brendan Irvine
Statistics
Nickname(s) Wee Rooster
Weight(s) Flyweight
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Nationality Republic of Ireland Irish
Born (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Stance Orthodox

Brendan Irvine (born 17 May 1996), nicknamed the "Wee Rooster",[1] is an Irish boxer from Belfast. Irvine won a silver medal in the men's 49 kg division at the 2015 European Games.[2][3] Brendan moved up to the 52 kg weight class in 2016 winning another Irish senior title. Later during the year in April the Wee rooster himself then qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, through the European Olympic qualifier in Turkey.

References

  1. "Brendan Irvine". Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. "Heartbroken Brendan Irvine: I thought I did enough to win the gold". Irish Independent. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. "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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