Charlie Flynn

Charlie Flynn
Statistics
Real name Charles Flynn
Nickname(s) The Mailman
Weight(s) Lightweight
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Nationality  Scotland
Born 6 November 1993 (1993-11-06) (age 24)
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland,
Boxing record
Total fights 12
Wins 10
Wins by KO 1
Losses 0
Draws 2
No contests 0
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Lightweight
Commonwealth Youth Games
2011 Isle of Man Lightweight

Charles "Mailman" Flynn (born 6 November 1993, Lanark) is a professional boxer and Commonwealth gold medalist from Scotland.[1][2]

Amateur career

A native of Newarthill, Lanarkshire, he competed in the men's lightweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal.[1]

Flynn was also a lightweight boxing competitor in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where he won the silver medal.[3] He was the winner of the Editor's Award at the Sunday Mail Scottish Sports Awards 2014.[4]

In the weeks following his Commonwealth Games success he gave an inspirational speech to the Scotland Rowing Team before the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships.[5]

Professional career

Flynn made his professional debut against Ibrar Riyaz on 14 December 2014 at a packed Thistle Hotel in Glasgow. Flynn claimed a 40-36 points win against the Englishman. The victory came four-and-a-half months after Flynn enjoyed success at Glasgow 2014.[6]

Professional record

10 Wins (1 knockouts, 9 decisions), 0 Losses, 2 Draw[7]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Draw 10-0-2 United Kingdom Ryan Collins TD 4 2018-03-03 Scotland The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland For vacant Celtic lightweight title
Win 10-0-1 United Kingdom Fonz Alexander PTS 6 2017-12-10 Scotland Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 9-0-1 United Kingdom Liam Richards PTS 6 2017-10-07 England Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Draw 8-0-1 United Kingdom Ryan Collins TD 3 2017-04-15 Scotland The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland For vacant Celtic lightweight title
Win 8–0 Cameroon Abdon Cesar PTS 4 2016-05-28 Scotland The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 7–0 United Kingdom Jordan Ellison PTS 6 2016-03-18 Scotland The Glasgow City Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 6–0 United Kingdom Lee Connelly PTS 6 2015-12-13 Scotland The Glasgow City Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 5–0 Poland Sylwester Walczak TKO 5 (6), 3:00 2015-09-04 Scotland Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 4–0 United Kingdom Dan Carr PTS 4 2015-08-01 England Craven Park Stadium, Hull, Yorkshire
Win 3–0 United Kingdom Qasim Hussain PTS 4 2015-05-22 Scotland Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 2–0 United Kingdom Andy Harris PTS 4 2015-04-04 England Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Win 1–0 United Kingdom Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 2014-12-14 Scotland Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland Professional debut

Nickname

During the Commonwealth Games, Flynn was quoted post fight as saying "the Mailman delivers", referencing the fact that he works in the sorting office of the Royal Mail and has used the nickname since, having it displayed on his fight shorts.

References

  1. 1 2 "Charlie Flynn profile". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2014 recap and results". International Boxing Association (AIBA). 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Youth Games 2011". cyg2011results.com. September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sunday Mail Scottish Sports Awards 1".
  5. ↑ "Interview: Glasgow 2014 Boxer Charlie Flynn". Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Charlie Flynn wins on professional debut against Ibrar Riyaz". BBC Sport. 15 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Professional boxing record for Charlie Flynn from BoxRec



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