Michaela Walsh

Michaela Walsh
Statistics
Weight(s) Flyweight / Featherweight
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993[2]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
2018 SofiaFeatherweight
European Union Championships
2017 CasciaBantamweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowFlyweight
2018 Gold CoastFeatherweight

Michaela Walsh (born 5 June 1993) is an Amateur boxer from Northern Ireland who fights in the flyweight division (48 – 51 kg).

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.

Her brother Aidan is also a Commonwealth medallist in boxing.

References

  1. ↑ https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2011/04/Boxing2018-Commonwealth-Games-Womens-Athlete-Profiles.pdf
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Michaela Walsh".
  3. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Nicola Adams beats Michaela Walsh to gold". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.


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