Amy Broadhurst
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| Full name | Amy Sara Broadhurst | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Baby Canelo | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1997 Dundalk, Ireland | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
| Weight class | Lightweight (60 kg) Light welterweight (64 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Club | Dealgan Boxing Club (Dundalk, Ireland) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amy Sara Broadhurst (born 17 March 1997) is an Irish amateur boxer.[1]
Broadhurst represented Ireland in the light welterweight division at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2] She won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2019 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships.[3] She won successive gold medals in the lightweight division at the 2018 and 2019 EUBC European U22 Championships.[4][5]
Media career[]
In 2016, Broadhurst and her family competed in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ reality competition, Ireland's Fittest Family.[6] They were mentored by former camogie player, Anna Geary. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the competition.[7]
References[]
- ^ "New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships - Athlete Profiles" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Amy Broadhurst controversially misses out on medal at World Championships". irish-boxing.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Amy Broadhurst finishes with European bronze". dundalkdemocrat.ie. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Dealgan boxer is first Irish female boxer to win gold at U22 level". dundalksport.ie. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Gold for birthday girl Broadhurst in Russia". rte.ie. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Boxing family aiming to be crowned Ireland's Fittest". Irish Boxing. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "The Broadhurst's are eliminated from Ireland's Fittest Family". Talk of the Town. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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