Michaela Walsh (boxer)
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| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1993[2] Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. She lost her first match in the Tokyo Olympics.
Her brother Aidan is also a Commonwealth medallist in boxing, also winning bronze at Tokyo 2020 for team Ireland
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Michaela Walsh".
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Nicola Adams beats Michaela Walsh to gold". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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