Emmet Brennan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Emmet Brennan (born 4 May 1991) is an Irish boxer. [2] He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]
Emmet started boxing at the age of 10. [4] In the Irish National Boxing Championships Brennan won silver in 2019, sandwiched by gold medals in 2017 and 2020. [5] [6] [7] In the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by defeating Liridon Nuha in a box-off bout. In the Olympics, Brennan was eliminated from the tournament in the Round of 32 by Dilshodbek Ruzmetov.
Following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Brennan developed a drinking problem due to difficulties in recovering from a shoulder surgery. However, he eventually sobered up, got into contact with Darren Barker and embarked on a career in professional boxing. [8] [9] As of October 2024, Brennan had racked a record of 4–0 in his tenure in professional boxing. [10]
| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Kevin Cronin | SD | 8 | 20 Sep 2024 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Devaun Lee | MD | 8 | 7 Mar 2024 | Sony Hall, New York, United States | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jamie Morrissey | TKO | 8, 2:12 | 25 Nov 2023 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Angel Petkov Emilov | PTS | 6 | 1 Jul 2023 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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