Emmet Brennan

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Emmet Brennan
Born (1991-05-04) 4 May 1991 (age 33)
NationalityIrish
Statistics
Weight(s)
Boxing record [1]
Total fights4
Wins4
Wins by KO1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Irish National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 Irish National ChampionshipsMiddleweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Irish National ChampionshipsMiddleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Irish National ChampionshipsMiddleweight

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]

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Amateur boxing career

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.

Professional boxing career

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]

Professional boxing record

4 fights4 wins0 losses
By knockout10
By decision30
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Win4–0Kevin CroninSD820 Sep 2024 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
3Win3–0Devaun LeeMD87 Mar 2024 Sony Hall, New York, United States
2Win2–0Jamie MorrisseyTKO8, 2:1225 Nov 2023 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
1Win1–0Angel Petkov EmilovPTS61 Jul 2023 Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Emmet Brennan". BoxRec .
  2. ↑ "Emmet Brennan". Olympedia. OlyMADmen . Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Boxing: Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Fionnuala Boyle (22 February 2024). "Irish Olympian Emmet Brennan 'on redemption mission' with US debut in New York two years after going sober". irishstar.com.
  5. ↑ "2017-RESULTS-3.pdf" (PDF). iaba.ie.
  6. ↑ "2019-NATIONAL-AND-INTERNATIONAL-RESULTS-1.pdf" (PDF). iaba.ie.
  7. ↑ "Resluts 2019 (up to October 10)". iaba.ie.
  8. ↑ Robert Hynes (17 June 2023). "Emmet Brennan ready for professional ranks as he aims to put post-Olympics struggles behind him". irishmirror.ie.
  9. ↑ Gavan Casey (24 November 2023). "'I still can't believe the person I was after the Olympics... I was a f***ing idiot'". the42.ie.
  10. ↑ "BoxRec: Emmet Brennan". BoxRec .


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