James McGivern

James McGivern
Born	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 27) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Statistics
Weight(s)	lightweight
Height	177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1]
Stance	southpaw
Medal record Representing   Ireland European Schoolboys Championships 2012 Anapa 48kg European Youth Championships 2015 Kołobrzeg lightweight Representing   Northern Ireland Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Apia bantamweight Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast lightweight

James McGivern (born 6 January 1998) is a boxer from Belfast Northern Ireland. He trains at St. George's ABC, Belfast. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2015, he won gold at bantamweight at the Commonwealth Youth Games. ^{[4] [5]} A few months later, competing above his natural class, McGivern claimed silver at the European Youth Championships.^{[ citation needed ]} Both medals came when McGivern was in his first year at Youth level.

In 2016, he was controversially ^[6] beaten in the opening round of the European Youths. At lightweight, he won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. ^[7]

References

1. "Final results" (PDF). d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
2. Loughran, Neil. "James McGivern happy to spread 'a bit of fear' after second round stoppage". The Irish News.
3. Loughran, Neil. "Slick southpaw James McGivern steals the show on big night at Ulster Hall". The Irish News.
4. "Boxing: McKenna,McGivern & Walsh strike Gold in Samoa - SportsNewsIRELAND". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
5. Fullerton, Gareth (26 March 2018). "McGivern ready to double up on gold at Commonwealth Games".
6. O'Neill, Joe (9 June 2016). "James McGivern turns attention to World domination following Russian Robbery". Irish-Boxing.com.
7. "Commonwealth Games: Bronze medal means nothing to me, says Northern Ireland boxer McGivern" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.

External links

• James McGivern on Twitter