John Joe Nevin

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John Joe Nevin
Born
John Joseph Nevin

(1988-06-07) 7 June 1988 (age 36)
Mullingar, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-Featherweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins14
Wins by KO4
Losses0
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Bantamweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Milan Bantamweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Baku Bantamweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Minsk Bantamweight
European Union Amateur Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Cetniewo Bantamweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Odense Bantamweight

John Joseph Nevin (born 7 June 1988), is an Irish professional boxer. He is a two-time Olympian, and a London 2012 silver medalist.

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Early life

John Joseph Nevin was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, and is a member of the Traveller community. [1] He attended Scoil Mhuire CBS primary school in the town.[ citation needed ]

Amateur career

2008 | Olympic Games qualifying tournament

Nevin qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by winning the first Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Italy.

2008 | European Union Amateur Championships

Nevin won the 2008 EU Amateur Championships in Cetniewo, Poland.

2008 | Olympic Games

At just 18 years of age, Nevin competed in Beijing at his first Summer Olympics. He beat Abdelhalim Ourradi 9–4 in his first round before being beaten by Badar-Uugan Enkhbatyn 9–2 in the round of 16. Enkhbatyn went on to win gold in the final.

2009 | World Amateur Championships

On 9 September 2009, Nevin guaranteed Ireland a historic sixth medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships after he beat China's Yu Gu in Milan. He won his quarter-final 7–5. [2] In the semi-final he lost by 5–4 to Russian Eduard Abzalimov, and so took away a bronze medal. [3]

2011 | World Amateur Championships

At the 2011 World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nevin reached the semi-finals after beating Orzubek Shaymov of Uzbekistan 19–17 in the quarter's. Nevin lost to Britain's Luke Campbell in the semi's through a very controversial countback, forcing him to settle for a second World Championship bronze medal. This however was more than enough to qualify Nevin for the 2012 London Olympics.

2012 | Olympic Games

Nevin won his first fight in London, defeating Denmark's Dennis Ceylan by a wide margin of 21–6. [4] In his second fight of the games he saw off Kazakhstan's Kanat Abutalipov by a margin of 15–10. [5] In his quarter-final bout he beat Oscar Valdez to secure a semi-final place and the guarantee of at least a bronze medal. [6]

He reached the final after defeating the reigning bantamweight world champion Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba, 19–14. [7] In the final however, Nevin lost 14–11 to Britain's Luke Campbell, winning a silver medal in the process. [8] [9] Nevin reportedly said that he wants his legacy from the Games to be "a closer relationship between Travellers and the settled community." [10]

2013: European Amateur Championships

In June 2013 he won a gold medal at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Bantamweight division. [11] [12]

National Titles

In 2012, Nevin won his fifth straight national senior title, incidentally beating his cousin Michael Nevin 23-3 in the final. Nevin was unable to defend his national title in 2013 because he injured his wrist while sparring in the high performance, the title was taken by Declan Geraghty from Crumlin boxing club. That didn't stop the Irish Amateur Boxing Association from picking Nevin as their #1 choice for the 2013 European Boxing Championships being held in Minsk later that year.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

Having announced the previous year that he planned on turning professional, [13] Nevin finally did so in 2013. [14] Speaking on 22 October, he said "This is the next step for me. I've done everything I wanted to do in the amateur business, if I could change the colour of the Olympic medal I would but that's done and now it's time to move on and hopefully bring back a world title to Ireland." Nevin signed a management deal with a business sports partnership that includes GreenBlood Boxing from Philadelphia and Berkley Sports & Media from London. [15]

Nevin made his professional debut in a super featherweight bout on 17 March 2014 against Alberto Candelaria, [16] winning by unanimous decision. [17]

Personal life

He is married with two children.

Controversy

Nevin has frequently attracted controversy through his involvement in several high profile public order incidents. In 2013, Nevin was arrested and charged following a drunken altercation with his father in a public street in Mullingar. [18] [19]

In 2015, Nevin was barred from every public house in his home town of Mullingar by court order, following a violent fracas. [20] [21]

Professional boxing record

14 fights14 wins0 losses
By knockout40
By decision100
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14Win14-0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Freddy FonsecaUD1016 Nov 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant WBA International super-featherweight title
13Win13-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan EllisonPTS820 Sep 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales
12Win12-0 Flag of Colombia.svg Andres FigueroaUD615 Mar 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
11Win11-0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Reynaldo CajinaPTS815 Dec 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, England
10Win10-0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Torres RynnUD89 Mar 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Parx Casino, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, US
9Win9-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee ConnellyPTS624 Nov 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tolworth Recreation Centre, London, England
8Win8-0 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus LuleUD627 Aug 2016 Flag of the United States.svg SugarHouse Casino, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
7Win7-0 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Coverson Jr.UD625 Nov 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, US
6Win6-0 Flag of the United States.svg DeWayne WisdomUD414 Nov 2015 Flag of the United States.svg ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, Virginia, US
5Win5-0 Flag of the United States.svg Jose L GuzmanTKO3 (6)16 Oct 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Aviator Sports Complex, New York City, New York, US
4Win4-0 Flag of Mexico.svg Victor Raul CapacetaRTD3 (4)25 Aug 2015 Flag of the United States.svg MCU Park, New York City, New York, US
3Win3-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack HeathTKO1 (6)15 Nov 2014 Flag of Ireland.svg 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
2Win2-0 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin StiffordTKO1 (4)11 Oct 2014 Flag of the United States.svg Ring of Dreams Boxing Gym, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US
1Win1-0 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alberto CandelariaUD617 Mar 2014 Flag of the United States.svg House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, US

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