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Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Anthony Nevin (born 6 May 1998) [3] is an Irish amateur boxer. [4] [5]
Nevin is a native of County Laois, and a cousin of Olympic medallist John Joe Nevin.[ citation needed ]
Nevin boxes at Portlaoise Boxing Club.[ citation needed ]
Nevin won bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. [6] [7]
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