Patrick Brown (boxer)

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Patrick Brown
OLY
Born (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25) [1]
Sale, Greater Manchester, England [2]
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Weight(s) Heavyweight
Stance Orthodox

Patrick Brown OLY (born 11 November 1999) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Amateur career

By 2019, Brown was a two-time North West champion. [3] In 2021, he won the heavyweight title at the England Boxing National Amateur Championships, representing Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club. [4] The following year Brown was awarded a place on the GB Boxing podium squad [5] and won his second national championship. [6]

In March 2024, Brown secured a quota spot for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris when he defeated Poland's Mateusz Bereznicki by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals at the World Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. [7] [8] [9]

On 7 June 2024, Brown was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics. [10] [11] [12] He was drawn to fight 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medalist Keno Marley Machado from Brazil in the first round [13] and lost by 4:1 split decision. [14] [15] [16]

Professional career

On 25 November 2024, Brown turned professional, signing a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing. [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Team GB profile of Patrick Brown". Team GB. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Manchester-born GB boxer aiming for Paris 2024". mancunianmatters.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ↑ Wilkinson, Damon (2019-03-10). "Inside Greater Manchester's boxing gyms". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  4. ↑ "England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2021". englandboxing.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  5. ↑ "GB Boxing adds 18 new boxers to its squads after a series of assessments". GB Boxing. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  6. ↑ "England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2022". englandboxing.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  7. ↑ "Paris Olympics: GB-based boxers Patrick Brown, Chantelle Reid and Cindy Ngamba qualify for Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Boxers Pat Brown and Cindy Ngamba going for gold after achieving 'dream' of reaching Paris Olympics". ITV. 2024-03-20.
  9. ↑ "Conclusion of Boxing Road to Paris event in Italy sees Patrick Brown and Chantelle Reid earn qualification for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". GB Boxing. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  10. ↑ "Team GB announce Olympic boxing squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  11. ↑ "Five English Boxers to Compete for Team GB at Paris 2024". England Boxing. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  12. ↑ "Team GB announces the six boxers that will compete at Paris 2024". GB Boxing. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  13. ↑ "GB boxers need 'performance of life' after tough draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Disappointment on day two at Paris 2024 for Team GB as both Eccles and Brown suffer split decision defeats". GB Boxing. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Patrick will take time out of the ring after Olympics". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Olympic Games Paris 2024: Sale fighter Patrick Brown reflects on his defeat and weighs up what's next". Manchester World. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Olympian Brown signs with Hearn's Matchroom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Matchroom sign top prospect Pat Brown". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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