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James McGivern

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James McGivern
Born (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)
NationalityIrish
Statistics
Weight(s)lightweight
Height177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Stancesouthpaw
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
European Schoolboys Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Anapa 48kg
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kołobrzeg lightweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Apia bantamweight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 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

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  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.
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