Emmet Brennan
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| Born | 4 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Emmet Brennan (born 4 May 1991) is an Irish boxer.[2] He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Amateur boxing career
[edit]Emmet started boxing at the age of 10.[4] In the Irish National Boxing Championships Brennan won silver in 2019, sandwiched by gold medals in 2017 and 2020.[5][6][7] In the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by defeating Liridon Nuha in a box-off bout. In the Olympics, Brennan was eliminated from the tournament in the Round of 32 by Dilshodbek Ruzmetov.
Professional boxing career
[edit]Following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Brennan developed a drinking problem due to difficulties in recovering from a shoulder surgery. However, he eventually sobered up, got into contact with Darren Barker and embarked on a career in professional boxing.[8][9] As of October 2024, Brennan had racked a record of 4–0 in his tenure in professional boxing.[10]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Kevin Cronin | SD | 8 | 20 Sep 2024 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Devaun Lee | MD | 8 | 7 Mar 2024 | Sony Hall, New York, United States | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jamie Morrissey | TKO | 8, 2:12 | 25 Nov 2023 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Angel Petkov Emilov | PTS | 6 | 1 Jul 2023 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Emmet Brennan". BoxRec.
- ^ "Emmet Brennan". Olympedia. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Boxing: Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Fionnuala Boyle (22 February 2024). "Irish Olympian Emmet Brennan 'on redemption mission' with US debut in New York two years after going sober". irishstar.com.
- ^ "2017-RESULTS-3.pdf" (PDF). iaba.ie.
- ^ "2019-NATIONAL-AND-INTERNATIONAL-RESULTS-1.pdf" (PDF). iaba.ie.
- ^ "Resluts 2019 (up to October 10)". iaba.ie.
- ^ Robert Hynes (17 June 2023). "Emmet Brennan ready for professional ranks as he aims to put post-Olympics struggles behind him". irishmirror.ie.
- ^ Gavan Casey (24 November 2023). "'I still can't believe the person I was after the Olympics... I was a f***ing idiot'". the42.ie.
- ^ "BoxRec: Emmet Brennan". BoxRec.
External links
[edit]- Emmett Brennan at BoxRec (registration required)
- Emmett Brennan at Olympics.com
- Emmett Brennan at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
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