| James McGivern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 27) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | lightweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James McGivern (born 6 January 1998) is a boxer from Belfast Northern Ireland. He trains at St. George's ABC, Belfast.
In 2015, he won gold at bantamweight at the Commonwealth Youth Games. A few months later, competing above his natural class, McGivern claimed silver at the European Youth Championships. Both medals came when McGivern was in his first year at Youth level.
In 2016, he was controversially beaten in the opening round of the European Youths. At lightweight, he won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
References
- "Final results" (PDF). d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- Loughran, Neil. "James McGivern happy to spread 'a bit of fear' after second round stoppage". The Irish News.
- Loughran, Neil. "Slick southpaw James McGivern steals the show on big night at Ulster Hall". The Irish News.
- "Boxing: McKenna,McGivern & Walsh strike Gold in Samoa - SportsNewsIRELAND". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- Fullerton, Gareth (26 March 2018). "McGivern ready to double up on gold at Commonwealth Games".
- O'Neill, Joe (9 June 2016). "James McGivern turns attention to World domination following Russian Robbery". Irish-Boxing.com.
- "Commonwealth Games: Bronze medal means nothing to me, says Northern Ireland boxer McGivern" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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