Niall Farrell (born 6 September 1997)[1] is a British amateur boxer who is affiliated with Kingstanding 2nd City ABC.
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| Born | 6 September 1997 Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boxing career
editFarrell won the 2017 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Kingstanding 2nd City.[2]
In 2017 he won a silver medal at the European Championships[3] and went to contest the World Championships. Injuries thereafter kept him out of major competitions (including the 2020 Olympic qualifier), but he eventually recovered and earned selection for the World Championships in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Niall Farrell". BoxRec. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "European Boxing Championships 2017: Peter McGrail claims gold for England". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "EIGHT CONFIRMED FOR TEAM GB AT 2021 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". WBN. World Boxing News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.