Paddy Gallagher (boxer)

Paddy Gallagher
Statistics
Real name Patrick Gallagher
Nickname(s) Meatball
Rated at Welterweight
Born 23 July 1989 (1989-07-23) (age 22)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Medal record
Competitor for  Northern Ireland
Men’s Boxing
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2010 Delhi Welterweight

Paddy Gallagher is an amateur boxer from Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland who won the welterweight gold at the 2010 Commonwealth games. Gallagher, represents the Gleann ABC in Belfast and is the current U21 Irish light welterweight champion, Irish Intermediate champion and Ulster Elite runner up.

Awards

2009 Irish Amateur Boxing Association Best U21

2010 Commonwealth Games

Gallagher represented Northern Ireland in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in the welterweight division.[1] He won the gold medal, defeating England's Callum Smith 11-6 in the final.

Sources

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9041420.stm