Amy Broadhurst

Amy Sara Broadhurst (born 17 March 1997) is an Irish amateur boxer.[1]

Amy Broadhurst
Personal information
Full nameAmy Sara Broadhurst
Nickname(s)Baby Canelo
NationalityIrish
Born (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997
Dundalk, Ireland
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight (60 kg)
Light welterweight (64 kg)
ClubDealgan Boxing Club
(Dundalk, Ireland)
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
2019 AlcobendasLightweight

Broadhurst represented Ireland in the light welterweight division at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2] She won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2019 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships.[3] She won successive gold medals in the lightweight division at the 2018 and 2019 EUBC European U22 Championships.[4][5]

Media career

In 2016, Broadhurst and her family competed in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ reality competition, Ireland's Fittest Family.[6] They were mentored by former camogie player, Anna Geary. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the competition.[7]

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References
  1. "New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships - Athlete Profiles" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. "Amy Broadhurst controversially misses out on medal at World Championships". irish-boxing.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "Amy Broadhurst finishes with European bronze". dundalkdemocrat.ie. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. "Dealgan boxer is first Irish female boxer to win gold at U22 level". dundalksport.ie. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. "Gold for birthday girl Broadhurst in Russia". rte.ie. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. "Boxing family aiming to be crowned Ireland's Fittest". Irish Boxing. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. Nov 28; Entertainment, 2016 |; news, Local (2016-11-28). "The Broadhurst's are eliminated from Ireland's Fittest Family". Talk of the Town. Retrieved 2020-05-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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