Michaela Walsh

Michaela Walsh (born 5 June 1993) is an amateur boxer from Northern Ireland who fights in the flyweight division (48 – 51 kg).

This article is about the Northern Irish boxer. For the Irish shot put and hammer thrower, see Michaela Walsh (athlete).

Michaela Walsh
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Featherweight
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Born	(1993-06-05) 5 June 1993[2] Belfast, Northern Ireland
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing  Ireland European Games 2019 Minsk Featherweight European Championships 2018 Sofia Featherweight European Union Championships 2017 Cascia Bantamweight Representing  Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Flyweight 2018 Gold Coast Featherweight

In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Walsh took the silver medal on a split decision after being beaten by Nicola Adams.[3] In 2018 she moved to featherweight and again won silver.

Her brother Aidan is also a Commonwealth medallist in boxing.

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Glasgow 2014 - Michaela Walsh".
3. "Glasgow 2014: Nicola Adams beats Michaela Walsh to gold". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.