Emmet Brennan Explained

Emmet Brennan
Nationality:Irish
Weight:
Birth Date:4 May 1991
Boxrec:862520
Total:4
Wins:4
Ko:1

Emmet Brennan (born 4 May 1991) is an Irish boxer.[1] He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Amateur boxing career

Emmet started boxing at the age of 10.[3] In the Irish National Boxing Championships Brennan won silver in 2019, sandwiched by gold medals in 2017 and 2020.[4] [5] [6] In the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by defeating Liridon Nuha in a box-off bout. In the Olympics, Brennan was eliminated from the tournament in the Round of 32 by Dilshodbek Ruzmetov.

Professional boxing career

Following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Brennan developed a drinking problem due to difficulties in recovering from a shoulder surgery. However, he eventually sobered up, got into contact with Darren Barker and embarked on a career in professional boxing.[7] [8] As of October 2024, Brennan had racked a record of 4–0 in his tenure in professional boxing.[9]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Win4–0Kevin Cronin820 Sep 2024
3Win3–0Devaun Lee87 Mar 2024
2Win2–0Jamie Morrissey8, 25 Nov 2023
1Win1–0Angel Petkov Emilov61 Jul 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmet Brennan . Olympedia . . 28 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Boxing: Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg) . Tokyo 2020 . . 28 July 2021 . 8 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808065605/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BOX/OG2020-_BOX_C75_BOXM81KG--------------------------.pdf . dead.
  3. Web site: Irish Olympian Emmet Brennan 'on redemption mission' with US debut in New York two years after going sober. 22 February 2024. Fionnuala Boyle. irishstar.com.
  4. Web site: 2017-RESULTS-3.pdf. iaba.ie.
  5. Web site: 2019-NATIONAL-AND-INTERNATIONAL-RESULTS-1.pdf. iaba.ie.
  6. Web site: Resluts 2019 (up to October 10). iaba.ie.
  7. Web site: Emmet Brennan ready for professional ranks as he aims to put post-Olympics struggles behind him. 17 June 2023. irishmirror.ie. Robert Hynes.
  8. Web site: 'I still can't believe the person I was after the Olympics... I was a f***ing idiot' . 24 November 2023. the42.ie. Gavan Casey.
  9. Web site: BoxRec: Emmet Brennan. BoxRec.