Patrick Brown (boxer) explained

Patrick Brown
Birth Date:1999 11, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Sale, Greater Manchester, England[2]
Weight:Heavyweight
Style:Orthodox

Patrick Brown (born 11 November 1999) is an English amateur boxer. He represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

By 2019, Brown was a two-time North West champion.[3] In 2021, he won the heavyweight title at the England Boxing National Amateur Championships, representing Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club.[4] The following year Brown was awarded a place on the GB Boxing podium squad[5] and won his second national championship.[6]

In March 2024, Brown secured a quota spot for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris when he defeated Poland's Mateusz Bereznicki by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals at the World Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[7] [8] [9]

On 7 June 2024, Brown was officially announced among the Great Britain squad for the Olympics.[10] [11] [12] He was drawn to fight 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medalist Keno Marley Machado from Brazil in the first round[13] and lost by 4:1 split decision.[14] [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team GB profile of Patrick Brown. Team GB. 29 July 2024.
  2. Web site: The Manchester-born GB boxer aiming for Paris 2024. mancunianmatters.co.uk. 2024-05-03.
  3. Web site: Wilkinson . Damon . 2019-03-10 . Inside Greater Manchester's boxing gyms . 2024-05-03 . Manchester Evening News . en.
  4. Web site: England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2021. englandboxing.org. 2024-05-03.
  5. Web site: GB Boxing adds 18 new boxers to its squads after a series of assessments. GB Boxing. 2024-05-03.
  6. Web site: England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2022. englandboxing.org. 2024-05-03.
  7. Web site: Paris Olympics: GB-based boxers Patrick Brown, Chantelle Reid and Cindy Ngamba qualify for Games. BBC Sport. 2024-05-03.
  8. Web site: 2024-03-20 . Boxers Pat Brown and Cindy Ngamba going for gold after achieving 'dream' of reaching Paris Olympics . ITV.
  9. Web site: Conclusion of Boxing Road to Paris event in Italy sees Patrick Brown and Chantelle Reid earn qualification for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. GB Boxing. 2024-06-12.
  10. Web site: Team GB announce Olympic boxing squad. BBC Sport. 2024-06-08.
  11. Web site: Five English Boxers to Compete for Team GB at Paris 2024. England Boxing. 2024-06-27.
  12. Web site: Team GB announces the six boxers that will compete at Paris 2024. GB Boxing. 2024-06-27.
  13. Web site: GB boxers need 'performance of life' after tough draw. BBC Sport. 25 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Disappointment on day two at Paris 2024 for Team GB as both Eccles and Brown suffer split decision defeats. GB Boxing. 28 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Patrick will take time out of the ring after Olympics. Thurrock Gazette. 29 July 2024.
  16. Web site: Olympic Games Paris 2024: Sale fighter Patrick Brown reflects on his defeat and weighs up what's next. Manchester World. 29 July 2024.

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