- John Joe Nevin
John Joseph Nevin (born
7 June ,1989 inMullingar ,County Westmeath ,Ireland ), more commonly known as John Joe Nevin, is an Irishamateur boxer who won the Irish national boxing title and qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 18.Career
Nevin lost 11:21 to
Luis Yanez at the 2006 World Junior Championships at 48kg.Nevin qualified for the 2008 Olympics by winning the 1st European Qualifying Tournament. Nevin subsequently won the
2008 European Union boxing championships .In the 2008 Olympics he beat
Abdelhalim Ourradi 9-4 in his first round before being beaten byEnkhbatyn Badar-Uugan 14-2 in the round of 16.External links
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps2006.html World Juniors 2006]
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuroOlyQual2008_1.html First qualifier]
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/218683.shtml Bio]
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