John Joe Nevin
| John Joe Nevin | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | John Joseph Nevin |
| Rated at | Super-Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born |
7 June 1988 Mullingar, Ireland |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 8 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
John Joseph Nevin (born 7 June 1988 ), is an Irish professional boxer. He is a two-time Olympian, and a London 2012 silver medalist.
Nevin was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, and is a member of the Traveller community. He attended Scoil Mhuire CBS primary school in the town. He was born John Joseph Nevin but is more commonly known as John Joe.
Nevin qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by winning the first Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Italy.
Nevin won the 2008 EU Amateur Championships in Cetniewo, Poland.
At just 18 years of age, Nevin competed in Beijing at his first Summer Olympics. He beat Abdelhalim Ourradi 9–4 in his first round before being beaten by Badar-Uugan Enkhbatyn 9–2 in the round of 16. Enkhbatyn went on to win gold in the final.
On 9 September 2009, Nevin guaranteed Ireland a historic sixth medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships after he beat China's Yu Gu in Milan. He won his quarter-final 7–5. In the semi-final he lost by 5–4 to Russian Eduard Abzalimov, and so took away a bronze medal.
At the 2011 World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nevin reached the semi-finals after beating Orzubek Shaymov of Uzbekistan 19–17 in the quarter's. Nevin lost to Britain's Luke Campbell in the semi's through a very controversial countback, forcing him to settle for a second World Championship bronze medal. This however was more than enough to qualify Nevin for the 2012 London Olympics.
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