Michaela Walsh (boxer)

Michaela Walsh
Personal information
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993[1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight
Boxing career
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Games
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskFeatherweight
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaFeatherweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 SofiaFeatherweight
Bronze medal – third place2022 BudvaFeatherweight
European Union Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 CasciaBantamweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow57kg
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamFeatherweight
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowFlyweight
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastFeatherweight

Michaela Walsh (born 5 June 1993) is an amateur boxer from Northern Ireland who fights in the featherweight division (54 – 57 kg). Walsh is an Olympian, who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.

In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Walsh won a silver medal in the flyweight division.[3] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she moved to featherweight and again won silver.[3] In the 2022 Commonwealth games held in Birmingham, Michaela won gold.[3][4] In the 2026 Commonwealth games in Glasgow, Michaela won silver, losing to Jaismine Lamboria in the final.[5]

Michaela and Aidan her brother, became the first brother and sister to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in boxing, both qualifying in June 2021.

Her brother Aidan is also a boxer who won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7]

She boxes out of Emerald boxing club in Belfast.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Michaela Walsh". Glasgow2014.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's Athlete Profiles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Michaela Walsh in dreamland after Northern Ireland enjoy boxing gold rush". Times Series. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Michaela Walsh invested 19 years of work to take her first Commonwealth Games gold after two silvers". IBA. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games, Day Nine: Walsh claims silver medal as Rock and McConnell go for gold in the ring". Belfast Telegraph. 1 August 2026. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gold for Walsh siblings at the Commonwealth Games". RTE. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Michaela Walsh hails 'dream come true' after winning Commonwealth gold alongside brother Aidan". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Webb, Karleigh. "Michaela Walsh aims to add to family Olympic medal count in Paris". OutSports. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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