John Joe Nevin | |
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Born | John Joseph Nevin 7 June 1988 Mullingar, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super-Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 14 |
Wins | 14 |
Wins by KO | 4 |
Losses | 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.
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Early life
John Joseph Nevin was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, and is a member of the Traveller community.[1] He attended Scoil Mhuire CBS primary school in the town.[citation needed]
Amateur career
2008 | Olympic Games qualifying tournament
Nevin qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by winning the first Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Italy.
2008 | European Union Amateur Championships
Nevin won the 2008 EU Amateur Championships in Cetniewo, Poland.
2008 | Olympic Games
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.
2009 | World Amateur Championships
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.[2] In the semi-final he lost by 5–4 to Russian Eduard Abzalimov, and so took away a bronze medal.[3]
2011 | World Amateur Championships
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.
2012 | Olympic Games
Nevin won his first fight in London, defeating Denmark's Dennis Ceylan by a wide margin of 21–6.[4] In his second fight of the games he saw off Kazakhstan's Kanat Abutalipov by a margin of 15–10.[5] In his quarter-final bout he beat Oscar Valdez to secure a semi-final place and the guarantee of at least a bronze medal.[6]
He reached the final after defeating the reigning bantamweight world champion Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba, 19–14.[7] In the final however, Nevin lost 14–11 to Britain's Luke Campbell, winning a silver medal in the process.[8][9] Nevin reportedly said that he wants his legacy from the Games to be "a closer relationship between Travellers and the settled community."[10]
2013: European Amateur Championships
In June 2013 he won a gold medal at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Bantamweight division.[11][12]
National Titles
In 2012, Nevin won his fifth straight national senior title, incidentally beating his cousin Michael Nevin 23-3 in the final. Nevin was unable to defend his national title in 2013 because he injured his wrist while sparring in the high performance, the title was taken by Declan Geraghty from Crumlin boxing club. That didn't stop the Irish Amateur Boxing Association from picking Nevin as their #1 choice for the 2013 European Boxing Championships being held in Minsk later that year.[citation needed]
Professional career
Having announced the previous year that he planned on turning professional,[13] Nevin finally did so in 2013.[14] Speaking on 22 October, he said "This is the next step for me. I've done everything I wanted to do in the amateur business, if I could change the colour of the Olympic medal I would but that's done and now it's time to move on and hopefully bring back a world title to Ireland." Nevin signed a management deal with a business sports partnership that includes GreenBlood Boxing from Philadelphia and Berkley Sports & Media from London.[15]
Nevin made his professional debut in a super featherweight bout on 17 March 2014 against Alberto Candelaria,[16] winning by unanimous decision.[17]
Personal life
He is married with two children.
Controversy
Nevin has frequently attracted controversy through his involvement in several high profile public order incidents. In 2013, Nevin was arrested and charged following a drunken altercation with his father in a public street in Mullingar.[18][19]
In 2015, Nevin was barred from every public house in his home town of Mullingar by court order, following a violent fracas.[20][21]
Professional boxing record
14 fights | 14 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 10 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | Win | 14-0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 16 Nov 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA International super-featherweight title |
13 | Win | 13-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 20 Sep 2019 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12-0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 15 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 15 Dec 2018 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10-0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 9 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 24 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 27 Aug 2016 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 25 Nov 2015 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 14 Nov 2015 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 16 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (4) | 25 Aug 2015 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 15 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 11 Oct 2014 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1-0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 17 Mar 2014 | ![]() |
References
- ^ O'Connor, Brendan (13 August 2012). "Katie KOs Angela Merkel and co". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Nevin secures medal on way to semis". RTÉ Sport. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Nevin must settle for bronze". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Boxing: John Joe Nevin and Darren O'Neill both recorded comfortable round of 32 boxing wins". RTÉ News. 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Nevin defeats Abutalipov, 15–10". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Boxing: John Joe Nevin wins Ireland's first medal at the London Olympics after 19–13 win over Oscar Valdez Fierro". RTÉ News. 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Olympic final and silver medal for John Joe Nevin". Irish Independent.
- ^ "London 2012 56kg men - Olympic Boxing". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Luke Campbell wins Great Britain's second gold". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Hickey, Shane; Caroline Crawford (13 August 2012). "Games can bring Travellers and settled people together – Nevin". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "John Joe Nevin and Jason Quigley claim European gold in Minsk". Irish Independent. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Nevin and Quigley win European boxing gold for Ireland". The Score. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Hogan, Vincent (6 October 2012). "John Joe stepping into a starker, meaner world". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Nevin starts likely exodus". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Olympic hero John Joe Nevin turns pro". Irish Independent. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Nevin set for pro debut". Independent.ie. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "John Joe Nevin wins on pro debut in Boston". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Olympic hero John Joe Nevin 'aggressive' to gardai and father during street row, court hears - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Nevin to give boxing class after probation ruling". RTE.ie. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Boxer John Joe Nevin charged with violent disorder". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Judge brands legal aid system 'a joke' as bail of €7,000 paid in cash". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
External links
- World Juniors 2006 at amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
- First qualifier at amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
- "John Joe Nevin". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
- Boxing record for John Joe Nevin from BoxRec (registration required)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Joe Nevin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
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