Gerard O'Mahony
Gerard "Ged" Anthony O'Mahony (born 17 March 1979) is an Australian pro boxer best known for competing in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008 at Welterweight.
Amateur
[edit]O'Mahony started boxing at an early age. He was trained by English born trainer Garry Hamilton.
In 2004, he qualified for the Athens Olympics but at the Games (results) lost his first bout to Ukrainian Viktor Polyakov.[1][2]
In 2005, he beat Jarrod Fletcher on his way to the Australian title.[3]
In 2006, he was beaten at welterweight by eventual southpaw winner Bongani Mwelase in the first round of the Commonwealth Games.[4]
At the 2008 Olympics, he was named as the captain of the Australian boxing team, but was beaten in the opening round by Moldovan Vitalie Gruşac.[5]
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[6]
Pro
[edit]O'Mahony embarked on a pro career in 2009, so far compiling a record of 2-0.
Professional boxing record
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References
[edit]- ^ Athens Olympics 2004 Olympic results
- ^ Olympic results
- ^ Fletcher punching his way to redemption
- ^ "Melbourne 2006 Results". Archived from the original on 18 September 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Disastrous start for Aussie boxers in Beijing
- ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]External links
[edit]- Welterweight boxers
- 1979 births
- Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Living people
- Olympic boxers for Australia
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Australian Institute of Sport boxers
- Australian male boxers
- ACT Academy of Sport alumni