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Olympic boxer and celtic light heavy weight title holder Emmet Brennan
In this episode Claire and Keith had the pleasure of speaking to Boxer, Olympian and celtic light heavy weight title holder…. Emmet Brennan
Emmet is a two-time Irish champion who gave up boxing at one point, then quit his job to pursue his Olympic dream. In March 2019 he needed a top six finish at the Olympic Qualifiers in London to qualify and, after winning his first bout, the tournament was postponed because of Covid-19. At the final Olympic qualifier in Paris he was a beaten quarterfinalist but then came through a bruising box-off against Sweden’s Liridon Nuha to clinch his spot in Tokyo.
Very open about his mental health- after being on a 12 week drinking binge in New York to come back he gave up drinking and set his sights on a pro boxing career.
For more details about this podcast and the hosts Claire and Keith visit the Sports Stars Aren’t Special website here
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By Sports Stars Arent SpecialIn this episode Claire and Keith had the pleasure of speaking to Boxer, Olympian and celtic light heavy weight title holder…. Emmet Brennan
Emmet is a two-time Irish champion who gave up boxing at one point, then quit his job to pursue his Olympic dream. In March 2019 he needed a top six finish at the Olympic Qualifiers in London to qualify and, after winning his first bout, the tournament was postponed because of Covid-19. At the final Olympic qualifier in Paris he was a beaten quarterfinalist but then came through a bruising box-off against Sweden’s Liridon Nuha to clinch his spot in Tokyo.
Very open about his mental health- after being on a 12 week drinking binge in New York to come back he gave up drinking and set his sights on a pro boxing career.
For more details about this podcast and the hosts Claire and Keith visit the Sports Stars Aren’t Special website here