Charlie Flynn
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Real name | Charles Flynn |
Rated at | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality | Scotland |
Born | 6 November 1993 (age 30) Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 8 |
Wins | 8 |
Wins by KO | 1 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Medal record
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Charles "Mailman" Flynn (born 6 November 1993, Lanark) is a professional boxer and Commonwealth gold medalist from Scotland.[1][2]
Amateur career
A native of Newarthill, Lanarkshire, he competed in the men's lightweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal.[1]
Flynn was also a lightweight boxing competitor in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where he won the silver medal.[3] He was the winner of the Editor's Award at the Sunday Mail Scottish Sports Awards 2014.[4]
In the weeks following his Commonwealth Games success he gave an inspirational speech to the Scotland Rowing Team before the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships.[5]
Professional career
Flynn made his professional debut against Ibrar Riyaz on 14 December 2014 at a packed Thistle Hotel in Glasgow. Flynn claimed a 40-36 points win against the Englishman. The victory came four-and-a-half months after Flynn enjoyed success at Glasgow 2014.[6]
Professional record
8 Wins (1 knockouts, 7 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[7] | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 8-0 | Abdon Cesar | PTS | 4 | 2016-05-28 | The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | |
Win | 7-0 | Jordan Ellison | PTS | 6 | 2016-03-18 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
Win | 6-0 | Lee Connelly | PTS | 6 | 2015-12-13 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
Win | 5-0 | Sylwester Walczak | TKO | 5 (6), 3:00 | 2015-09-04 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
Win | 4-0 | Dan Carr | PTS | 4 | 2015-08-01 | Craven Park Stadium, Hull, Yorkshire | |
Win | 3-0 | Qasim Hussain | PTS | 4 | 2015-05-22 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
Win | 2-0 | Andy Harris | PTS | 4 | 2015-04-04 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | |
Win | 1–0 | Ibrar Riyaz | PTS | 4 | 2014-12-14 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | Professional debut. |
Nickname
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. During the Commonwealth Games, Flynn was quoted post fight as saying "the Mailman delivers", referencing the fact that he works in the sorting office of the Royal Mail and has used the nickname since, having it displayed on his fight shorts.
References
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- ↑ Professional boxing record for Charlie Flynn from BoxRec
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- Boxrec ID different in Wikidata
- 1993 births
- People from Newarthill
- Scottish people of Irish descent
- Scottish boxers
- Lightweight boxers
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
- Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Male boxers
- Living people
- British boxing biography stubs
- Scottish sportspeople stubs