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'''Dean Walsh''' (born 25 June 1994) is an Irish ]. His achievements include three Irish Elite titles and a bronze medal at the ] in Bulgaria. '''Dean Walsh''' (born 25 June 1994) is current 2023 71&nbsp;kg national elite Irish champion. His achievements include five Irish Elite titles and a bronze medal at the ] in Bulgaria.


==Amateur career== ==Amateur career==
Walsh boxed for St. Ibar's Boxing Club, ] where he was trained by his uncle ]. Walsh started boxing in 2001 before participating in the 2010 European Junior Championships in Ukraine, where he finished sixth. In 2011, he won the silver medal at the Irish Youth Championships, and a gold medal at the Irish Intermediate Championships 2012, the Irish U-22 Championships 2013. At the Feliks Stamm Tournament 2014 he won a bronze medal after beating in the semi-finals Vitali Dunaizew was eliminated.<ref name="Irish Boxing Pro"/><ref name="Irish Times Triple">{{Cite web|title = Hat-trick of national titles for Dean Walsh and Michael O’Reilly |https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/hat-trick-of-national-titles-for-dean-walsh-and-michael-o-reilly-1.2463843/ |website = ] = 2020-06-10}}</ref> Walsh boxed for St. Ibar's Boxing Club, ] where he was trained by his uncle ]. Walsh started boxing in 2001 before participating in the 2010 European Junior Championships in Ukraine, where he finished sixth. In 2011, he finished runner-up at the Irish Youth Championships, won the Irish Intermediate Championships in 2012, and won the Irish U-22 Championships 2013.<ref name="AIBA Profile"/><ref name="Irish Boxing Pro"/><ref name="BoxRec">{{Cite web|title = Dean Walsh – BoxRec record|url = https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/866202 | website = BoxRec= 2020-07-10}}</ref>


At the Feliks Stamm Tournament in 2014 he won a bronze medal after beating Bogdan Vikazin in the semi-finals before being eliminated by ] .<ref name="BoxRec"/><ref name="Irish Boxing Pro">{{Cite web|title = Dean Walsh to link up with Billy Walsh in America ahead of Tokyo Olympic tilt |url = https://www.irish-boxing.com/dean-walsh-to-link-up-with-billy-walsh-in-america-for-tokyo-olympic-tilt/ |website = irish-boxing.com = 2020-06-10|date = 23 July 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Irish Times Triple">{{Cite news|title = Hat-trick of national titles for Dean Walsh and Michael O'Reilly | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/hat-trick-of-national-titles-for-dean-walsh-and-michael-o-reilly-1.2463843/ |newspaper = ] = 2020-06-10}}</ref><ref name="AIBA Profile">{{Cite web |title = DEAN WALSH – 64KG |url = https://www.aiba.org/dean-walsh-64kg/ |website = ] = 2020-06-10 |access-date = 22 July 2020 |archive-date = 5 October 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151005055445/https://www.aiba.org/dean-walsh-64kg/ |url-status = dead }}</ref>
He debuted in the Irish elite championship in the Light welterweight division. His first ] came in 2015 at Light Welterweight beating Jason Conroy, Ciaran Bates and ] with a points victory over ] in the final. Walsh would go on to win three Irish Elite titles including winning the award for Best Irish Boxer.<ref name="Irish Boxing Award">{{Cite web|title = IABA 2017 REVIEW |url = http://iaba.ie/2017-review/ |website = ] = 2020-07-22}}</ref><ref name="Irish Boxing List">{{Cite web|title = Every National Senior/Elite Champion from 1940-2020|url = https://www.irish-boxing.com/every-national-senior-elite-champion-from-1940-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2v7rMDDKBtRw3ZFGYcXb09GYBvvlsyuORwfYimm7htJz6-033TdQEi-90|website = Irish Boxing = 2020-07-22}}</ref>


In 2015, he competed at the European Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, beating Florentin Niculescu from Romania in the 'Round of 32' and Hungary's Georgian Mihai Nyeki in the Quarter Final but lost in the semi finals on points against Vitaliy Dunaytsev of Russia.<ref name="Strefa EC">{{Cite web|title = 41.European Championships|url = http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2015.html|website = Strefa = 2020-07-23}}</ref><ref name="Strefa WJ">{{Cite web|title = 13.World Junior Championships|url = http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps2004.html|website = Strefa = 2016-06-10}}</ref> He debuted in the Irish Elite Championships in the light welterweight division. His first ] came in 2014 at light welterweight. Walsh would go on to win a total of four Irish Elite titles across two weights including winning the award for Best Irish Boxer twice.<ref name="Irish Times Triple"/><ref name="AIBA Profile"/><ref name="Irish Boxing Award">{{Cite web|title = IABA 2017 REVIEW |url = http://iaba.ie/2017-review/ |website = ] = 2020-07-22|date = 29 December 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Irish Boxing List">{{Cite web|title = Every National Senior/Elite Champion from 1940-2020|url = https://www.irish-boxing.com/every-national-senior-elite-champion-from-1940-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2v7rMDDKBtRw3ZFGYcXb09GYBvvlsyuORwfYimm7htJz6-033TdQEi-90|website = Irish Boxing = 2020-07-22| date=9 April 2020 }}</ref>

In 2015, he competed at the European Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, beating Florentin Niculescu from Romania in the 'Round of 32' and Hungary's Georgian Mihai Nyeki in the quarter-final but lost in the semi-finals on points against ] of Russia.<ref name="Strefa EC">{{Cite web|title = 41.European Championships|url = http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2015.html|website = Strefa = 2020-07-23}}</ref><ref name="Strefa WJ">{{Cite web|title = 13.World Junior Championships|url = http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps2004.html|website = Strefa = 2016-06-10}}</ref><ref name="AIBA Profile"/>


==Professional career== ==Professional career==
Walsh spoke of his desire to turn professional in 2018.<ref name="BoxRec">{{Cite web|title = Dean Walsh – BoxRec record |url = https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/866202 |website = BoxRec = 2016-06-10}}</ref><ref name="Irish Boxing Pro">{{Cite web|title = Dean Walsh to link up with Billy Walsh in America ahead of Tokyo Olympic tilt |url = https://www.irish-boxing.com/dean-walsh-to-link-up-with-billy-walsh-in-america-for-tokyo-olympic-tilt/ |website = irish-boxing.com = 2020-06-10}}</ref> Walsh spoke of his desire to turn professional in 2018, but decided to remain in the amateur ranks and target qualification for the ] in ].<ref name="BoxRec" /> However, after postponement of the Tokyo Olympiad, Walsh decided to turn professional in August 2020.<ref name="42iePro">{{Cite web|title = Dean Walsh, former European medallist and nephew of Billy Walsh, turns professional |url = https://www.the42.ie/dean-walsh-5178171-Aug2020/ |website = the42.ie = 2016-08-18|date = 17 August 2020 }}</ref><ref name="WBNPro">{{Cite web|title = Dean Walsh signs three-year deal with Boxing Ireland Promotions |url = https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2020/08/18/dean-walsh-signs-three-year-deal-boxing-ireland-promotions/ |website = World Boxing News = 2016-08-18|date = 18 August 2020 }}</ref>

==Prison==
In November 2019, Walsh pleaded guilty to two charges of assault stemming from an incident in 2017, in which one victim was left with a broken jaw, fractured cheekbone and requiring a metal plate to be inserted into his skull. Walsh was placed on bail with a sentencing hearing scheduled for February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 December 2020|title=|url=https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/wexford-people/20191119/282080573672157|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 December 2020|via=PressReader|publisher=Wexford People}}</ref> In December 2020, he was sentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 December 2020|title=Boxer Dean Walsh jailed for two unprovoked assaults|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexfordpeople/news/boxer-dean-walsh-jailed-for-two-unprovoked-assaults-39810965.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 December 2020|website=]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 November 2019|title=|url=https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/wexford-people/20201201/281487868913870|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 December 2020|via=PressReader|publisher=Wexford People}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:52, 14 December 2024

Irish former amateur boxer (born 1994)

Dean Walsh
Born (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 30)
Wexford Town, County Wexford, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Samokov Light-welterweight

Dean Walsh (born 25 June 1994) is current 2023 71 kg national elite Irish champion. His achievements include five Irish Elite titles and a bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships in Bulgaria.

Amateur career

Walsh boxed for St. Ibar's Boxing Club, Wexford where he was trained by his uncle Billy Walsh. Walsh started boxing in 2001 before participating in the 2010 European Junior Championships in Ukraine, where he finished sixth. In 2011, he finished runner-up at the Irish Youth Championships, won the Irish Intermediate Championships in 2012, and won the Irish U-22 Championships 2013.

At the Feliks Stamm Tournament in 2014 he won a bronze medal after beating Bogdan Vikazin in the semi-finals before being eliminated by Vitaly Dunaytsev .

He debuted in the Irish Elite Championships in the light welterweight division. His first Irish Elite title came in 2014 at light welterweight. Walsh would go on to win a total of four Irish Elite titles across two weights including winning the award for Best Irish Boxer twice.

In 2015, he competed at the European Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, beating Florentin Niculescu from Romania in the 'Round of 32' and Hungary's Georgian Mihai Nyeki in the quarter-final but lost in the semi-finals on points against Vitaly Dunaytsev of Russia.

Professional career

Walsh spoke of his desire to turn professional in 2018, but decided to remain in the amateur ranks and target qualification for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. However, after postponement of the Tokyo Olympiad, Walsh decided to turn professional in August 2020.

Prison

In November 2019, Walsh pleaded guilty to two charges of assault stemming from an incident in 2017, in which one victim was left with a broken jaw, fractured cheekbone and requiring a metal plate to be inserted into his skull. Walsh was placed on bail with a sentencing hearing scheduled for February 2020. In December 2020, he was sentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended.

References

  1. "DEAN WALSH - 64KG". AIBA. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "DEAN WALSH – 64KG". AIBA = 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Dean Walsh to link up with Billy Walsh in America ahead of Tokyo Olympic tilt". irish-boxing.com = 2020-06-10. 23 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Dean Walsh – BoxRec record". BoxRec= 2020-07-10.
  5. ^ "Hat-trick of national titles for Dean Walsh and Michael O'Reilly". The Irish Times = 2020-06-10.
  6. "IABA 2017 REVIEW". Irish Athletic Boxing Association = 2020-07-22. 29 December 2017.
  7. "Every National Senior/Elite Champion from 1940-2020". Irish Boxing = 2020-07-22. 9 April 2020.
  8. "41.European Championships". Strefa = 2020-07-23.
  9. "13.World Junior Championships". Strefa = 2016-06-10.
  10. "Dean Walsh, former European medallist and nephew of Billy Walsh, turns professional". the42.ie = 2016-08-18. 17 August 2020.
  11. "Dean Walsh signs three-year deal with Boxing Ireland Promotions". World Boxing News = 2016-08-18. 18 August 2020.
  12. . Wexford People. 1 December 2020 https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/wexford-people/20191119/282080573672157. Retrieved 8 December 2020 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "Boxer Dean Walsh jailed for two unprovoked assaults". Irish Independent. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  14. . Wexford People. 19 November 2019 https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/wexford-people/20201201/281487868913870. Retrieved 8 December 2020 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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