Charlie Flynn
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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
Flynn 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
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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
Personal life
Flynn is a native of Newarthill, Lanarkshire.[citation needed]
During the Commonwealth Games, Flynn was quoted post fight as saying "the Mailman delivers", referencing the fact that he worked in the sorting office of the Royal Mail and has used the nickname "The Mailman" since, having it displayed on his fight shorts.[citation needed]
In January 2018, Flynn announced his engagement to his partner Amber Farquhar.[8]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Charlie Flynn profile". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Commonwealth Games 2014 recap and results". International Boxing Association (AIBA). 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Commonwealth Youth Games 2011". September 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scottish Sports Awards 2014: Swimmer Ross Murdoch wins top award as we salute our heroes". Daily Record. Media Scotland. 7 December 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview: Glasgow 2014 Boxer Charlie Flynn". The Scotsman. Johnstone Publishing. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Charlie Flynn wins on professional debut against Ibrar Riyaz". BBC Sport. 15 December 2014.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Mailman delivers' Boxing hero Charlie Flynn shares excitement after New Year engagement". Daily Record. Media Scotland. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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