Brendan Emmet Irvine (born 17 May 1996), nicknamed the "Wee Rooster", is an Irish

amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

from

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

. He won a silver medal in the men's 49 kg division at the

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

, becoming the first ever medalist for Ireland at the Games. He moved up to the 52 kg weight class in 2016, winning another Irish senior title and also competing at the

2016 Olympic Games The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

in Rio. In 2017, Irvine won another major medal for Ireland for the European Championships, finishing in top 3 taking away a bronze medal. The next year he went in to the CWG in the Gold Coast Australia, bagging another silver medal for NI. Inactive for 2019 with a few injuries he came back hungry as ever and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo beating a tricky boxer from Hungary in the Europeans Olympic qualifier taking him to the top 8 spot. Brendan competed in the 2020 Olympics that had taken place in 2021 in Tokyo. Not only being the only double olympian on the team, he was made joint flag bearer for Ireland along with team mate Kellie Harrington. Brendan lost his opening bout to Carlo Palm from Philippines who went on to take the silver medal.

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* * * * * * 1996 births Living people Boxers from Belfast Male boxers from Northern Ireland Irish male boxers Boxers at the 2015 European Games European Games silver medalists for Ireland European Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Ireland Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Ireland Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Flyweight boxers Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games silver medallists in boxing {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub