Charles "Mailman" Flynn (born 6 November 1993,
Lanark
Lanark ( ; ; ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a populatio ...
) is a
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
and
Commonwealth
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gold medalist from Scotland.
Amateur career
Flynn competed in the
men's lightweight division at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...
where he won the gold medal.
Flynn was also a lightweight boxing competitor in the
2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Isle Of Man 2011, is a multi-sport event which took place from 7 to 13 September 2011 in the British Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. ...
where he won the silver medal. He was the winner of the Editor's Award at the
Sunday Mail Scottish Sports Awards 2014.
In the weeks following his Commonwealth Games success he gave an inspirational speech to the
Scotland Rowing Team before the
2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships.
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.
Professional record
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Personal life
Flynn is a native of
Newarthill
Newarthill is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated roughly three miles north-east of the town of Motherwell. It has a population of around 6,200. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Carfin, Holytown and Ne ...
,
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (; ), is a Counties of Scotland, historic county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands of Scotland. The county is no l ...
.
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
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and has used the nickname "The Mailman" since, having it displayed on his fight shorts.
In January 2018, Flynn announced his engagement to his partner Amber Farquhar.
References
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1993 births
People from Newarthill
Scottish people of Irish descent
Scottish male boxers
Lightweight boxers
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
Commonwealth Games boxers for Scotland
Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Living people
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
21st-century Scottish sportsmen
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing