Paddy Barnes

Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Ireland choose boxer Paddy Barnes as flag bearer
Boxer Paddy Barnes is selected as Ireland's flag bearer for this summer's Olympic Games in Rio.
Apr 27, 16:35
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Steve Cram, Dame Mary Peters among New Year honourees
Olympic medal-winning athletes Steve Cram, Dame Mary Peters and Wendy Sly are among the sporting figures who feature in the New Year Honours list.
Dec 31, 10:22
Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Result: Paddy Barnes defends light-flyweight title at Commonwealth Games
Northern Ireland's Paddy Barnes successfully defends his light-flyweight title at the Commonwealth Games thanks to a win over Devendro Laishram.
Aug 2, 15:08
Ashley Williams competes against Devendro Liashram of India during the Men's Light Fly 46-49kg Semi-Finals Boxing at Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre during day nine of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on August 1, 2014
Ashley Williams "proud" of bronze medal
Wales boxer Ashley Williams says that he was "very proud" to have won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Aug 1, 22:32
Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Paddy Barnes: "It was as easy as it looked"
Northern Ireland boxer Paddy Barnes says that he found it straightforward to book his spot in the final of the men's light-flyweight division at the Commonwealth Games.
Aug 1, 22:21
Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Paddy Barnes joins Michael Conlan, Michaela Walsh in boxing final
Boxer Paddy Barnes cruises into Saturday's final in the Commonwealth Games after thumping Uganda's Fazil Juma Raggwa in three rounds.
Aug 1, 20:47
Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Paddy Barnes: "Pressure is for cowards"
Northern Ireland boxer Paddy Barnes says that "pressure is for cowards".
Jul 30, 23:30
Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Paddy Barnes: 'Michaela Walsh will beat Nicola Adams'
Northern Ireland boxer Paddy Barnes says that teammate Michaela Walsh will beat Team England's Nicola Adams if the pair meet at the Commonwealth Games.
Jul 30, 23:01
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Steven Donnelly joins Northern Irish in boxing semis
Steven Donnelly becomes Northern Ireland's ninth medallist at the Commonwealth Games by moving into the semi-finals of the -69kg class.
Jul 30, 21:16
Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Paddy Barnes seals another Northern Irish medal
Paddy Barnes becomes the seventh Northern Irish participant to secure a medal at the Commonwealth Games by beating Charles Keama to a place in the semis.
Jul 30, 20:08
Paddy Barnes of Ireland looks on during his bout against Devendro Singh Laishram of India during the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing quarterfinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012
Paddy Barnes hits out at officials for drugs testing procedure
Paddy Barnes slams anti-doping officials for forcing him to take a test just hours after a previous test had been cancelled.
Jul 22, 11:23
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Result: Ireland's Paddy Barnes to settle for bronze
China's Zou Shiming advances into the light flyweight gold medal bout.
Aug 10, 13:48
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Result: Paddy Barnes secures semi-final spot
Ireland's Paddy Barnes scores a victory over India's Devendro Singh Laishram in the light flyweight competition.
Aug 8, 21:03
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Live Commentary: Olympic boxing - day 12 as it happened
Sports Mole's live text commentary of day 12 of the Olympic boxing.
Aug 8, 13:20
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Result: Paddy Barnes prevails over Thomas Essomba
Ireland's Paddy Barnes defeats Cameroon's Thomas Essomba to advance into the last eight of the Olympic light flyweight class.
Aug 4, 14:21