Paddy Gallagher is an amateur boxer from Belfast

Belfast

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, County Antrim

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, Northern Ireland

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 who won the welterweight

Welterweight

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 gold at the 2010 Commonwealth games. Gallagher, represents the Gleann ABC in Belfast and is the current U21 Irish light welterweight champion, Irish Intermediate champion and Ulster Elite runner up.

2010 Commonwealth Games

Gallagher represented Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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 in the Delhi

Delhi

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 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

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 in the welterweight division

Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Talkatora Stadium. The training venue for the event was in Delhi University 4 Rings. The events took place on 5 - 11 , 13 October 2010.-Medal summary:-Medals table:Key:-Participating nations:...

. He won the gold medal, defeating England's Callum Smith 11-6 in the final.

• Oct 6 2010 Qualification Bout 56 - defeated Joseph Mulema
  Joseph Mulema
  Joseph Mulema is a welterweight boxer from Cameroon who fought at the 2008 Olympics.-External links:*...
  
    3-0
• Oct 8 2010 1/8 Eliminations Bout 107 - defeated Suruz Bangali 9-0
• Oct 10 2010 Quarterfinals Bout 168 - defeated Mujandjae Kasuto
  Mujandjae Kasuto
  Mujandjae Kasuto is a Namibian welterweight boxer. Kasuto competed for Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in boxing after qualifying for the games by winning the gold medal in his division at the qualifying tournament held in Windhoek in March 2008. At the 2008 games, Kasuto lost in the round of...
  
    7-5
• Oct 11 2010 Semifinals Bout 197 - defeated Dilbag Singh 5-4
• Oct 13 2010 Finals Gold Medal Bout 213 - defeated Callum Smith 11-6

Sources

• http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Participant.mvc/ParticipantInfo/cfa8de58-7313-4c66-89a2-3adda0bd26f2
• http://news.boxrec.com/news/2010/irish-boxing-awards-head-belfast
• http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/0109/iaba.html

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