Paddy Barnes

About

Bronze medal winning boxer in the light flyweight division at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games.

Before Fame

He considered taking up soccer in his childhood, but found himself unsuited for the game.

Trivia

He took home the gold medal in the 2010 European Amateur Championships in Moscow, and another gold that same year at the Commonwealth Games.

Family Life

He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Associated With

Katie Taylor, another popular Irish boxer, won the women's gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.