Born on March 28th, 1997, A. Walsh is an Irish boxer. At the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, Aidan won the light welterweight gold medal. During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Aidan won silver at welterweight. Together with his sister Michaela Walsh.
Another world-class amateur boxer, Aidan competed in and won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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A. Walsh Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
After injuring his ankle while rejoicing over his quarterfinal victory, Irish welterweight A. Walsh was forced to withdraw from his semifinal bout in Tokyo.
Boxing officials revealed on Sunday that A. Walsh did not show up for the weigh-in and medical check.
Before his match with British boxer Pat McCormack, who received a walkover and moved on to the gold medal bout.
Belfast native A. Walsh is guaranteed at least a bronze medal. On Friday, he advanced to the medal rounds.
With a 4:1 victory over Merven Clair of Mauritius, but his overzealous celebrations may have cost him the gold.
After hearing the verdict, A. Walsh began jumping around wildly, landing awkwardly on his ankle.
Irish media reported seeing A. Walsh being wheeled out of the Kokugikan Arena later on Friday, supporting the team’s claim that he had sprained his ankle.
The Irish team has confirmed that A. Walsh participation in the Olympics has been cut short due to an ankle injury sustained during his bout.
Until he woke up in pain after his victory celebration, A. Walsh appeared to be in good health and full of energy throughout the fight.
A. Walsh Guaranteed At Least Bronze Medal But Strains Ankle When Celebrating Quarter-Finals Win
Sunday is Walsh’s semi-final, and he’ll be facing Pat McCormack of the United Kingdom.
A. Walsh suffered a “slight” ankle strain while celebrating his win, but according to Team Ireland, they are confident he will be ready for Sunday’s fight.
“He’s fine, just a little bit of a scare,” Peter Sherrard, CEO of the Irish Olympic Federation, said to RTE.
The important thing and great news leading up to that big fight is that “they’ve had a good look at it and feel that he’ll be ready and fighting fit.”
All five judges agreed that A. Walsh, 24, won the first round, and despite his opponent’s best efforts, a unanimous decision was given in A. Walsh favour (4-1).
Conclusion
Illness prevented Irish boxer A. Walsh from competing against Britain’s Pat McCormack in the welterweight semi-finals, so he had to settle for a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics instead.
Belfast’s fighter Merven Clair, who had just defeated Mauritius’ Merven Clair in the quarterfinals, injured his ankle while jumping for joy after the victory.
A statement released by the Olympic Federation of Ireland late Saturday night Irish time confirmed.
That A. Walsh had decided to withdraw due to medical reasons. He had initially hoped to recover in time for Sunday’s bout. Thanks for reading our article A. Walsh Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
