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'{{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox boxer | image = | name = Paddy Barnes | realname = Patrick Barnes | nickname = | height = {{height|m=1.62}} | weight = [[Light-flyweight]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|4|9}} | birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland | home = Belfast, Northern Ireland | Nationality = {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Irish]] | style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]] | website = [http://Www.irishpaddybarnes.com Paddy Barnes Website] | total = | wins = | KO = | losses = | no contests = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{IRL}} }} {{MedalOlympics}} {{MedalBronze| [[2008 Olympic Games|2008 Beijing]] | [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight|Light Flyweight]]}} {{MedalBronze| [[2012 Olympic Games|2012 London]] | [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight|Light Flyweight]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Amateur Boxing Championships|European Amateur Championships]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2010 Moscow]] | [[Light Flyweight]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2013 Minsk]] | [[Light Flyweight]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|European Union Amateur Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[2008 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|2008 Cetniewo]] | [[Light Flyweight]]}}{{MedalCountry | {{NIR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Light flyweight|Light Flyweight]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Light flyweight|Light Flyweight]]}} }} '''Patrick Gerard''' "'''Paddy'''" '''Barnes''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 9 April 1987) is an Irish [[Amateur boxing|amateur boxer]] from [[Belfast]]. Representing [[Ireland at the Olympics|Ireland]], he has won two [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] bronze medals. The first at the [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight|2008 Summer Olympics]] and the second at the [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight|2012 Summer Olympics]]. Representing [[Northern Ireland]], Barnes has won gold at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]] and [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]] [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="BarnesGlasgow">{{cite news|title=Paddy Barnes wins gold at Glasgow|url=http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/224375683/scat/aba4168066a10b8d/ht/Paddy-Barnes-wins-gold-at-Glasgow|accessdate=2 August 2014|publisher=''Irish Sun.com''}}</ref> Barnes has also been chosen to be the bearer of the [[Flag of Ireland]] Tricolour at the 2016 Olympic Games, something that Barnes considers an "Incredible Honor".<ref>http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36151083</ref> ==Early life== Barnes began boxing aged 11. He had initially taken up football but did not feel suited to the sport, saying he "wasn't really very good at it". He initially joined the Belfast Kronk Club; within a week, he had his first fight, which he lost.<ref name=ap>{{cite web|title=I'm going to the Olympics a lot fitter and in better shape|date=July 2012|accessdate=14 June 2012|work=[[An Phoblacht]]|page=30,31|first=Alex|last=Maskey}}</ref> He later joined the East Coast Boxing club as he spent his weekends staying with his cousins in [[Ardglass]]. Barnes lost his first 15 fights but says he loved the training and friends he had made through boxing.<ref name=ap/> Aged 16, he joined Holy Family ABC in Belfast.<ref name=ap/> ==Amateur career== ===2007 | European Union Amateur Championships=== In 2007, Barnes competed at the [[European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|EU Championships]] in Dublin. He had his medal hopes crushed however when he suffered a nasty eye injury. With bleeding found behind his retina, Barnes was forced out of the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.antrimboxing.org/resultsarchive/2006-7/2007commreports.htm|work=Antrim Boxing|publisher=Antrim Boxing|date=27 July 2007|accessdate=}}</ref> ===2007 | World Amateur Championships=== At the [[2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Championships]] in Chicago Barnes missed out on a bronze medal after he was defeated by China's [[Zou Shiming]] in the quarter finals, Zou went on to win the [[gold medal]]. However, Barnes qualified for the [[2008 Olympics]] by virtue of getting to the quarter finals.<ref name="BBC quarters">{{cite news | author= | title=Barnes loses world quarter-final | work=[[BBC Sport]]| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/boxing/7074452.stm| accessdate=11 January 2007 | date=2 November 2007}}</ref><ref name="BBC qualify">{{cite news | author= | title=Barnes earns Olympic Games berth | work=[[BBC Sport]]| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/boxing/7072201.stm | accessdate=11 January 2007 | date=1 November 2007}}</ref><ref name="IABA Chicago">{{cite web | author=Bernard O'Neill | title=IABA Update – Barnes qualifies for 2008 Olympics | work= Mightgloves | url=http://www.mightygloves.com/2007/11/iaba_update_barnes_qualifies_f.html | accessdate=11 January 2007 }}</ref> *1st Round – defeated Choi Jon Chuk {{flagicon|North Korea}} [[North Korea]] 33–19 *Round of 32 – defeated Sadegh Zade Faraj {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]] 30–10 (RSCO) *Round of 16 – defeated Kenji Ohkubo {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan 24–6 *Quarter final – lost to [[Zou Shiming]] {{flagicon|CHN}} China 8–22 ===2008 | European Union Amateur Championships=== In 2008, Barnes returned to [[European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|EU Championships]], this time in [[Cetniewo]], Poland. Barnes made it to the final where he lost to Hungarian fighter [[Pál Bedák]]. The silver medal was enough to secure his place at the Summer Olympics. ===2008 | Olympic Games=== Barnes won Ireland's first medal of the 2008 games by winning his quarter final bout in the [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight|light flyweight division]]. Barnes won a bronze medal after he was again defeated by Shiming Zou, this time in the semi-final, in a match where replays showed some of Barnes landed punches counted as points for Zou.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} *Round of 32 – bye *Round of 16 – defeated [[José Luis Meza]] {{ECU}} 14–8 *Quarter final – defeated [[Łukasz Maszczyk]] {{POL}} 11–5 *Semi-final – lost to [[Zou Shiming]] {{CHN}} 0–15 ===2010 | European Amateur Championships=== On 12 June 2010, Barnes won the gold medal in the light flyweight division at the [[2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships]]. Barnes, a 4–1 winner over Azerbaijan's Elvin Mamishzade, was 1–0 up at the end of the first round, 3–1 ahead at the end of the second and sealed the victory with a final point in the third for 4–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/0612/ireland_barnesp.html|title=Barnes 'over the moon' with gold medal|date=12 June 2010|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref> ===2010 | Commonwealth Games=== Barnes represented Northern Ireland at the [[Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Light flyweight#Tournament|2010 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9041420.stm | work=BBC News | title=Home nations boxers in Delhi finals | date=12 October 2010}}</ref> He won the gold medal, defeating Namibia's Jafet Uutoni 8–4 in the final. *Round of 16 – defeated Iain Butcher {{SCO}} 4–2 *Quarter final – defeated Andrew Moloney {{AUS}} 5–3 *Semi final – defeated Amandeep Singh {{IND}} 5–0 *Final – defeated Jafet Uutoni {{NAM}} 8–4 ===2012 | Olympic Games=== At the [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight#Top half|2012 Summer Olympics]] he defeated [[Thomas Essomba]] from Cameroon 15–10 then beat India's [[Devendro Singh]] in his quarter-final bout to guarantee himself at least another bronze medal. In doing so, he became the first Irish boxer to win medals at two consecutive Olympic Games. For the semi-final, Barnes once again drew Chinese superstar [[Zou Shiming]], who had defeated Barnes in the [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight|2008]] semi-finals before taking gold. Barnes gave a fearless performance against the three time World champion, with the judges tying them 15–15 on the scorecards, only for Barnes to lose via a 45–44 countback. Shiming once again went on to win gold.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0810/ireland-olympics-boxing.html|title=LIVE: Paddy Barnes loses Olympic semi-final on countback|work=RTÉ News|publisher=RTÉ|date=10 August 2012|accessdate=10 August 2012}}</ref> *Round of 16 – defeated [[Thomas Essomba]] {{CMR}} 15–10 *Quarter final – defeated [[Devendro Singh]] {{IND}} 23–18 *Semi-final – lost to [[Zou Shiming]] {{CHN}} 15–15 / 44–45 (CB) ===2014 | Commonwealth Games=== As captain of the Northern Ireland boxing team in 2014 at [[Glasgow]], Barnes led the way by winning gold in the flyweight division defeating India's L. [[Devendro Singh]]. It was the first time a Northern Irish boxer had successfully defended a Commonwealth title.<ref name="BarnesGlasgow"/> The [[Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Light flyweight|tournament]] was held at the [[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre]]. 17 boxers from 17 nations took part. After the competition, Barnes was chosen for an [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in the 2015 New Year Honours, for services to boxing and the community in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=61092|supp=yes|startpage=N16|endpage=|date=31 December 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/391413/New_Year_Honours_List_2015.pdf 2015 New Year Honours List]</ref> ===2015 | World Series of Boxing=== Barnes competed in the [[World Series of Boxing|WSB]] for the 2014–2015 season. Along with fellow Irishman, [[Michael Conlan (boxer)|Michael Conlan]], Barnes was drafted by Italia Thunder who he had fought for once in the previous season. His first fight came against Magomed Ibiyev of the Baku Fires, in [[Baku]]. Barnes won with a 49–46, 49–46, 50–44 unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paddy Barnes makes up for Michael Conlan loss|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/paddy-barnes-makes-up-for-michael-conlan-loss-30917018.html|accessdate=|publisher=Belfast Telegraph}}</ref> His second fight was another win, this time over Anthony Ortiz as Italia Thunder met the Puerto Rico Hurricanes. The judges scored it 48–47, 49–46, 49–46 as Barnes took another unanimous decision win.<ref>{{cite news|title=PALERMO WSB DOUBLE FOR BARNES AND CONLAN|url=http://www.iaba.ie/palermo-wsb-double-barnes-conlan/|accessdate=|=}}</ref> The Hussars of Poland were next up, in [[Konin]]. Barnes continued his perfect start to the season with a landslide 50–45, 50–43, 50–45 victory over Sebastien Jagodzinski.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlon win in Poland|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2015/0214/680181-paddy-barnes-and-michael-conlon-win-in-poland/|accessdate=|=}}</ref> Barnes' record for the season went to four wins with four unanimous decisions, when he defeated Kazakh fighter Temirtas Zhussupoy of the Astana Arlans, in [[Almaty]].<ref>{{cite news|title=MIXED FORTUNES IN WSB AS PADDY BARNES CONTINUES STREAK WHILE MICK CONLAN TASTES DEFEAT|url=http://www.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/mixed-fortunes-in-wsb-as-paddy-barnes-continues-streak-while-mick-conlan-tastes-defeat/15437|accessdate=|=}}</ref> His next fight was with in [[Maiquetia]], with a split decision win over Caciques de Venezuela's Finol Rivas. The judges scored the bout 49–45, 49–45, 47–48 in favour of Barnes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan book places at Rio 2016|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2015/0419/695119-barnes-and-conlan-book-places-at-rio-2016/|accessdate=|=}}</ref> ===Provincial and National Titles=== Barnes lost the [[Ulster]] title in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He has faced Jimmy Moore from the St. Francis club in [[Limerick]] in each of his national finals being runner up in 2006 but winning the [[All-Ireland]] title in 2007 and 2008.<ref name="BBC Funding">{{cite news | author=Peter Scrivener | title=Funding worries for boxer Barnes | work=[[BBC Sport]]| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/boxing/7115575.stm | accessdate=11 January 2007 | date=27 November 2007}}</ref><ref name="EU preview">{{cite web | author=Bernard O'Neill | title=EU Championship Preview | work=Irish-boxing.com| url=http://www.irish-boxing.com/june07/18_June_2007_EU_Preview.htm| accessdate=11 January 2007 }}</ref><ref name="2007 preview">{{cite web | author=Tomás Rohan | title=2007 Irish Seniors Preview | work=Irish-boxing.com| url=http://www.irish-boxing.com/january07/19_January_2007_Seniors.htm| accessdate=11 January 2007 }}</ref> ==World Series of Boxing record== {{S-start}} |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan=9|'''5 Wins''', '''1 Loss,''' 0 Draws |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Result''' | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Record''' | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Team''' | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Opponent (Team)''' | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Type''' | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Round''' | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Date''' | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Location''' | style="border-style:none none style style; "|'''Notes''' |- align=center |{{yes2}}Win |5–1 |Italia Thunder |align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Finol Rivas (Caciques de Venezuela) |{{small|SD}} |{{small|5 (5)}} |{{small|2015-04-18}} |align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Maiquetia]], Venezuela | |- align=center |{{yes2}}Win |4–1 |Italia Thunder |align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Temirtas Zhussupoy (Astana Arlans) |{{small|UD}} |{{small|5 (5)}} |{{small|2015-02-28}} |align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Almaty]], Kazakhstan | |- align=center |{{yes2}}Win |3–1 |Italia Thunder |align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Sebastien Jagodzinski (Hussars of Poland) |{{small|UD}} |{{small|5 (5)}} |{{small|2015-02-13}} |align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Konin]], Poland | |- align=center |{{yes2}}Win |2–1 |Italia Thunder |align=left|{{flagicon|PRI}} Anthony Ortiz (Puerto Rico Hurricanes) |{{small|UD}} |{{small|5 (5)}} |{{small|2015-01-31}} |align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Palermo]], Italy | |- align=center |{{yes2}}Win |1–1 |Italia Thunder |align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Magomed Ibiyev (Baku Fires) |{{small|UD}} |{{small|5 (5)}} |{{small|2015-01-18}} |align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Baku]], Azerbaijan | |- align=center |{{no2}}Loss |0–1 |Italia Thunder |align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} Mohamed Flissi (Algeria Desert Hawks) |{{small|SD}} |{{small|5 (5)}} |{{small|2014-03-13}} |align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algiers]], Algeria |{{small|[[World Series of Boxing|WSB]] debut}} {{S-end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0724/1224320708530.html Irish Times interview: Barnes not pulling any punches], 24 July 2012 * [http://Www.irishpaddybarnes.com Official Paddy Barnes website] {{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = [[Katie Taylor]] | title = [[List of flag bearers for Ireland at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{IRL}} | years = [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio de Janeiro 2016]] | after = ''Incumbent'' }} {{s-end}} {{Footer European Amateur Champions Light Flyweight}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions Light Flyweight}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Paddy}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Boxers from Northern Ireland]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Ireland]] [[Category:Light-flyweight boxers]] [[Category:Olympic boxers of Ireland]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Ireland]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in boxing]] [[Category:People of the Year Awards winners]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Belfast]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Male boxers]]'