Gerard O'Mahony
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Gerard 'Ged' Anthony O'Mahony (born 17 March 1979) is an Australian pro boxer best known for competing in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008.
In 2005, he beat Jarrod Fletcher
on his way to the Australian title. In 2006, he was beaten at welterweight by eventual southpaw winner Bongani Mwelase
in the first round of the Commonwealth Games. In the 2008 Olympics, he was named as the captain of the Australian boxing team, but was beaten in the opening round by Moldovan Vitalie Gruşac.
Amateur
O'Mahony started boxing at an early age.Was trained by English born trainer Garry Hamilton, In 2004, he qualified for the Athens Olympics but lost his first bout to Viktor Polyakov.In 2005, he beat Jarrod Fletcher
Jarrod Fletcher
Jarrod Fletcher is an Australian Boxer who won the Commonwealth Games 2006 at Middleweight.- BIOGRAPHY :Jarrod was born in Moe, Victoria on the 20th of October, 1983 & moved with his family to Hervey Bay, Queensland in 1990....
on his way to the Australian title. In 2006, he was beaten at welterweight by eventual southpaw winner Bongani Mwelase
Bongani Mwelase
Bongani Mwelase is a South African boxer who became the 2006 Commonwealth amateur champion at welterweight.-Amateur:The hard-punching southpaw failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in third place at the 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana...
in the first round of the Commonwealth Games. In the 2008 Olympics, he was named as the captain of the Australian boxing team, but was beaten in the opening round by Moldovan Vitalie Gruşac.