Emmet Brennan


Emmet Brennan is an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Amateur boxing career

Emmet started boxing at the age of 10. In the Irish National Boxing Championships Brennan won silver in 2019, sandwiched by gold medals in 2017 and 2020. In the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by defeating Liridon Nuha in a box-off bout. In the Olympics, Brennan was eliminated from the tournament in the Round of 32 by Dilshodbek Ruzmetov.

Professional boxing career

Following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Brennan developed a drinking problem due to difficulties in recovering from a shoulder surgery. However, he eventually sobered up, got into contact with Darren Barker and embarked on a career in professional boxing. As of October 2024, Brennan had racked a record of 4–0 in his tenure in professional boxing.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Win4–0Kevin Cronin820 Sep 20243Arena, Dublin, Ireland
3Win3–0Devaun Lee87 Mar 2024Sony Hall, New York, United States
2Win2–0Jamie Morrissey8, 2:1225 Nov 20233Arena, Dublin, Ireland
1Win1–0Angel Petkov Emilov61 Jul 2023Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland