Amy Broadhurst
{{Short description|British boxer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox boxer (amateur)
| name = Amy Broadhurst
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| birth_name =
| full_name = Amy Sara Broadhurst
| nickname = Baby Canelo
| nationality = Irish, British
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|03|17}}
| birth_place = Dundalk, Ireland
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| weight_class = Lightweight (60 kg)
Light welterweight (64 kg)
Welterweight (66 kg)
| club = Dealgan Boxing Club
(Dundalk, Ireland)
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{{MedalSport|Women's amateur boxing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IRL}}}}
{{MedalComp|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Istanbul|Light welterweight}}
{{MedalComp|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Budva|Light welterweight}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Alcobendas|Lightweight}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NIR}}}}
{{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Birmingham|Lightweight}}
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Amy Sara Broadhurst (born 17 March 1997) is an Irish amateur boxer.{{cite news |title=New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships - Athlete Profiles |url=https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2018/11/Boxing2018-AIBA-Womens-World-Boxing-Championships-Athlete-Profiles.pdf#page=210 |accessdate=30 August 2019 |work=AIBA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115121230/https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2018/11/Boxing2018-AIBA-Womens-World-Boxing-Championships-Athlete-Profiles.pdf#page=210 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |url-status=dead }} She is the 2022 IBA World Light-welterweight champion, and won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news |title=Amy Broadhurst proud to be first female boxer to win Commonwealth gold for Northern Ireland |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/boxing/amy-broadhurst-proud-to-be-first-female-boxer-to-win-commonwealth-gold-for-northern-ireland-41895700.html |accessdate=9 September 2022|work=belfasttelegraph.co.uk|date=7 August 2022}}
Broadhurst represented Ireland in the light welterweight division at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.{{cite news |title=Amy Broadhurst controversially misses out on medal at World Championships |url=http://www.irish-boxing.com/amy-broadhurst-india-world-championships/ |accessdate=31 August 2019 |work=irish-boxing.com|date=20 November 2018}} She won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2019 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships.{{cite news |title=Amy Broadhurst finishes with European bronze |url=https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/sport/474610/amy-broadhurst-finishes-with-european-bronze.html/ |accessdate=30 August 2019 |work=dundalkdemocrat.ie|date=30 August 2019}} She won successive gold medals in the lightweight division at the 2018 and 2019 EUBC European U22 Championships.{{cite news |title=Dealgan boxer is first Irish female boxer to win gold at U22 level|url=https://dundalksport.ie/boxing-record-breaker-amy-wins-her-fourth-european-gold-medal-d53faa5c4d9 |accessdate=30 August 2019 |work=dundalksport.ie|date=2 April 2018}}{{cite news |title=Gold for birthday girl Broadhurst in Russia |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2019/0317/1036988-amy-broadhurst/ |accessdate=30 August 2019 |work=rte.ie|date=17 March 2019}}
Background
Amy Broadhurst has represented both Ireland and Northern Ireland at amateur level. Amy was born in Ireland but also qualifies for Northern Ireland through her father Tony, who was born in England.{{cite web |last1=Loughran |first1=Neil |title='If I didn't have Katie and Kellie, I don't think I would be world champion now' |url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/boxing/2022/07/16/news/amy-2773522/ |website=The Irish News |access-date=17 June 2023 |language=en |date=16 July 2022}} In 2024, when the Irish Athletic Boxing Association announced they would not be putting her forward for a 2024 Summer Olympics qualifier, Broadhurst was selected by Great Britain to appear in the event{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c4n1k0km9nmo|title=Broadhurst picked by GB Boxing for Olympic qualifier |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2024-04-29 |accessdate=2024-05-04}} where she was beaten 4-1 by South Korea's Yeonji Oh.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/clllr1lg54qo|title=Olympics blow for Walsh as Broadhurst misses out|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-05-31}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13146002/paris-2024-olympics-tearful-lewis-richardson-qualifies-for-olympics-as-amy-broadhurst-is-eliminated|title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Tearful Lewis Richardson qualifies for Olympics as Amy Broadhurst is eliminated
|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=2024-05-31}}
Media career
In 2016, Broadhurst and her family competed in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ reality competition, Ireland's Fittest Family.{{Cite web|title=Boxing family aiming to be crowned Ireland's Fittest|url=https://www.irish-boxing.com/broadhursts-to-feature-on-irelands-fittest-family/|date=2016-10-28|website=Irish Boxing|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}} They were mentored by former camogie player, Anna Geary. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the competition.{{Cite web|title=The Broadhurst's are eliminated from Ireland's Fittest Family|url=https://www.talkofthetown.ie/the-broadhursts-are-eliminated-from-irelands-fittest-family/|date=2016-11-28|website=Talk of the Town|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}
References
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{{Footer World Womens Amateur Champions Light Welterweight}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions Women Lightweight}}
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Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Ireland
Category:Light-welterweight boxers
Category:Sportspeople from Dundalk
Category:Boxers from County Louth
Category:AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
Category:Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:European Games competitors for Ireland
Category:Boxers at the 2023 European Games
Category:21st-century Irish sportswomen
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