James McGivern (born 6 January 1998) is a

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from

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Northern Ireland. He trains at St. George's ABC,

. In 2015, he won gold at bantamweight at the

Commonwealth Youth Games The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games were held in the years, mid-way between when the Commonwealth Games are held, until 2008. They continued to be held ...

. A few months later, competing above his natural class, McGivern claimed silver at the European Youth Championships. Both medals came when McGivern was in his first year at Youth level. In 2016, he was controversially beaten in the opening round of the European Youths. At

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, he won bronze at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

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* Living people 1998 births Male boxers from Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxers from Belfast European Games competitors for Ireland Boxers at the 2019 European Games Lightweight boxers Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{NorthernIreland-boxing-bio-stub