Michael O'Reilly (born 30 March 1993) is an Irish amateur boxer from Portlaoise.

Career

O'Reilly is part of Portlaoise Boxing Club. He competes at middleweight. O'Reilly's first major international tournament was the 2015 European Games in Baku, where he won the gold medal by beating local favourite Xaybula Musalov in the final. That qualified O'Reilly for the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships where he won bronze.

Michael O'Reilly (boxer)

In 2016, O'Reilly qualified to represent Ireland for the Rio Olympics at the AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku. On 4 August 2016, on the eve of the Olympics Opening Ceremony, O'Reilly was suspended after a sample provided prior to his travel to Rio tested positive for a banned substance. On 9 August O'Reilly released a statement in which he admitted unintentionally taking a banned supplement prior to the Games.

Michael O'Reilly (boxer)

References

1993 births

Living people

AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists

Boxers at the 2015 European Games

European Games medalists in boxing

European Games gold medalists for Ireland

Doping cases in boxing

Irish sportspeople in doping cases

Irish male boxers

Boxers from County Laois

Middleweight boxers

People from Portlaoise

Michael O'Reilly (boxer)