Team NI has a 12-strong boxing squad for the Games across a number of male and female weight divisions.
Caitlin Fryers will go to her first Games as she is rewarded for her bronze medal finish at the recent Strandja Tournament with flyweight selection.
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Nicole Clyde is moving up to 54kg for her second appearance at the Games. She exited at the quarter-final stage against India’s Nitu Ghanghas four years ago in Birmingham.
At 55kg, 20-year-old Louis Rooney will make his bow at the Games. He won a bronze medal at the European U-23 Championships.
The most experienced member of the boxing squad, Michaela Walsh is back for her fourth Games. She is trying to defend the featherweight title she won in Birmingham in 2022.
A two-time Olympian, the 33-year-old also won silver in 2014 in Glasgow and in 2018 at the Gold Coast.
Jude Gallagher is another who goes into these games hoping to win a second successive gold medal after triumphing in 2022. The 24-year-old from Tyrone is stepping up to lightweight after featherweight success.
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Kaci Rock, daughter of former professional Jim, has been selected for her first Games. Born in Belfast but raised in Wicklow, she will compete at welterweight and claimed Ulster Elite honours in December.
John Paul Hale, Rooney’s older cousin is back for his second Games at 65kg. He will hope to improve after he suffered a first-round exit at the hands of Uganda’s Joshua Tukamuhebwa four years ago.
Janssen Hill will compete will make her first appearance at the Games in Glasgow. The former equestrian won Ulster honours and will fight at welterweight.
Another debutant is Belfast man Jon McConnell. The 24-year-old light-middleweight fighter broke through at the 2024 Irish elites.
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At light-heavyweight is fellow Games newcomer Eoghan Quinn, who won a 2025 Ulster title.
Garyn McAllister and Willie John McCartan, who will compete at heavyweight and super-heavyweight, also claimed Ulster honours last year and are both getting set for their first Games.
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