Francis Barrett

Francis Barrett (born February 7, 1977 in Galway, Ireland), commonly known as Francie Barrett, is an Irish professional boxer, who represented Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Barrett is from Galway City and is of Irish Traveller heritage. He was introduced to boxing by trainer, mentor and former boxer Chick Gillen. Barrett had in excess of 250 bouts as an amateur fighter and represented Ireland internationally. He won Irish titles at both junior and senior level and also won the British welterweight title in 1997, beating Tony Sesay and Michael Jennings on his way to winning the title. The highlight of Barrett's came when he was the youngest member of the Irish team at the 1996 Olympic Games and carried the...