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02nd Aug 2014

Paddy Barnes secures a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games

Barnes retained the gold medal he won in Delhi four years ago.

Tony Cuddihy

Barnes retained the gold medal he won in Delhi four years ago.

Paddy Barnes beat India’s Devendro Laishram to claim gold in the light-flyweight division at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The Belfast fighter secured a clear points win with a controlled performance in the Hydro.

At the medal ceremony, as ‘Danny Boy’ – or ‘The Londonderry Air’ to give it its official title – played out, Barnes is seen mouthing “that’s not my anthem.”

H/T @sweetirishf