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At the Olympics O'Donnell was stopped in the first round of the [[flyweight]] division (– 51 kg) by [[Australia]]'s [[Robbie Peden]].
At the Olympics O'Donnell was stopped in the first round of the [[flyweight]] division (– 51 kg) by [[Australia]]'s [[Robbie Peden]].

At the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] he won a silver medal in the Featherweight division.


O'Donnell turned pro and fought for the vacant Canadian Light Welterweight Title versus [[Mark Riggs]] at the [[Transcona Country Club]] in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] on Sunday March 17, 2002.
O'Donnell turned pro and fought for the vacant Canadian Light Welterweight Title versus [[Mark Riggs]] at the [[Transcona Country Club]] in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]] on Sunday March 17, 2002.
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Revision as of 12:17, 24 February 2010

Marty O'Donnell (born February 5, 1973 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) is a retired boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

At the Olympics O'Donnell was stopped in the first round of the flyweight division (– 51 kg) by Australia's Robbie Peden.

At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a silver medal in the Featherweight division.

O'Donnell turned pro and fought for the vacant Canadian Light Welterweight Title versus Mark Riggs at the Transcona Country Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Sunday March 17, 2002.

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O'donnell is currently living in Glace Bay. He also has two children a boy (age 2) girl (age 15).