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Charles "Mailman" Flynn (born 6 November 1993, Lanark) is a professional boxer and Commonwealth gold medalist from Scotland.
Amateur career
Flynn competed in the men's lightweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal.
Flynn was also a lightweight boxing competitor in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where he won the silver medal. He was the winner of the Editor's Award at the Sunday Mail Scottish Sports Awards 2014.
In the weeks following his Commonwealth Games success he gave an inspirational speech to the Scotland Rowing Team before the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships.
Professional career
Flynn made his professional debut against Ibrar Riyaz on 14 December 2014 at a packed Thistle Hotel in Glasgow. Flynn claimed a 40-36 points win against the Englishman. The victory came four-and-a-half months after Flynn enjoyed success at Glasgow 2014.
Professional record
| 10 Wins (1 knockout, 9 decisions), 0 Losses, 2 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Draw | 10-0-2 | Ryan Collins | TD | 4 | 3 March 2018 | The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | For vacant Celtic lightweight title |
| Win | 10-0-1 | Fonz Alexander | PTS | 6 | 10 December 2017 | Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 9-0-1 | Liam Richards | PTS | 6 | 7 October 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| Draw | 8-0-1 | Ryan Collins | TD | 3 | 15 April 2017 | The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | For vacant Celtic lightweight title |
| Win | 8–0 | Abdon Cesar | PTS | 4 | 28 May 2016 | The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 7–0 | Jordan Ellison | PTS | 6 | 18 March 2016 | The Glasgow City Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 6–0 | Lee Connelly | PTS | 6 | 13 December 2015 | The Glasgow City Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 5–0 | Sylwester Walczak | TKO | 5 (6), 3:00 | 4 September 2015 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Dan Carr | PTS | 4 | 1 August 2015 | Craven Park Stadium, Hull, Yorkshire | |
| Win | 3–0 | Qasim Hussain | PTS | 4 | 22 May 2015 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Andy Harris | PTS | 4 | 4 April 2015 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | |
| Win | 1–0 | Ibrar Riyaz | PTS | 4 | 14 December 2014 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | Professional debut |
Personal life
Flynn is a native of Newarthill, Lanarkshire.
During the Commonwealth Games, Flynn was quoted post fight as saying "the Mailman delivers", referencing the fact that he worked in the sorting office of the Royal Mail and has used the nickname "The Mailman" since, having it displayed on his fight shorts.
In January 2018, Flynn announced his engagement to his partner Amber Farquhar.