2008 | Olympic Games qualifying tournament Nevin qualified for the
2008 Beijing Olympics by winning the first
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Italy.
2008 | European Union Amateur Championships Nevin won the 2008
EU Amateur Championships in
Cetniewo,
Poland.
2008 | Olympic Games At just 18 years of age, Nevin competed in
Beijing at his first
Summer Olympics. He beat
Abdelhalim Ourradi 9–4 in his first round before being beaten by
Badar-Uugan Enkhbatyn 9–2 in the round of 16. Enkhbatyn went on to win gold in the final.
2009 | World Amateur Championships On 9 September 2009, Nevin guaranteed Ireland a historic sixth medal at the
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships after he beat China's Yu Gu in Milan. He won his quarter-final 7–5. In the semi-final he lost by 5–4 to Russian Eduard Abzalimov, and so took away a bronze medal.
2011 | World Amateur Championships At the
2011 World Boxing Championships in
Baku,
Azerbaijan, Nevin reached the semi-finals after beating Orzubek Shaymov of Uzbekistan 19–17 in the quarter's. Nevin lost to Britain's Luke Campbell in the semi's through a very controversial countback, forcing him to settle for a second World Championship bronze medal. This however was more than enough to qualify Nevin for the 2012 London Olympics.
2012 | Olympic Games Nevin won his first fight in
London, defeating Denmark's
Dennis Ceylan by a wide margin of 21–6. In his second fight of the games he saw off Kazakhstan's
Kanat Abutalipov by a margin of 15–10. In his quarter-final bout he beat
Oscar Valdez to secure a semi-final place and the guarantee of at least a bronze medal. He reached the final after defeating the reigning bantamweight world champion
Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba, 19–14. In the final however, Nevin lost 14–11 to Britain's
Luke Campbell, winning a silver medal in the process. Nevin reportedly said that he wants his legacy from the Games to be "a closer relationship between Travellers and the settled community."
2013: European Amateur Championships In June 2013 he won a gold medal at the
2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Bantamweight division.
National Titles In 2012, Nevin won his fifth straight national senior title, incidentally beating his cousin Michael Nevin 23-3 in the final. Nevin was unable to defend his national title in 2013 because he injured his wrist while sparring in the high performance, the title was taken by Declan Geraghty from Crumlin boxing club. That didn't stop the Irish Amateur Boxing Association from picking Nevin as their #1 choice for the 2013 European Boxing Championships being held in Minsk later that year. ==Professional career==