Neil Sinclair

Neil Sinclair (born 23 February 1974), is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1995 to 2010. He challenged once for the WBO welterweight title in 2010. At regional level, he held the British welterweight title from 2001 to 2003 and challenged once for the EBU European Union title in 2008. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal representing Ireland at the 1992 Junior World Championships and gold while representing Northern Ireland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Neil Sinclair
Statistics
Nickname(s)Sinky
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1974-02-23) 23 February 1974
Belfast, Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins33
Wins by KO26
Losses8
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
Junior World Championships
1992 Montreal Light middleweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria Welterweight

Amateur career

Sinclair boxed for Ireland as an amateur and won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships at Montreal in 1992 and also won a gold for Northern Ireland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2]

Professional career

Sinclair turned professional in April 1995, winning his first fight at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, in which he knocked out Marty Duke on a card that included Darren Corbett and the final fight in the career of Damien Denny.

In June 2007, Sinclair announced his retirement[3] although he decided to return to boxing within a couple of months.

In May 2009, Sinclair won the Irish light-middleweight title with a stoppage victory over Henry Coyle at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Writing

He writes a regular column for Irish-boxing.com, entitled Sinky Says.


Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
41 fights 33 wins 8 losses
By knockout 26 5
By decision 7 3
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Loss 33–8 Bradley Pryce SD 3 2010-02-26 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Prizefighter 10: light middleweight quarter-final
40 Win 33–7 Janos Petrovics TKO 4 (8) 2009-11-06 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
39 Win 32–7 Henry Coyle TKO 3 (10), 0:22 2009-05-15 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant BUI Ireland National Super welterweight title.
38 Loss 31–7 Daniele Petrucci UD 12 2008-06-07 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy For EBU European Welterweight title.
37 Win 31–6 Juan Martinez PTS 8 2008-03-29 Letterkenny Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, Ireland
36 Win 30–6 Sergejs Savrinovics PTS 6 2007-08-18 City Hall, Cork, Ireland
35 Loss 29–6 Francis Jones KO 5 (8), 3:07 2007-06-23 The Point, Dublin, Ireland
34 Win 29–5 Arek Malek TKO 4 (6), 1:50 2007-02-17 City Hall, Cork, Ireland
33 Loss 28–5 Jerome Ellis TKO 6 (10), 1:49 2006-07-05 City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
32 Loss 28–4 Taz Jones TKO 1 (8), 1:20 2005-03-18 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
31 Win 28–3 Craig Lynch PTS 6 2004-07-30 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
30 Win 27–3 Bradley Pryce TKO 8 (12), 1:54 2003-02-01 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained BBBofC British Welterweight title.
29 Win 26–3 Paul Knights TKO 2 (12), 1:07 2002-11-02 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained BBBofC British Welterweight title.
28 Win 25–3 Dzmitri Kashkan TKO 4 (8), 2:21 2002-08-17 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
27 Win 24–3 Derek Roche KO 1 (12), 2:20 2002-06-15 Town Hall, Leeds, England Retained BBBofC British Welterweight title.
26 Win 23–3 Leonti Vorontsuk TKO 4 (8), 2:35 2002-04-20 International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
25 Win 22–3 Harry Dhami TKO 5 (12), 2:44 2001-11-19 Holiday Inn, Glasgow, Scotland Won BBBofC British Welterweight title.
24 Win 21–3 Viktor Fesechko PTS 6 2001-09-22 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
23 Win 20–3 Zoltan Szili KO 2 (8), 1:25 2001-04-28 International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
22 Loss 19–3 Daniel Santos KO 2 (12), 2:25 2000-12-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England For WBO Welterweight title.
21 Win 19–2 Adrian Chase TKO 2 (8), 0:30 2000-08-12 Conference Centre, Wembley, London, England
20 Win 18–2 Christopher Henry TKO 1 (8), 1:46 2000-06-24 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
19 Win 17–2 Paul Dyer TKO 6 (8), 1:19 2000-05-16 Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England
18 Win 16–2 Dennis Berry TKO 2 (8) 2000-03-18 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
17 Win 15–2 Paul Dyer TKO 8 (8) 1999-10-16 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16 Win 14–2 David Kirk PTS 8 1999-06-05 International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
15 Win 13–2 Mark Ramsey TKO 3 (8) 1999-01-22 Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
14 Win 12–2 Michael Smyth KO 1 (8), 0:38 1998-12-07 Town Hall, Acton, London, England
13 Win 11–2 Paul Denton TKO 1 (8) 1998-09-19 National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
12 Win 10–2 Leigh Wicks TKO 1 (6), 2:51 1998-02-21 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11 Win 9–2 Chris Pollock RTD 3 (6), 3:00 1997-12-20 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10 Win 8–2 Trevor Meikle TKO 5 (6), 1:32 1997-09-27 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9 Loss 7–2 Dennis Berry PTS 6 1996-09-03 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 Win 7–1 Kasi Kaihau TKO 2 (6) 1996-05-28 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7 Win 6–1 Hugh Davey PTS 6 1996-04-13 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
6 Win 5–1 Brian Coleman RTD 1 (6) 1995-12-02 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5 Win 4–1 Wayne Shepherd TKO 6 (6) 1995-10-07 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Win 3–1 George Wilson PTS 4 1995-08-26 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 2–1 Andy Peach TKO 1 (6) 1995-07-17 Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London, England
2 Loss 1–1 Andrew Jervis TKO 3 (6) 1995-05-27 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1 Win 1–0 Marty Duke TKO 2 (6) 1995-04-14 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Professional debut

See also

References
  1. Ulster Council medal winners at Commonwealth Archived 2007-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "World Junior Championships". IABA. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
  3. David Kelly. "Battling Neil won't Sinc without trace". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2007.


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