Ray Moylette

Raymond Moylette, known as Ray Moylette and sometimes referred to as Ray Moylett, (born 11 April 1990) is a former Irish amateur boxer and current professional boxer from Derrycooraune, Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland. He represented Ireland in the lightweight division at the 2008 World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico where he won a gold medal. Since turning pro, he has teamed up with Assassin Boxing Promotions and is being trained by world class trainer, Paschal Collins. .

Ray Moylette
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Real nameRaymond Moylette
Nickname(s)'Sting Ray' Ray Moylette #SugarShow
Weight(s)Light Welterweight
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Born11 April 1990
Derrycooraune, Islandeady, Castlebar, County Mayo Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights12
Wins11
Wins by KO4
Losses1
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Men’s Boxing
AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
2008 Guadalajara Lightweight
European Amateur Boxing Championships
2011 Ankara Light Welterweight

Amateur career

Irish underage titles

Moylette, represents the St Anne’s Boxing Club in Westport, with whom he has been boxing with since the age of six, and won four national titles ranging from Boy 1 level to the Youth division. In 2007, Moylette won both the Cadet and Youth (Under 19) divisions and also won the Best Boxer of the Championships award in becoming the Youth title holder.[1]

World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships

At the World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Moylette won the gold medal in the lightweight (60 kg) division, becoming the first Irish boxer in history to win a gold medal at the World Youth Championships. He recently won the Irish senior championships at light welter-weight, beating Ulster champion Stephen Donnelly.

At the Youth Championship, Moylette defeated Fred Evans of Wales and Cuba's Juan Garcia to get to the final where he beat Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov to take the title.[2]

European Amateur Boxing Championships

Despite having been beaten in the quarter-final of The Irish National Championships, Moylette was sent to the European Championships. At the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara, Moylette secured at least a silver medal in the Light Welterweight division after victory over Hajiliyev Heybatulla of Azerbaijan in the semi-finals on 23 June. Moylette claimed .[3] On 24 June 2011, he went on to win the gold medal after an 18-10 victory against Tom Stalker.[4][5]

Personal life

Ray attended Davitt College in Castlebar for his secondary school education.

Ray married his long-time girlfriend Sharon McGing on 28 December 2017.[6]

Professional career

Since leaving the amateur game in January 2017, Ray chose to sign with Assassin Boxing Promotions to ensure he arrived in the pro ranks with a bang and put a lot of trust and faith in the team at Assassin Boxing to progress his career.

Ray teamed up with world class trainer Paschal Collins, brother of World Champion, Steve Collins. Ray trains with the likes of Gary 'Spike' O Sullivan.

Having made his pro debut in London on March 4th on an Assassin Boxing card at The Grand Connaught, where he had over 100 travelling fans, Ray continued his rise to prominence with another victory later that month, this time the victory came over in Boston.

In May 2017, just 3 months after making his pro debut, Ray brought his record to 4 fights and 4 wins after two first round stoppages, again over in Boston.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
8 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 5 0
By disqualification 0 0
No contests 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Win 8–0 Luka Leskovic PTS 6 2017-10-28 Holte Suite, Villa Park, Birmingham, England 60-55
7 Win 7–0 Michael Clark TKO 2 (6), 2:49 2017-09-30 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
6 Win 6–0 Donte Bryant SD 6 2017-09-15 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States 55-58, 57-56, 57-56
5 Win 5–0 Innocent Anyanwu PTS 6 2017-06-24 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Bryan Abraham TKO 1 2017-05-20 Memorial Hall, Massachusetts, United States
3 Win 3–0 Oscar Diaz TKO 1 2017-05-13 Plainridge Park Casino, Massachusetts, United States
2 Win 2–0 Matt Probin UD 4 2017-03-18 House of Blues, Massachusetts, United States
1 Win 1–0 Ivan Godor PTS 4 2017-03-04 Grand Connaught Rooms, London, England Professional debut

References
  1. McGreal, Edwin (2007-05-15). "National Junior glory for Moylette". The Mayo News. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  2. Carey, Daniel (2009-11-11). "Seven days, five fights, one champ". The Mayo News. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  3. "Moylette and Ward guaranteed silver medals". RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  4. "Moylette, Ward claim golds in Turkey". Irish Times. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  5. "Moylette and Ward win European boxing golds". RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  6. https://twitter.com/raymoylette/status/947196291766988800

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