Neil Sinclair

Neil Sinclair (born 23 February 1974), is a Northern Irish former professional boxer 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+12 in (179 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityBritish
Irish
Born (1974-02-23) 23 February 1974
Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins33
Wins by KO26
Losses8
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ireland
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Montreal Light middleweight
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 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.

Professional boxing record

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 United Kingdom Bradley Pryce SD 3 2010-02-26 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Prizefighter 10: light middleweight quarter-final
40 Win 33–7 Hungary Janos Petrovics TKO 4 (8) 2009-11-06 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
39 Win 32–7 Republic of Ireland Henry Coyle TKO 3 (10), 0:22 2009-05-15 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant BUI Ireland National super welterweight title
38 Loss 31–7 Italy Daniele Petrucci UD 12 2008-06-07 Italy Foro Italico, Rome, Italy For EBU European Union welterweight title
37 Win 31–6 Spain Juan Martinez PTS 8 2008-03-29 Republic of Ireland Letterkenny Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, Ireland
36 Win 30–6 Latvia Sergejs Savrinovics PTS 6 2007-08-18 Republic of Ireland City Hall, Cork, Ireland
35 Loss 29–6 United Kingdom Francis Jones KO 5 (8), 3:07 2007-06-23 Republic of Ireland The Point, Dublin, Ireland
34 Win 29–5 Poland Arek Malek TKO 4 (6), 1:50 2007-02-17 Republic of Ireland City Hall, Cork, Ireland
33 Loss 28–5 The Bahamas Jerome Ellis TKO 6 (10), 1:49 2006-07-05 United States City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
32 Loss 28–4 United Kingdom Taz Jones TKO 1 (8), 1:20 2005-03-18 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
31 Win 28–3 United Kingdom Craig Lynch PTS 6 2004-07-30 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
30 Win 27–3 United Kingdom Bradley Pryce TKO 8 (12), 1:54 2003-02-01 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
29 Win 26–3 United Kingdom Paul Knights TKO 2 (12), 1:07 2002-11-02 United Kingdom Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
28 Win 25–3 Belarus Dzmitri Kashkan TKO 4 (8), 2:21 2002-08-17 United Kingdom Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
27 Win 24–3 Republic of Ireland Derek Roche KO 1 (12), 2:20 2002-06-15 United Kingdom Town Hall, Leeds, England Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
26 Win 23–3 Estonia Leonti Vorontsuk TKO 4 (8), 2:35 2002-04-20 United Kingdom International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
25 Win 22–3 United Kingdom Harry Dhami TKO 5 (12), 2:44 2001-11-19 United Kingdom Holiday Inn, Glasgow, Scotland Won BBBofC British welterweight title
24 Win 21–3 Ukraine Viktor Fesechko PTS 6 2001-09-22 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
23 Win 20–3 Hungary Zoltan Szili KO 2 (8), 1:25 2001-04-28 United Kingdom International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
22 Loss 19–3 Puerto Rico Daniel Santos KO 2 (12), 2:25 2000-12-16 United Kingdom Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England For WBO welterweight title
21 Win 19–2 United Kingdom Adrian Chase TKO 2 (8), 0:30 2000-08-12 United Kingdom Conference Centre, London, England
20 Win 18–2 Barbados Christopher Henry TKO 1 (8), 1:46 2000-06-24 United Kingdom Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
19 Win 17–2 United Kingdom Paul Dyer TKO 6 (8), 1:19 2000-05-16 United Kingdom Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England
18 Win 16–2 United Kingdom Dennis Berry TKO 2 (8) 2000-03-18 United Kingdom Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
17 Win 15–2 United Kingdom Paul Dyer TKO 8 (8) 1999-10-16 United Kingdom Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16 Win 14–2 United Kingdom David Kirk PTS 8 1999-06-05 United Kingdom International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
15 Win 13–2 United Kingdom Mark Ramsey TKO 3 (8) 1999-01-22 Republic of Ireland Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
14 Win 12–2 United Kingdom Michael Smyth KO 1 (8), 0:38 1998-12-07 United Kingdom Town Hall, London, England
13 Win 11–2 United Kingdom Paul Denton TKO 1 (8) 1998-09-19 Republic of Ireland National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
12 Win 10–2 United Kingdom Leigh Wicks TKO 1 (6), 2:51 1998-02-21 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11 Win 9–2 United Kingdom Chris Pollock RTD 3 (6), 3:00 1997-12-20 United Kingdom Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10 Win 8–2 United Kingdom Trevor Meikle TKO 5 (6), 1:32 1997-09-27 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9 Loss 7–2 United Kingdom Dennis Berry PTS 6 1996-09-03 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 Win 7–1 United Kingdom Kasi Kaihau TKO 2 (6) 1996-05-28 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7 Win 6–1 United Kingdom Hugh Davey PTS 6 1996-04-13 United Kingdom Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
6 Win 5–1 United Kingdom Brian Coleman RTD 1 (6) 1995-12-02 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5 Win 4–1 United Kingdom Wayne Shepherd TKO 6 (6) 1995-10-07 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Win 3–1 United Kingdom George Wilson PTS 4 1995-08-26 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 2–1 United Kingdom Andy Peach TKO 1 (6) 1995-07-17 United Kingdom Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England
2 Loss 1–1 United Kingdom Andrew Jervis TKO 3 (6) 1995-05-27 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Marty Duke TKO 2 (6) 1995-04-14 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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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