Gary O'Sullivan

Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan (born 14 July 1984) is an Irish professional boxer. Between 2009 and 2017, he held multiple middleweight championships at regional level including the Irish title.

Gary O'Sullivan
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Celtic Warrior
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach70+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
NationalityIrish
Born (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984
Mahon, Cork,
Republic of Ireland [1]
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins31
Wins by KO21
Losses5

He also acted and performed stunts in the 2007 film Strength and Honour.

Boxing career

O'Sullivan vs. Hall

O'Sullivan defeated Matthew Hall in a close contest, at Upton Park, London, on 14 July 2012 on the undercard of David Haye vs. Derek Chisora, to win the WBO intercontinental middleweight title.[2]

O'Sullivan vs. Nunez

It was announced following this defeat of Larry Smith that O'Sullivan would take on former world contender Milton Nunez.[3] O'Sullivan, before the fight, described the bout as "the most important fight of my life". He started the fight well with some solid body shots easily claiming the first round. He knocked Nunez down in the second round and ultimately scored an impressive victory, by TKO, over Nunez in the third round.[4]

O'Sullivan vs. Douglas

After a loss to Chris Eubank Jr., O'Sullivan won four straight fights to earn a December 2017 bout against rising prospect Antoine Douglas on HBO. While the fight was meant to be a showcase for Douglas, O'Sullivan won a gritty battle by seventh-round knockout.[5]

O'Sullivan vs. Lemieux

After beating Berlin Abreu on 4 May, it was announced that O'Sullivan would be fighting on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II on 15 September. A fight with David Lemieux, a fight that Spike had previously chased in recent years, was mooted but O'Sullivan seemed reluctant to give Lemieux the fight as he had previously turned it down himself. However, after weeks of back and forth verbal jousting online, the fight was officially made with both fighters declaring that they will knock the other out and many tipping it as a potential fight of the night.

O’Sullivan was knocked out in the first round.[6]

In his first comeback fight, O'Sullivan defeated Gabor Gorbics on points in his home country of Ireland.[7]

In his next fight, O'Sullivan recorded his second win in a row, defeating overmatched opponent Khiary Gray in six rounds.[8]

O'Sullivan vs Munguia

On 11 January 2020, O'Sullivan fought former world champion Jaime Munguia, who was ranked #1 by the WBO and #3 by the WBC at middleweight. O'Sullivan put up a great fight, but in the end Munguia just had too much left in the tank, as he finished the Irishman in the eleventh round via TKO.[9]

Professional boxing record
36 fights 31 wins 5 losses
By knockout 21 4
By decision 9 1
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
36 Loss 31–5 Erislandy Lara TKO 8 (12) 28 May 2022

Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.

 For WBA (Regular) middleweight title
35 Win 31–4 Nodar Robakidze UD 6 29 May 2021

Country Hall Liège, Belgium
34 Loss 30–4 Jaime Munguia TKO 11 (12) 11 Jan 2020

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
33 Win 30–3 Khiary Gray TKO 6 (10) 16 Mar 2019 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
32 Win 29–3 Gabor Gorbics PTS 8 7 Dec 2018 Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Ireland
31 Loss 28–3 David Lemieux KO 1 (12) 15 Sep 2018 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
30 Win 28–2 Berlin Abreu RTD 3 (10) 4 May 2018 StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
29 Win 27–2 Antoine Douglas TKO 7 (10) 16 Dec 2017 Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
28 Win 26–2 MNick Quigley TKO 4 (10) 30 Sep 2017 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
27 Win 25–2 Chauncey Fields KO 2 (8) 13 May 2017 Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts, U.S.
26 Win 24–2 Ronald Montes TKO 3 (8) 18 Mar 2017 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
25 Win 23–2 Jaime Barboza UD 8 17 Sep 2016 Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, New Hampshire, U.S.
24 Loss 22–2 Chris Eubank Jr. RTD 7 (12) 12 Dec 2015 The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, England
23 Win 22–1 David Toribio KO 2 (10) 10 Oct 2015 Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
22 Win 21–1 Melvin Betancourt KO 2 (10) 23 May 2015 Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
21 Win 20–1 Milton Núñez TKO 3 (8) 14 Mar 2015 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
20 Win 19–1 Larry Smith TKO 2 (6) 26 Feb 2015 Memorial Hall, Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
19 Win 18–1 Anthony Fitzgerald TKO 1 (10) 15 Nov 2014 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
18 Win 17–1 Jose Medina MD 6 5 Jun 2014 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
17 Loss 16–1 Billy Joe Saunders UD 12 20 Jul 2013 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England Lost WBO International middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Tadas Jonkus TKO 3 (8) 3 May 2013 Carlton Hotel Tyrrelstown, Dublin, Irelabd Retained WBO International middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Matthew Hall UD 12 14 Jul 2012 Upton Park, West Ham, London, England Won vacant WBO International middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Paul Morby PTS 6 10 Mar 2012 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
13 Win 13–0 Robert Long TKO 1 (10) 25 Jun 2011 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Retained Irish middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 M Ryan Clark KO 1 (4) 21 May 2011 O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, England
11 Win 11–0 Sylvain Touzet TKO 3 (6) 26 Jun 2010 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland
10 Win 10–0 Ciaran Healy PTS 10 14 Dec 2009 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland Won vacant Irish middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Arturs Jaskuls PTS 6 25 Jul 2009 National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Irelabd
8 Win 8–0 Marcin Piatkowski KO 1 (6) 25 Apr 2009 Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork, Ireland
7 Win 7–0 Jimmy LeBlanc DQ 4 (8) 14 Mar 2009 Dorchester Armory, Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Idiozan Matos TKO 3 (6) 26 Oct 2008 Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland
5 Win 5–0 Sergejs Volodins RTD 1 (6) 13 Sep 2008 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Eugen Stan PTS 6 5 Jul 2008 National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
3 Win 3–0 Tye Williams TKO 1 (4) 15 Apr 2008 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Robert Harris TKO 1 (4) 15 Mar 2008 Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Peter Dunn TKO 6 (6) 26 Jan 2008 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland

Filmography
  • Strength and Honour (2007, stunts)
  • The Last Round (2012, short film, as Opponent)
  • The Vein Within (2013, as Steven Murphy)

References
  1. "Irish Examiner Column". Michael Moynihan's Irish Sportsblog (published 28 May 2009). 24 April 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. "Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan beats Matthew Hall at Upton Park". RTÉ.ie. 16 July 2012.
  3. "Spike O'Sullivan interview: meet the latest Irish boxer in search of a world title". The Guardian. 11 March 2015.
  4. "Cork's Spike O'Sullivan grabs TKO win at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden". the42.ie. 15 March 2015.
  5. "Saunders vs Lemieux results: Spike O'Sullivan stops Antoine Douglas in seven". BadLeftHook. 16 December 2017.
  6. "Spike O'Sullivan v David Lemieux finally made OFFICIAL". Irish-Boxing.com. 21 August 2018.
  7. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. "Munguia vs Sullivan – News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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