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Paddy Gallagher (boxer)

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Paddy Gallagher
Born
Patrick Gallagher

(1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Other names'Pat-Man'
Statistics
Weight(s)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins16
Wins by KO10
Losses6
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Welterweight

Patrick Gallagher (born 9 April 1989) is a professional boxer who challenged once for the British, and Commonwealth welterweight titles in 2019. As an amateur he won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Amateur awards

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  • 2009 Irish Amateur Boxing Association Best U21[1]
  • Irish under 21 light welterweight champion[1]
  • Irish Intermediate champ[1]
  • Ulster Elite runner up[1]

Amateur career

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2010 Commonwealth Games

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Gallagher represented Northern Ireland in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in the welterweight division.[2] He won the gold medal, defeating England's Callum Smith 11–6 in the final.

  • 6 October 2010 Qualification Bout 56 – defeated Joseph Mulema  Cameroon 3–0
  • 8 Oct 2010 1/8 Eliminations Bout 107 – defeated Suruz Bangali  Bangladesh9–0
  • 10 Oct 2010 Quarterfinals Bout 168 – defeated Mujandjae Kasuto  Namibia 7–5
  • 11 Oct 2010 Semifinals Bout 197 – defeated Dilbag Singh  India 5–4
  • 13 Oct 2010 Finals Gold Medal Bout 213 – defeated Callum Smith  England 11–6

2011–2012 World Series of Boxing

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Gallagher boxed for the Mumbai Fighters during the 2011 WSB season. He finished up with a record of 1–1.[3]

Professional career

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Professional contract

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On 22 May 2012 Gallagher signed his professional contract with John Rooney, deciding to keep his base in Belfast.[1]

Professional boxing record

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22 fights 16 wins 6 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 6 6
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
7 Loss 5–2 United Kingdom Johnny Coyle UD 3 5 Apr 2014 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Final
6 Win 5–1 United Kingdom Mark Douglas TKO 1 (3) 5 Apr 2014 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Semi-final
5 Loss 4–1 United Kingdom Erick Ochieng UD 3 5 Apr 2014 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Quarter-final
4 Win 4–0 Lithuania Aleksas Vaseris TKO 1 (4) 18 Nov 2013 United Kingdom Park Plaza Hotel, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Hungary Jozsef Garai TKO 1 (4) 14 Sep 2013 United Kingdom The Devenish, North Finaghy Roady, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 United Kingdom Andrew Patterson TKO 1 (4) 26 Nov 2012 United Kingdom Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom William Warburton UD 4 22 Sep 2012 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Gallagher becomes the 10th Irish fighter to turn pro in 2012 Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, irish-boxing.com, 20 September 2010; retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ^ BBC Sport – Home nations boxers in Delhi finals. BBC News; retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ World Series of Boxing[permanent dead link]. Wsb-oras.ch; retrieved 25 May 2012.
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  • Boxing record for Paddy Gallagher from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Results.cwgdelhi2010.org
  • "News.boxrec.com". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  • Rte.ie