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 Irish, WBA and WBO titles. All three losses of his career came against future and former world champions.

Gary O'Sullivan
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Celtic Warrior
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Reach178 cm (70 in)
NationalityIrish
Born (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984
Mahon, Cork,
Republic of Ireland [1]
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins30
Wins by KO21
Losses3

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 the 4th of May, it was announced that O'Sullivan would be fighting on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II on the 15th of 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
33 fights, 30 wins (21 knockouts), 3 losses[10]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 30–3 Khiary Gray TKO 6 (10) 2019-03-16 House of Blues, Boston
Win 29–3 Gabor Gorbics PTS 8 2018-12-07 Royal Theatre, Castlebar
Loss 28–3 David Lemieux KO 1 (12) 2018-09-15 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada
Win 28–2 Berlin Abreu RTD 3 (10) 2018-05-04 StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win 27–2 Antoine Douglas TKO 7 (10) 2017-12-16 Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title.
Win 26–2 Nick Quigley TKO 4 (10) 2017-09-30 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 25–2 Chauncey Fields KO 2 (8) 2017-05-13 Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts
Win 24–2 Ronald Montes TKO 3 (8) 2017-03-18 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 23–2 Jaime Barboza UD 8 2016-09-17 Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, New Hampshire
Loss 22–2 Chris Eubank Jr. RTD 7 (12) 2015-12-12 The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London WBA Middleweight title final eliminator.
Win 22–1 David Toribio KO 2 (10) 2015-10-10 Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts
Win 21–1 Melvin Betancourt KO 2 (10) 2015-05-23 Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 20–1 Milton Núñez TKO 3 (8) 2015-03-14 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win 19–1 Larry Smith TKO 2 (6) 2015-02-26 Memorial Hall, Melrose, Massachusetts
Win 18–1 Anthony Fitzgerald TKO 1 (10) 2014-11-15 3Arena, Dublin
Win 17–1 Jose Medina MD 6 2014-06-05 House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss 16–1 Billy Joe Saunders UD 12 2013-07-20 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London Lost WBO International Middleweight Title.
Win 16–0 Tadas Jonkus TKO 3 (8) 2013-05-03 Carlton Hotel Tyrrelstown, Dublin Retained WBO International Middleweight Title.
Win 15–0 Matthew Hall UD 12 2012-07-14 Upton Park, West Ham, London Won vacant WBO International Middleweight Title.
Win 14–0 Paul Morby PTS 6 2012-03-10 Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Win 13–0 Robert Long TKO 1 (10) 2011-06-25 National Stadium, Dublin Retained Irish Middleweight Title.
Win 12–0 Ryan Clark KO 1 (4) 2011-05-21 O2 Arena, Greenwich, London
Win 11–0 Sylvain Touzet TKO 3 (6) 2010-06-26 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork
Win 10–0 Ciaran Healy PTS 10 2009-12-14 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork Won vacant Irish Middleweight Title.
Win 9–0 Arturs Jaskuls PTS 6 2009-07-25 National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Win 8–0 Marcin Piatkowski KO 1 (6) 2009-04-25 Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork
Win 7–0 Jimmy LeBlanc DQ 4 (8) 2009-03-14 Dorchester Armory, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Win 6–0 Idiozan Matos TKO 3 (6) 2008-10-26 Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney
Win 5–0 Sergejs Volodins RTD 1 (6) 2008-09-13 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork
Win 4–0 Eugen Stan PTS 6 2008-07-05 National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Win 3–0 Tye Williams TKO 1 (4) 2008-04-15 National Stadium, Dublin
Win 2–0 Robert Harris TKO 1 (4) 2008-03-15 Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 1–0 Peter Dunn TKO 6 (6) 2008-01-26 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork Professional debut.

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

References
  1. "Scottish Examiner Column April 24 2009". Michael Moynihan's Irish Sportsblog. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan beats Matthew Hall at Upton Park".
  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.
  10. Gary O'Sullivan's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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