Gavin McDonnell

Gavin McDonnell (born 30 March 1986) is a British professional boxer who has challenged twice for a world super-bantamweight title: the WBC title in 2017, and the WBA title in 2018. He is the twin brother of fellow boxer Jamie McDonnell.

Gavin McDonnell
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
NationalityBritish
Born (1986-03-30) 30 March 1986
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins22
Wins by KO6
Losses2
Draws2

Professional career

McDonnell fought Leigh Wood for the vacant British Super-Bantamweight title in Hull on 22 February 2014. McDonnell won the vacant title by TKO in the 6th round. McDonnell's first defense of the British Super-Bantamweight title would come against Josh Wale on 21 May 2014. The contest went the distance of 12 rounds and ended in a split draw, with the judges scoring the contest 115–114 Wale, 115–114 McDonnell and the final judge scoring the bout at 114–114, meaning McDonnell would hold on to the belt.

His next fight came in the form of Vusi Malinga on 25 October 2014 in a contest for the vacant WBO International Super-Bantamweight title. McDonnell dominated the fight from start to finish and also sent Malinga down in the 8th round with a beautiful right hand. The contest went the distance with McDonnell winning by Unanimous Decision. After the win McDonnell was projected to 4th in the British Rankings for the Super-Bantamweight division.

On 16 June, 2018, McDonnell outpointed Stuart Hall, 117-111, 117-111 and 115-113 to a unanimous decision victory and successfully defended his WBC regional title.[1]

On 6 October, 2018, McDonnell fought Daniel Roman for the WBA super-bantamweight world title. Roman was winning the fight, ultimately dropping McDonnell in the tenth. McDonnell managed to beat the count, but the referee decided to stop the fight.[2]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
26 fights 22 wins 2 losses
By knockout 6 1
By decision 16 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 Win 22–2–2 Nathan Kirk TKO 7 (8), 1:28 4 Oct 2019 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
25 Win 21–2–2 Jamie Speight PTS 6 19 Jul 2019 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
24 Loss 20–2–2 Daniel Roman TKO 10 (12), 2:36 6 Oct 2018 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US For WBA super-bantamweight title
23 Win 20–1–2 Stuart Hall UD 12 16 Jun 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Retained WBC International super-bantamweight title
22 Win 19–1–2 Gamal Yafai UD 12 3 Mar 2018 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England Won WBC International super-bantamweight title
21 Win 18–1–2 Jozsef Ajtai TKO 1 (6), 2:04 7 Oct 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20 Win 17–1–2 Simas Volosinas PTS 6 1 Jul 2017 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
19 Loss 16–1–2 Rey Vargas MD 12 25 Feb 2017 Ice Arena, Hull, England For vacant WBC super-bantamweight title
18 Win 16–0–2 Robin Zamora PTS 8 10 Sep 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England
17 Win 15–0–2 Jorge Sanchez UD 12 27 Feb 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant WBC Silver super-bantamweight title
16 Win 14–0–2 Jeromy Parodi UD 12 24 Oct 2015 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England Retained European super-bantamweight title
15 Win 13–0–2 Alexander Egorov UD 12 28 Mar 2015 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England Won vacant European super-bantamweight title
14 Win 12–0–2 Vusi Malinga UD 12 25 Oct 2014 Ice Arena, Hull, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title
13 Draw 11–0–2 Josh Wale SD 12 21 May 2014 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England Retained British super-bantamweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Leigh Wood TKO 6 (12), 2:03 22 Feb 2014 Ice Arena, Hull, England Won vacant British super-bantamweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Josh Wale UD 12 28 Sep 2013 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
10 Win 9–0–1 Ross Burkinshaw TKO 2 (10), 3:00 6 Jul 2013 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England Retained BBBofC Central Area super-bantamweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Paul Economides UD 10 19 Apr 2013 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
8 Win 7–0–1 Dean Anderson RTD 8 (10), 3:00 1 Dec 2012 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
7 Win 6–0–1 Scott Gladwin TKO 6 (10), 2:46 1 Sep 2012 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England Won vacant BBBofC Central Area super-bantamweight title
6 Win 5–0–1 Elemir Rafael PTS 4 8 Jun 2012 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
5 Draw 4–0–1 Ashley Lane PTS 4 2 Mar 2012 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
4 Win 4–0 Ryan McNicol PTS 4 4 Nov 2011 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
3 Win 3–0 Adam Hutchinson PTS 4 8 Apr 2011 Metrodome, Barnsley, England
2 Win 2–0 Pavels Senkovs PTS 6 4 Mar 2011 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
1 Win 1–0 Plamen Kostadinov PTS 4 3 Dec 2010 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England

References
  1. "Gavin McDonnell Outpoints Stuart Hall, Retains WBC Regional". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "Daniel Roman Stops Gavin McDonnell in Tenth, Retains Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Josh Wale		 BBBofC Central Area super-bantamweight champion
1 Sep 2012 – Nov 2013
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Muheeb Fazeldin
Vacant
Title last held by
Kid Galahad		 British super-bantamweight champion
22 Feb 2014 – Aug 2014
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Jazza Dickens
Vacant
Title last held by
Genesis Servania		 WBO Inter-Continental super-bantamweight champion
25 Oct 2014 – Feb 2015
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Genesis Servania
Vacant
Title last held by
Kid Galahad		 European super-bantamweight champion
28 Mar 2015 – Dec 2015
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Abigail Medina
Vacant
Title last held by
Qiu Xiaojun		 WBC Silver super-bantamweight champion
27 Feb 2016 – 25 Feb 2017
Lost bid for world title		 Vacant
Title next held by
Julio Ceja
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.