Paddy Gallagher (boxer)
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.
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Real name | Patrick Gallagher | |||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | 'Pat-Man' | |||||||||||||
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Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 9 April 1989|||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
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Total fights | 22 | |||||||||||||
Wins | 16 | |||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 10 | |||||||||||||
Losses | 6 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur awards
Amateur career
2010 Commonwealth Games
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
Gallagher boxed for the Mumbai Fighters during the 2011 WSB season. He finished up with a record of 1–1.[3]
- Week 1 – defeated by Sergiy Derevyanchenko Ukraine TKO
- Week 4 – defeated Russell Lamour Haiti (48:47, 48:47, 47:48)
Professional career
Professional contract
On 22 May 2012 Gallagher signed his professional contract with John Rooney, deciding to keep his base in Belfast.[1]
Professional boxing record
22 fights | 16 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 10 | 0 |
By decision | 6 | 6 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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7 | Loss | 5–2 | Johnny Coyle | UD | 3 | 5 Apr 2014 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Final |
6 | Win | 5–1 | Mark Douglas | TKO | 1 (3) | 5 Apr 2014 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Semi-final |
5 | Loss | 4–1 | Erick Ochieng | UD | 3 | 5 Apr 2014 | York Hall, London, England | Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Quarter-final |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Aleksas Vaseris | TKO | 1 (4) | 18 Nov 2013 | Park Plaza Hotel, London, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Jozsef Garai | TKO | 1 (4) | 14 Sep 2013 | The Devenish, North Finaghy Roady, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Andrew Patterson | TKO | 1 (4) | 26 Nov 2012 | Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | William Warburton | UD | 4 | 22 Sep 2012 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
References
- 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.
- BBC Sport – Home nations boxers in Delhi finals. BBC News; retrieved 25 May 2012.
- World Series of Boxing. Wsb-oras.ch; retrieved 25 May 2012.
External links
- Boxing record for Paddy Gallagher from BoxRec
- Results.cwgdelhi2010.org
- "News.boxrec.com". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- Rte.ie
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