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.

Paddy Gallagher
Statistics
Real namePatrick Gallagher
Nickname(s)'Pat-Man'
Weight(s)
Born (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989
Belfast, Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins16
Wins by KO10
Losses6

Amateur awards

  • 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

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]

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

Professional record summary
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 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

  1. 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. Wsb-oras.ch; retrieved 25 May 2012.
  • 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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