Neil Sinclair

Neil Sinclair
Neil Sinclair
Born	23 February 1974 (age 50); Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Nationality	British; Irish
Other names	Sinky
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight; Light middleweight;
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	41
Wins	33
Wins by KO	26
Losses	8
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Ireland
Junior World Championships
Representing Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games

Neil Sinclair (born 23 February 1974), is a Northern Irish former

1992 Junior World Championships and gold while representing Northern Ireland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

.

Amateur career

Sinclair boxed for

World Junior Championships at Montreal in 1992 and also won a gold for Northern Ireland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Sinclair turned professional in April 1995, winning his first fight at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, in which he knocked out Marty Duke on a card that included Darren Corbett and the final fight in the career of Damien Denny.

In June 2007, Sinclair announced his retirement^[3] although he decided to return to boxing within a couple of months.

In May 2009, Sinclair won the Irish light-middleweight title with a stoppage victory over Henry Coyle at the

Odyssey Arena

, Belfast.

Professional boxing record

41 fights	33 wins	8 losses
By knockout	26	5
By decision	7	3
Draws	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
41	Loss	33–8	Bradley Pryce	SD	3	2010-02-26	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter 10: light middleweight quarter-final
40	Win	33–7	Janos Petrovics	TKO	4 (8)	2009-11-06	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
39	Win	32–7	Henry Coyle	TKO	3 (10), 0:22	2009-05-15	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won vacant BUI Ireland National super welterweight title
38	Loss	31–7	Daniele Petrucci	UD	12	2008-06-07	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy	For EBU European Union welterweight title
37	Win	31–6	Juan Martinez	PTS	8	2008-03-29	Letterkenny Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, Ireland
36	Win	30–6	Sergejs Savrinovics	PTS	6	2007-08-18	City Hall, Cork, Ireland
35	Loss	29–6	Francis Jones	KO	5 (8), 3:07	2007-06-23	The Point, Dublin, Ireland
34	Win	29–5	Arek Malek	TKO	4 (6), 1:50	2007-02-17	City Hall, Cork, Ireland
33	Loss	28–5	Jerome Ellis	TKO	6 (10), 1:49	2006-07-05	City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
32	Loss	28–4	Taz Jones	TKO	1 (8), 1:20	2005-03-18	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
31	Win	28–3	Craig Lynch	PTS	6	2004-07-30	York Hall, London, England
30	Win	27–3	Bradley Pryce	TKO	8 (12), 1:54	2003-02-01	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
29	Win	26–3	Paul Knights	TKO	2 (12), 1:07	2002-11-02	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
28	Win	25–3	Dzmitri Kashkan	TKO	4 (8), 2:21	2002-08-17	Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
27	Win	24–3	Derek Roche	KO	1 (12), 2:20	2002-06-15	Town Hall, Leeds, England	Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
26	Win	23–3	Leonti Vorontsuk	TKO	4 (8), 2:35	2002-04-20	International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
25	Win	22–3	Harry Dhami	TKO	5 (12), 2:44	2001-11-19	Holiday Inn, Glasgow, Scotland	Won BBBofC British welterweight title
24	Win	21–3	Viktor Fesechko	PTS	6	2001-09-22	York Hall, London, England
23	Win	20–3	Zoltan Szili	KO	2 (8), 1:25	2001-04-28	International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
22	Loss	19–3	Daniel Santos	KO	2 (12), 2:25	2000-12-16	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England	For WBO welterweight title
21	Win	19–2	Adrian Chase	TKO	2 (8), 0:30	2000-08-12	Conference Centre, London, England
20	Win	18–2	Christopher Henry	TKO	1 (8), 1:46	2000-06-24	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
19	Win	17–2	Paul Dyer	TKO	6 (8), 1:19	2000-05-16	Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England
18	Win	16–2	Dennis Berry	TKO	2 (8)	2000-03-18	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
17	Win	15–2	Paul Dyer	TKO	8 (8)	1999-10-16	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16	Win	14–2	David Kirk	PTS	8	1999-06-05	International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
15	Win	13–2	Mark Ramsey	TKO	3 (8)	1999-01-22	Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
14	Win	12–2	Michael Smyth	KO	1 (8), 0:38	1998-12-07	Town Hall, London, England
13	Win	11–2	Paul Denton	TKO	1 (8)	1998-09-19	National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
12	Win	10–2	Leigh Wicks	TKO	1 (6), 2:51	1998-02-21	Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11	Win	9–2	Chris Pollock	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	1997-12-20	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10	Win	8–2	Trevor Meikle	TKO	5 (6), 1:32	1997-09-27	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9	Loss	7–2	Dennis Berry	PTS	6	1996-09-03	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8	Win	7–1	Kasi Kaihau	TKO	2 (6)	1996-05-28	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7	Win	6–1	Hugh Davey	PTS	6	1996-04-13	Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
6	Win	5–1	Brian Coleman	RTD	1 (6)	1995-12-02	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5	Win	4–1	Wayne Shepherd	TKO	6 (6)	1995-10-07	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4	Win	3–1	George Wilson	PTS	4	1995-08-26	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3	Win	2–1	Andy Peach	TKO	1 (6)	1995-07-17	Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England
2	Loss	1–1	Andrew Jervis	TKO	3 (6)	1995-05-27	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1	Win	1–0	Marty Duke	TKO	2 (6)	1995-04-14	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland