Neil Sinclair


Neil Sinclair, is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1995 to 2010. He challenged once for the WBO welterweight title in 2010. At regional level, he held the British welterweight title from 2001 to 2003 and challenged once for the EBU European Union title in 2008. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal representing Ireland at the 1992 Junior World Championships and gold while representing Northern Ireland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Amateur career

Sinclair boxed for Ireland as an amateur and won a bronze medal at the 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.

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 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.

Writing

He writes a regular column for Irish-boxing.com, entitled Sinky Says.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
41Loss33–8 Bradley Pryce32010-02-26 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
40Win33–7 Janos PetrovicsTKO4 2009-11-06 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
39Win32–7 Henry CoyleTKO3, 0:222009-05-15 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon vacant BUI Ireland National Super welterweight title.
38Loss31–7 Daniele Petrucci122008-06-07 Foro Italico, Rome, ItalyFor EBU European Welterweight title.
37Win31–6 Juan MartinezPTS82008-03-29 Letterkenny Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, Ireland
36Win30–6 Sergejs SavrinovicsPTS62007-08-18 City Hall, Cork, Ireland
35Loss29–6 Francis JonesKO5, 3:072007-06-23 The Point, Dublin, Ireland
34Win29–5 Arek MalekTKO4, 1:502007-02-17 City Hall, Cork, Ireland
33Loss28–5 Jerome EllisTKO6, 1:492006-07-05 City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
32Loss28–4 Taz JonesTKO1, 1:202005-03-18 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
31Win28–3 Craig LynchPTS62004-07-30 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
30Win27–3 Bradley PryceTKO8, 1:542003-02-01 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandRetained BBBofC British Welterweight title.
29Win26–3 Paul KnightsTKO2, 1:072002-11-02 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern IrelandRetained BBBofC British Welterweight title.
28Win25–3 Dzmitri KashkanTKO4, 2:212002-08-17 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
27Win24–3 Derek RocheKO1, 2:202002-06-15 Town Hall, Leeds, EnglandRetained BBBofC British Welterweight title.
26Win23–3 Leonti VorontsukTKO4, 2:352002-04-20 International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
25Win22–3 Harry DhamiTKO5, 2:442001-11-19 Holiday Inn, Glasgow, ScotlandWon BBBofC British Welterweight title.
24Win21–3 Viktor FesechkoPTS62001-09-22 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
23Win20–3 Zoltan SziliKO2, 1:252001-04-28 International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
22Loss19–3 Daniel SantosKO2, 2:252000-12-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandFor WBO Welterweight title.
21Win19–2 Adrian ChaseTKO2, 0:302000-08-12 Conference Centre, Wembley, London, England
20Win18–2 Christopher HenryTKO1, 1:462000-06-24 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
19Win17–2 Paul DyerTKO6, 1:192000-05-16 Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England
18Win16–2 Dennis BerryTKO2 2000-03-18 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
17Win15–2 Paul DyerTKO8 1999-10-16 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16Win14–2 David KirkPTS81999-06-05 International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
15Win13–2 Mark RamseyTKO3 1999-01-22 Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
14Win12–2 Michael Smyth1, 0:381998-12-07 Town Hall, Acton, London, England
13Win11–2 Paul DentonTKO1 1998-09-19 National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
12Win10–2 Leigh WicksTKO1, 2:511998-02-21 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11Win9–2 Chris PollockRTD3, 3:001997-12-20 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10Win8–2 Trevor MeikleTKO5, 1:321997-09-27 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9Loss7–2 Dennis BerryPTS61996-09-03 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8Win7–1 Kasi KaihauTKO2 1996-05-28 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7Win6–1 Hugh DaveyPTS61996-04-13 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
6Win5–1 Brian Coleman1 1995-12-02 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5Win4–1 Wayne ShepherdTKO6 1995-10-07 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4Win3–1 George Wilson41995-08-26 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3Win2–1 Andy PeachTKO1 1995-07-17 Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London, England
2Loss1–1 Andrew JervisTKO3 1995-05-27 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1Win1–0 Marty Duke2 1995-04-14 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandProfessional debut