Gary Cornish
| Gary Cornish | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gary Cornish April 10, 1987 Inverness, Scotland |
| Other names | Highlander |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (110 kg; 18 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Gary Cornish (born 10 April 1987) is a Scottish professional boxer. Cornish has had 22 fights and lost his undefeated record in the ring to Anthony Joshua on 12 September 2015.
Amateur career
As a youngster he played football for Brora Rangers.[1] He decided to go to the local boxing gym only to improve his fitness for football. He fell in love with boxing, but due to his unusual height, 6 ft 7in, it was a challenge to find him an opponent. After a pursuit of football he returned to boxing at age of 19.
Professional career
His break out fight came in 2015, when he challenged Hungarian Zoltan Csala for the vacant IBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title. Cornish dominated Csala and won the fight via technical knockout in the fourth round. He became the first Scottish heavyweight to claim a significant title.[2]
Personal life
Cornish is proud of his Scottish heritage. He has a tattoo on his chest, saying "Alba gu bràth,"[3] which is a Scottish Gaelic phrase used to express allegiance to Scotland as it means 'Scotland forever'.
Professional boxing record
| 21 Wins (12 knockouts), 1 Loss, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 21-1 |  Anthony Joshua |
TKO | 1 (12), 1:37 | 2015-09-12 | The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London |
For vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 21–0 |  Zoltan Csala |
TKO | 4 (12), 0:47 | 2015-05-23 | Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland |
Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title |
| Win | 20–0 |  Marino Goles |
TKO | 1 (10), 0:59 | 2015-02-28 | Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland |
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| Win | 19–0 | Larry Olubamiwo |
PTS | 8 | 2014-09-06 | Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland |
|
| Win | 18–0 | Hrvoje Kisicek |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2014-04-28 | Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland |
|
| Win | 17–0 | Ivica Perkovic |
TKO | 3 (6), 2:50 | 2013-11-30 | Cooper Arena, London, England |
|
| Win | 16–0 |  Tomas Mrazek |
TKO | 7 (8), 2:47 | 2013-09-20 | Hilton Hotel, London, England |
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| Win | 15–0 | Paul Butlin |
KO | 5 (10), 3:08 | 2013-07-05 | The Ironworks, Inverness, Scotland |
Won vacant International Masters Heavyweight title |
| Win | 14–0 |  Humberto Evora |
RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 2013-03-15 | York Hall, London, England |
|
| Win | 13–0 | Jakov Gospic |
TKO | 4 (8), 2:03 | 2013-02-15 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England |
|
| Win | 12–0 | Tamas Bajzath |
PTS | 6 | 2013-01-21 | Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland |
|
| Win | 11–0 |  Yavor Marinchev |
TKO | 5 (6), 0:52 | 2012-12-07 | Drumossie Hotel, Inverness, Scotland |
|
| Win | 10–0 |  Moses Matovu |
PTS | 6 | 2012-10-22 | Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Win | 9–0 | Peter Erdos |
PTS | 6 | 2012-09-28 | The Ironworks, Inverness, Scotland |
|
| Win | 8–0 | Tayar Mehmed |
PTS | 4 | 2012-06-02 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England |
|
| Win | 7–0 | Laszlo Peczeli |
TKO | 2 (6), 0:15 | 2012-05-11 | Drumossie Hotel, Inverness, Scotland |
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| Win | 6–0 |  Igoris Borucha |
PTS | 4 | 2012-02-25 | Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland |
|
| Win | 5–0 | Remigijus Ziausys |
PTS | 4 | 2012-01-21 | Olympia, Liverpool, England |
|
| Win | 4–0 |  Hastings Rasani |
PTS | 8 | 2011-12-02 | Drumossie Hotel, Inverness, Scotland |
|
| Win | 3–0 | Rolandas Cesna |
PTS | 4 | 2011-09-23 | Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland |
|
| Win | 2–0 | Hastings Rasani |
RTD | 4 (6), 2:00 | 2011-06-11 | Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland |
|
| Win | 1–0 | Howard Daley |
TKO | 2 (6), 0:43 | 2011-04-08 | Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland |
Cornish's professional debut |
References
- ↑ Gary Cornish: Scotland's Great White Hope?. Scotzine (26 February 2013). Retrieved on 17 July 2015.
- ↑ Gary Cornish: My historic title win has made the heavyweight division sit up and take notice. Daily Record (25 May 2015). Retrieved on 17 July 2015.
- ↑ Gary Cornish says he's set to be Scotland’s first British heavyweight champion after winning the IBO Intercontinental title. Daily Record (23 May 2015). Retrieved on 18 July 2015.