Neil Sinclair

Neil Sinclair
Statistics
Real name Neil Sinclair
Nickname(s) Sinky
Rated at Light Middleweight
Nationality Northern Irish
Born (1974-02-23) 23 February 1974
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 37
Wins 31
Wins by KO 24
Losses 7
Draws 0
No contests 0
Neil Sinclair
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
1992 World Junior Championships
Competitor for  Ireland
Montreal 1992 Light Middleweight
Commonwealth Games
Competitor for  Northern Ireland
1994 Victoria Welterweight

Neil Sinclair aka Sinky (born 23 February 1974 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a professional boxer.[1] He usually fights at light middleweight or the divisions either side.

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, Canada.[2][3]

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[4] 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.

See also

References

  1. "Neil Sinclair". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
  2. Ulster Council medal winners at Commonwealth
  3. "World Junior Championships". IABA. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
  4. David Kelly. "Battling Neil won't Sinc without trace". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2007.

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