SPORT & NOTE
Paul McCLOSKEY

Male

Super-Lightweight, Gt.Britain, Dungiven, Co.Derry, Northern Ireland
Born: 3 August 1979
Height 5ft 8in, mt 1,72
"southpaw"

as an amateur:
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Commonwealth Games 63,5 kg
Wpts Nislia Seiuli (Sam) 16-7, Lpts Gerry Legras (Sey)
2002 Manchester, England, Commonwealth Games 63,5 kg
Lpts Darren Barker (Eng) 15-20
3003 Strasbourg, France, 1st European Union Championships silver medallist 64 kg
Final: Lpts Willy Blain (Frau) 26-37
2003, Bangkok, Thailand, 12th World Senior Championships 64 kg
Lpts Siarhei Bykovskiy (Blr) 8-9
2004 Pula, Croatia, European Senior Champs 64 kg
Lpts Igor Pashchuk (Ukr) 16-22
2004 Warsaw, Poland, European qualifier for Athens Olympics 64 kg
Wpts Martin Halas (Cze) 37-13, Wpts Borna Katalinic (Cro) 40-19
Wstpd 3 Spiridion Ioannidis (Gre), Lpts Patrick Bogere (Swe) 32-48
2004 Gothenburg, Sweden, European qualifier for Athens Olympics 64 kg
Lpts Tafiq Ahmedov (Aze) 27-39

Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2004
Warsaw, Poland, Feliks Stamm Memorial - Tournament as Olympic Qualifications bronze medal, 64 kg
+ Mar. 30Martin HalasWarsaw, Poland WPTS 37:13
+ Mar. 31Borna KatalinicWarsaw, Poland WPTS 40:19
+ Apr. 2Spiridion IoannidisWarsaw, Poland WRSCO 3
- Apr. 3Patrick BogereWarsaw, Poland LPTS 48:32

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2005
+ Mar. 18David Kehoe Belfast, Gt.BritainTKO 3
+ June 17Oscar Milkitas Glasgow, Gt.BritainW 4
+ Nov. 5Billy Smith Renfrew, Gt.BritainW 4
+ Nov. 24Henry Janes Lurgan, Gt.BritainTKO 3
2006
+ Feb. 18Duncan Cottier Edinburgh, ScotlandW 6
+ Mar. 11Surinder Sekhon Newport, WalesKO 1
+ Nov. 4Daniel Thorpe Glasgow, ScotlandTKO 3
+ Dec. 9Silence Saheed Dockland, EnglandW 4
2007
+ Feb. 10Eugen Stan Letterkenny, IrelandW 6
+ Feb. 17Chill John Cork, IrelandW 6
+ July 14Ivan Orlando Bustos Dublin, IrelandKO 4
+ Aug. 25Alfredo Di Feto Dublin, IrelandW 8
+ Oct. 20Dariusz Snarski Dublin, IrelandTKO 6
+ Dec. 8Tontcho Tontchev Belfast, Northern IrelandTKO 4
(Won vacant IBF Int’l Super-Lightweight Title)
2008
+ Feb. 2Manuel Garnica Limerick, IrelandW 10
+ Mar. 29Cesar Bazan Letterkenny, IrelandW 10
+ July 19Nigel Wright Limerick, IrelandW 10
+ Dec. 5Colin Lynes Dagenham, EnglandTKO 9
(Won vacant British Super-Lightweight Title)
2009
+ Mar. 13Dean Harrison Widnes, EnglandTKO 4
(Retained British Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Nov. 6 Daniel RasillaMagherafelt, Northern IrelandTKO 9
(Won vacant European Super-Lightweight Title)
2010
+ June 11 Giuseppe LauriBelfast, Northern IrelandKO 11 (0:45)
(Retained European Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Oct. 2 Barry MorrisonLetterkenny, IrelandTKO 7 (1:28)
(Retained European Super-Lightweight Title)
2011
- Apr. 16 Amir KhanManchester, EnglandTL 6 UD
(For WBA Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Sept. 10 Breidis PrescottBelfast, Northern IrelandW 12 UD
(Won WBA Super-Lightweight Title Eliminator)
2012
- May 5 Demarcus CorleyBelfast, Northern IrelandTKO by 10
+ Sept. 22 Manuel PerezBelfast, Northern IrelandW 12 UD
(Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super-Lightweight Title)
2013
- Dec. 21 Dave RyanLeeds, EnglandL 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 27, Won: 24 (12 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0