Henry Coyle (boxer)

Henry "Western Warrior" Coyle (born 8 July 1982) is a professional boxer from Geesala near Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland who currently fights out of Chicago, US.[1] He won the WBF Light Middleweight title at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar on 12 August 2011 when he beat Italy's Elio Cotena on a technical knockout.

Henry Coyle
Statistics
Real nameHenry Coyle
Nickname(s)Western Warrior
Weight(s)Light Middleweight
NationalityIrish
Born (1982-07-08) 8 July 1982
Geesala, County Mayo, Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins18
Wins by KO12
Losses2
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

Coyle boxed as an amateur winning the Irish welterweight title in 2003 after beating James Moore in the final at the National Boxing Stadium in Dublin.

In July 2006, Coyle won gold in boxing at the World Military Games in South Africa.[2][3]

Professional career

He then turned professional and had his first pro fight in March 2007, which he won at Madison Square Garden, New York on the "Erin Go Brawl" bill in which Coyle beat fellow debutant Jason Collazo by knockout in the first round on a card that included John Duddy, Andy Lee, Maureen Shea and Anthony Bonsante.[4][5]

Coyle made his second professional appearance again on the undercard of a John Duddy fight on 18 May 2007 at the Beacon Theater in New York City, in which he again gained a first-round knockout victory against Samuel Ortiz Gomez.

Coyle's third fight took place in the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York on 20 June 2007 against fellow unbeaten contender Omar Bell. Coyle was caught cold in the first round and was TKO'ed. This was the first time Coyle had ever been on the canvas either as an amateur or a professional and after the fight he stated that he was heartbroken and disgusted and swore that he would not rest until he had avenged the defeat against Bell.[6]

Since his defeat to Omar Bell, Coyle has won with straight fights all by knockout, including first-round KOs of Robert Kimbrough and Guy Packer.

On 15 November 2009, Coyle returned to the Breafy House in Castlebar County Mayo to make his Irish debut live on RTÉ on the undercard of Bernard Dunne fight against Cristian Faccio. Henry Coyle went the distance before receiving the referee's decision in overcoming Sergejs Savrinovics (who had lost all of his previous fights), the score cards read 78–74.

Coyle was subsequently defeated by knockout in the third round of his fight against Neil Sinclair, at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Coyle claimed the vacant WBF Light Middleweight title at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar on 12 August 2011, when he beat Italy's Elio Cotena on a technical knockout. Coyle had been on top, winning each of the preceding rounds, and then in the fifth Cotena sustained an extremely deep cut just above his eye after clashing with Coyle's head and the Italian's doctor intervened.

Professional boxing record
18 Wins (12 KOs), 2 Losses[7]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round,
Time		 Date Location Notes
Win 18–2 Marcelo Alejandro Rodriguez UD 12 (12) 2012-08-17 Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Ireland Defended WBF Light-Middleweight Title.
Win 17–2 Damon Antoine UD 8 (8) 2012-06-21 The Belvedere, Elk Grove, Illinois
Win 16–2 Elio Cotena TD 5 (12) 2011-08-12 Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Ireland Won vacant WBF Light-Middleweight Title.
Win 15–2 Keith Collins TKO 2 (6) 2011-05-18 Donald Stephens Center, Rosemont, Illinois
Win 14–2 William Prieto TKO 6 (6) 2011-04-09 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana
Win 13–2 Sandor Ramocsa PTS 8 (8) 2010-11-20 International Events Arena-Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Ireland
Win 12–2 Mustafah Johnson UD 6 (6) 1994-10-12 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana
Win 11–2 Marcus Luck RTD 2 (8) 2010-05-29 Horsehoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana
Loss 10–2 Neil Sinclair TKO 3 (10) 2009-05-15 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Vacant Irish Light-Middleweight Title on the line.
Win 10–1 Dave Saunders TKO 2 (8) 2009-03-27 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
Win 9–1 Sergejs Savrinovics PTS 8 (8) 2008-11-15 International Events Arena-Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Ireland
Win 8–1 Allan Moore KO 1 (4) 2008-08-02 US Steel Yard, Gary, Indiana
Win 7–1 Ben Aragon TKO 3 (8) 2008-05-09 Cicero Stadium 1909 S. Laramie, Cicero, Illinois
Win 6–1 Rashaan Abdul Blackburn TKO 5 (6) 2008-02-26 Pepsi Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Win 5–1 Chris Cook TKO 3 (6) 2008-01-31 The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina
Win 4–1 Guy Packer TKO 1 (4) 2007-11-16 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois
Win 3–1 Robert Kimbrough TKO 1 (4) 2007-09-14 Huntington Hilton Motel, Melville, New York
Loss 2–1 Omar Bell TKO 1 (4) 2007-06-20 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
Win 2–0 Samuel Ortiz Gomez TKO 1 (4) 2007-03-23 Beacon Theater, New York City
Win 1–0 Jason Collazo KO 1 (4) 2007-03-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City Professional debut
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References
  1. Boxrec. "Henry Coyle". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 13 March 2007.Boxrec Fighter Page
  2. 2005 National Senior Championships Preview Archived 23 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Mayo's Coyle set to turn professional
  4. "Henry Coyle ends amateur career in a blaze of glory". Western People. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  5. Tomás Rohan. "Coyle gets off to winning start". Irish-boxing.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
  6. "Heartbroken and disgusted but I'll be back". Western People. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
  7. Henry Coyle's Professional Boxing Record Archived 29 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 27 August 2011.
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