Tommy Coyle (boxer)

Tommy Coyle (born 2 September 1989) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2019. He held the Commonwealth lightweight title in 2018, and has challenged once for the British light-welterweight title in 2016.[2][3] He is the older brother of Hull City footballer Lewie Coyle.[4]

Tommy Coyle
Coyle in 2014
Statistics
Nickname(s)Boom Boom
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989
Hull, East Yorkshire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins25
Wins by KO12
Losses5

Professional career

Coyle made his professional debut on 18 September 2009, winning a six-round points decision against Kristian Laight. On 6 October 2012, having won his first thirteen fights, Coyle lost a three-round unanimous decision to Gary Sykes in the quarter-finals of the Prizefighter lightweight tournament.[5] Coyle suffered his second professional defeat to Derry Mathews on 13 July 2013, in a tenth-round stoppage.[6]

Two of Coyle's best wins came in 2014, beginning with a last-round stoppage over Daniel Brizuela on 22 February, in what was named a Fight of the Year candidate by ESPN,[7] and Round of the Year by The Ring magazine. This was followed up on 25 October with a surprise knockout of battled-hardened slugger Michael Katsidis in two rounds.[8]

These two fights helped set up a showdown with fellow Hull native and 2012 Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell, with their highly anticipated fight eventually taking place on 1 August 2015. After being knocked down four times, Coyle was stopped in the tenth round.[9] After moving up to light-welterweight and scoring a points decision victory over Reynaldo Mora, Coyle challenged British champion Tyrone Nurse. Coyle lost a closely contested unanimous decision despite knocking Nurse down in the seventh round.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
30 fights 25 wins 5 losses
By knockout 12 3
By decision 13 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Loss 25–5 Chris Algieri RTD 8 (12), 3:00 1 Jun 2019 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US For WBO International light-welterweight title
29 Win 25–4 Ryan Kielczweski UD 10 20 Oct 2018 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US
28 Win 24–4 Sean Dodd TKO 6 (12), 2:13 21 Apr 2018 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won Commonwealth lightweight title
27 Win 23–4 Rakeem Noble TKO 3 (10), 0:28 25 Feb 2017 Ice Arena, Hull, England
26 Loss 22–4 Tyrone Nurse UD 12 30 Jul 2016 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England For British light-welterweight title
25 Win 22–3 Reynaldo Mora PTS 6 7 May 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
24 Loss 21–3 Luke Campbell TKO 10 (12), 1:41 1 Aug 2015 Craven Park, Hull, England For vacant WBC International lightweight title
23 Win 21–2 Martin Gethin RTD 5 (12), 3:00 7 Mar 2015 Ice Arena, Hull, England
22 Win 20–2 Michael Katsidis TKO 2 (12), 1:33 25 Oct 2014 Ice Arena, Hull, England Retained IBF International lightweight title
21 Win 19–2 Michael Ansah PTS 8 21 May 2014 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
20 Win 18–2 Daniel Brizuela TKO 12 (12), 1:07 22 Feb 2014 Ice Arena, Hull, England Retained IBF International lightweight title
19 Win 17–2 John Simpson TKO 7 (12), 2:02 2 Nov 2013 Ice Arena, Hull, England Won vacant IBF International lightweight title
18 Win 16–2 William Warburton PTS 4 27 Sep 2013 Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
17 Loss 15–2 Derry Mathews TKO 10 (12), 2:41 13 Jul 2013 Craven Park, Hull, England For vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
16 Win 15–1 Jay Morris TKO 4 (4), 2:03 20 Apr 2013 Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
15 Win 14–1 Antonio João Bento TKO 1 (10), 0:52 2 Nov 2012 City Hall, Hull, England Won vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title
14 Loss 13–1 Gary Sykes UD 3 6 Oct 2012 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter: The Lightweights II – Quarter-final
13 Win 13–0 Sid Razak PTS 4 1 Jun 2012 KC Stadium, Hull, England
12 Win 12–0 Maurycy Gojko TKO 2 (6) 18 May 2012 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
11 Win 11–0 Graeme Higginson KO 3 (10), 2:00 23 Mar 2012 City Hall, Hull, England Won vacant Central Area lightweight title
10 Win 10–0 Arek Malek PTS 10 7 Oct 2011 City Hall, Hull, England
9 Win 9–0 Mark McCullough PTS 10 24 Apr 2011 City Hall, Hull, England
8 Win 8–0 Andrew Patterson PTS 4 22 Jan 2011 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
7 Win 7–0 Matt Seawright PTS 4 19 Dec 2010 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
6 Win 6–0 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 17 Sep 2010 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
5 Win 5–0 Daniel Thorpe TKO 1 (4), 2:16 2 Jul 2010 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
4 Win 4–0 Karl Taylor PTS 6 2 May 2010 Sports Arena, Hull, England
3 Win 3–0 Daniel Thorpe PTS 6 20 Feb 2010 Sports Arena, Hull, England
2 Win 2–0 Damien Turner RTD 4 (6), 3:00 4 Dec 2009 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
1 Win 1–0 Kristian Laight PTS 6 18 Sep 2009 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
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References
  1. Sky Sports tale of the tape prior to the Luke Campbell fight.
  2. "Coyle blasts Bento in 52 seconds". Hatton Promotions. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. Smailes, James (2 November 2013). "Tommy Coyle stops John Simpson to claim IBF title as Luke Campbell wins third pro fight at Hull Arena". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. "Leeds United: Lewie Coyle signs new Whites deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. Yorkshire Post Newspapers. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. "Flannigan Edges Sykes To Win Prizefighter, Fielding Wins". BoxingScene. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. Norman, Adam (14 July 2013). "Derry Mathews stopped Tommy Coyle to win the vacant Commonwealth title". Sky Sports. Sky. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. Campbell, Brian (29 December 2014). "Round of the Year: Coyle-Brizuela". ESPN. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. Sukachev, Alexey (25 October 2014). "Tommy Coyle Flattens Michael Katsidis in Two Rounds". BoxingScene. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  9. "Luke Campbell pounds Tommy Coyle to a halt in 10th round". Sky Sports. Sky. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jon Baguley		 British Central Area
lightweight champion
23 March 2012 – 21 June 2012
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Kieran Farrell
Vacant
Title last held by
Samir Ziani		 WBC International Silver
lightweight champion
2 November 2012 – 8 November 2013
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Miguel Roman
Vacant
Title last held by
Martin Gethin		 IBF International
lightweight champion
2 November 2013 – August 2015
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Alessandro Riguccini
Vacant
Title last held by
Sean Dodd		 Commonwealth
lightweight champion
21 April 2018 – August 2018
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Joe Cordina
Awards
Previous:
Timothy Bradley vs.
Ruslan Provodnikov
Round 6		 The Ring Round of the Year
vs. Daniel Brizuela
Round 11
2014		 Next:
Amir Imam vs.
Fidel Maldonado
Round 3
Previous:
Timothy Bradley vs.
Ruslan Provodnikov
Round 12		 ESPN Round of the Year
vs. Daniel Brizuela
Round 11
2014		 Next:
Krzysztof Głowacki vs.
Marco Huck
Round 6
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