Tyrone McCullagh

Tyrone McCullagh (born 9 September 1990) is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur, he won bronze at the 2010 European Championships[1] and represented Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he reached the quarter-finals.[2]

Tyrone McCullagh
Statistics
Nickname(s)	White Chocolate
Weight(s)	Super-bantamweight Featherweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 Derry, Northern Ireland
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	14
Wins by KO	6
Losses	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Ireland 2010 Moscow Featherweight

Personal life

McCullagh was born in Derry.

Away from boxing, he works as a mental health nurse[3] and has acknowledged the work of the NHS on his fight shorts.[4]

An outspoken Irish nationalist, he has stated numerous times that he will not box for the British title despite being in a position to do so.[5]

Amateur Career

An amateur with Illies GG in Donegal and then Holy Family GG in Belfast, he won the Irish title in 2010[6] and would go on to claim bronze at the European Championships in Moscow that summer. A runner-up at National level twice more, as well as spending time in Kazakhstan as part of the Astana Arlans World Series of Boxing team.

Professional career

Turning professional having been angered by the politics of the amateur side of the sport[7], McCullagh made his professional debut on 25 July 2015, in Ellesmere Port, where he scored a second-round knockout (KO) of Tamas Laska.[8]

Following 10 wins, and a move down in weight to super-bantamweight, he secured a shot at the Celtic title versus Scottish champ Joe Ham. McCullagh defeated Ham in Belfast on 30 June 2018, surviving a knockdown in the third round to otherwise dominate the Glaswegian.[9]

McCullagh would then beat English champion Josh Kennedy on 5 October 2018[10] to add the WBO European title to his collection, a belt he would subsequently defend versus Spanish champion Alvaro Rodriguez.[11]

McCullagh returned to featherweight in his next fight to enter The Golden Contract competition and he would win his quarter-final bout on 4 October 2019 at the York Hall, London, versus late replacement Razaq Najib.[12][13]. McCullagh was subsequently defeated by Ryan Walsh in the semi-finals at the same venue on 21 February 2020.[14]

References

1. https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/tyrone-claims-euro-bronze-in-moscow-1-2146412
2. "NI guaranteed five boxing medals". October 10, 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
3. "Tyrone McCullagh: My first defeat damaged my mental health but I have a new outlook now" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
4. "Coronavirus: NHS mental health nurse and pro boxer on how to cope with life under lockdown". www.newsletter.co.uk.
5. "Boxing Insider Interview with Tyrone McCullagh: European Titlist with Eyes on a World". November 23, 2018.
6. "Irish Nationals - 2010". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
7. "McCullagh: I am glad to be leaving clowns running the Amateur game behind -". April 20, 2015.
8. McNulty, Chris (July 26, 2015). "Tyrone McCullagh wins on professional debut".
9. Watters, Andy (July 2, 2018). "Tyrone McCullough takes Celtic title and Carroll and Geragthy go to war in Belfast fight night". The Irish News.
10. "Tyrone McCullagh outclasses Josh Kennedy in Belfast BoxNation headliner -". October 5, 2018.
11. "McCullagh needs a real test after cruising to victory" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
12. "Mexican ailment gives Najib Golden opportunity against Tyrone McCullagh -". October 3, 2019.
13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da-9rjzAVCM
14. "Ryan Walsh Drops, Outpoints Gutsy Tyrone McCullagh At York Hall". BoxingScene.com.

External links

• Tyrone McCullagh on Twitter