Paddy Gallagher (boxer)

Paddy Gallagher
Born	Patrick Gallagher (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 36) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Other names	'Pat-Man'
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight Light-middleweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	16
Wins by KO	10
Losses	6
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Welterweight

Patrick Gallagher (born 9 April 1989) is a professional boxer who challenged once for the British, and Commonwealth welterweight titles in 2019. As an amateur he won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Amateur awards

• 2009 Irish Amateur Boxing Association Best U21^[1]
• Irish under 21 light welterweight champion^[1]
• Irish Intermediate champ^[1]
• Ulster Elite runner up^[1]

Amateur career

2010 Commonwealth Games

Gallagher represented Northern Ireland in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in the welterweight division.^[2] He won the gold medal, defeating England's Callum Smith 11–6 in the final.

• 6 October 2010 Qualification Bout 56 – defeated Joseph Mulema  Cameroon 3–0
• 8 Oct 2010 1/8 Eliminations Bout 107 – defeated Suruz Bangali  Bangladesh9–0
• 10 Oct 2010 Quarterfinals Bout 168 – defeated Mujandjae Kasuto  Namibia 7–5
• 11 Oct 2010 Semifinals Bout 197 – defeated Dilbag Singh  India 5–4
• 13 Oct 2010 Finals Gold Medal Bout 213 – defeated Callum Smith  England 11–6

2011–2012 World Series of Boxing

Gallagher boxed for the Mumbai Fighters during the 2011 WSB season. He finished up with a record of 1–1.^[3]

• Week 1 – defeated by Sergiy Derevyanchenko  Ukraine TKO
• Week 4 – defeated Russell Lamour  Haiti (48:47, 48:47, 47:48)

Professional career

Professional contract

On 22 May 2012 Gallagher signed his professional contract with John Rooney, deciding to keep his base in Belfast.^[1]

Professional boxing record

22 fights	16 wins	6 losses
By knockout	10	0
By decision	6	6

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
7	Loss	5–2	Johnny Coyle	UD	3	5 Apr 2014	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Final
6	Win	5–1	Mark Douglas	TKO	1 (3)	5 Apr 2014	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Semi-final
5	Loss	4–1	Erick Ochieng	UD	3	5 Apr 2014	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV – Quarter-final
4	Win	4–0	Aleksas Vaseris	TKO	1 (4)	18 Nov 2013	Park Plaza Hotel, London, England
3	Win	3–0	Jozsef Garai	TKO	1 (4)	14 Sep 2013	The Devenish, North Finaghy Roady, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2	Win	2–0	Andrew Patterson	TKO	1 (4)	26 Nov 2012	Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England
1	Win	1–0	William Warburton	UD	4	22 Sep 2012	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland

References

1. Gallagher becomes the 10th Irish fighter to turn pro in 2012 Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, irish-boxing.com, 20 September 2010; retrieved 25 May 2012.
2. BBC Sport – Home nations boxers in Delhi finals. BBC News; retrieved 25 May 2012.
3. World Series of Boxing. Wsb-oras.ch; retrieved 25 May 2012.

External links

• Boxing record for Paddy Gallagher from BoxRec (registration required)
• Results.cwgdelhi2010.org^[usurped]
• "News.boxrec.com". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
• Rte.ie