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Neil Sinclair (born 23 February 1974), is a Northern Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He challenged once for the
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welterweight title in 2010. At regional level, he held the British welterweight title from 2001 to 2003 and challenged once for the
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European Union title in 2008. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal representing Ireland at the 1992 Junior World Championships and gold while representing Northern Ireland at the
1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...
.


Amateur career

Sinclair boxed for Ireland as an
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and won a
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at the World Junior Championships at Montreal in 1992 and also won a gold for Northern Ireland at the
1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...
in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.


Professional career

Sinclair turned professional in April 1995, winning his first fight at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, in which he knocked out Marty Duke on a card that included Darren Corbett and the final fight in the career of Damien Denny. In June 2007, Sinclair announced his retirement although he decided to return to boxing within a couple of months. In May 2009, Sinclair won the Irish light-middleweight title with a stoppage victory over Henry Coyle at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast.


Professional boxing record


See also

* List of British welterweight boxing champions


References


External links

* * 1974 births Living people Irish male boxers Light-middleweight boxers Prizefighter contestants Boxers from Belfast Male boxers from Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{NorthernIreland-boxing-bio-stub