Neil Sinclair (born 23 February 1974), is a Northern Irish former
professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He challenged once for the
WBO
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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
EBU
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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
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.
Amateur career
Sinclair boxed for
Ireland as an
amateur
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and won a
bronze medal
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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
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List of British welterweight boxing champions
References
External links
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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
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