Patrick Gallagher (born 9 April 1989) is a

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who challenged once for the

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titles in 2019. As an amateur he won gold at the

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Amateur awards

*2009 Irish Amateur Boxing Association Best U21Gallagher becomes the 10th Irish fighter to turn pro in 2012
, irish-boxing.com, 20 September 2010; retrieved 25 May 2012. *Irish under 21 light welterweight champion *Irish Intermediate champ *Ulster Elite runner up

Amateur career

2010 Commonwealth Games

Gallagher represented Northern Ireland in the

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in the welterweight division. He won the gold medal, defeating England's Callum Smith 11–6 in the final. *6 October 2010 Qualification Bout 56 – defeated

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3–0 *8 Oct 2010 1/8 Eliminations Bout 107 – defeated Suruz Bangali 9–0 *10 Oct 2010 Quarterfinals Bout 168 – defeated

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7–5 *11 Oct 2010 Semifinals Bout 197 – defeated Dilbag Singh 5–4 *13 Oct 2010 Finals Gold Medal Bout 213 – defeated

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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.World Series of Boxing
Wsb-oras.ch; retrieved 25 May 2012. *Week 1 – defeated by

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TKO *Week 4 – defeated

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(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.

Professional boxing record

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Erick Ochieng Erick Ochieng (born 5 May 1987) is a British professional boxer in the Welterweight division and former BBBofC English super-welterweight champion. Ochieng was born in Kaloleni, Nairobi, Kenya. He was raised by his grandmother, and following h ...

, UD , 3 , 5 Apr 2014 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 4 , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Aleksas Vaseris , TKO , 1 (4) , 18 Nov 2013 , align=left, , , - , 3 , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Jozsef Garai , TKO , 1 (4) , 14 Sep 2013 , align=left, , , - , 2 , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Andrew Patterson , TKO , 1 (4) , 26 Nov 2012 , align=left, , , - , 1 , Win , 1–0 , align=left, William Warburton , UD , 4 , 22 Sep 2012 , align=left, ,

References

External links

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Results.cwgdelhi2010.org
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, Paddy 1989 births Living people Male boxers from Northern Ireland Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Boxers from Belfast