Conrad Cummings (boxer)

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Conrad Cummings
Born
Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Other namesDynamite
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights22
Wins17
Wins by KO7
Losses4
Draws1

Conrad Cummings is a professional boxer from Northern Ireland who held the WBO European middleweight title twice between 2017 and 2019.

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Professional career

Early career

Cummings made his professional debut on 22 February 2014, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Andrejs Loginovs at the York Hall in London. [2]

After compiling a record of 7–0 (3 KOs) he faced Alfredo Meli for the vacant Celtic middleweight title on 20 November 2015 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Cummings scored a knockdown within the first minute of the fight, Meli appeared unhurt and made it back to his feet by the referee's count of three. Cummings received multiple warnings throughout the fight for low blows and pushing down on Meli's head before both fighters were deducted one point for excessive holding in the ninth round. After then ten rounds came to an end the bout was scored a split draw, with the Celtic title remaining vacant. One judge scored the bout 95–92 in favour of Cummings, the second scored it 96–93 to Meli, while the third judge scored it even at 94–94. [3]

Following three consecutive wins, one by stoppage, Cummings faced Ronny Mittag for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title on 18 November 2016 at the Wembley Arena in London. In what was described as a controversial decision, [4] [5] [6] Cummings suffered his first professional defeat, losing by split decision over ten rounds. One judge scored the bout 96–94 in favour of Cummings while the other two scored it 96–94 to Mittag. [7]

WBO European title

The pair were set to face each other in an immediate rematch scheduled for 11 March 2017 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales, featuring on the undercard of a British cruiserweight title fight between Craig Kennedy and Stephen Simmons. However, the fight was cancelled one week before the event after Simmons – who was a replacement for Kennedy's original opponent, Matty Askin – had pulled out of the headline bout due to suffering an injury. [8] As a result of the cancellation, Mittag withdrew from the bout with Cummings. [9] Days after the date of the cancelled event it was announced a new fight had been scheduled for 24 March 2017 against Gogi Knezevic for the vacant WBO European middleweight title, taking place at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. [10] Cummings scored a knockdown in the first round before ending the fight in the third to capture his first professional title via knockout (KO). [11]

The first defence of his newly won WBO regional title was scheduled to take place on 29 July 2017 against Robert Swierzbinski at the SSE Arena in Belfast, as part of the undercard for Carl Frampton vs. Andrés Gutiérrez. [12] However, Gutiérrez withdrew from the contest on 28 July after he slipped in the bath and suffered facial injuries, resulting in the cancellation of the entire event. [13] Following the cancellation the WBO stripped Cummings of his European title for failing defend it. [14]

Cummings vs. Luke Keeler

Following the cancellation and subsequent loss of his title, Cummings scored two wins in six-round bouts – Norbert Szekeres by PTS in December [15] and Michael Mora by technical knockout (TKO) in February 2018 [16] – before getting the chance to regain the vacant WBO European title against Luke Keeler. The bout took place on 21 April 2018 at the SSE Arena in Belfast as part of the undercard for Carl Frampton vs. Nonito Donaire. Cummings suffered the second defeat of his professional career, losing by unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 97–93, 98–92, and 99–91. [17]

Regaining the WBO European title

He bounced back from defeat with two wins in six-round bouts – Nicky Jenman by PTS in August [18] and Jan Balog by TKO in October [19] – before challenging for the vacant WBO European title for the third time in his career. Keeler was scheduled to defend the title against Brian Rose but was forced to pull out of the bout and vacate the title due to a back injury, resulting in Cummings stepping in as a replacement for the vacant title with the bout being scheduled for 7 December at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast. [20] Rose was forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering a shoulder injury in an interim fight one month prior [21] and was replaced by Ferenc Berki. Cummings regained the WBO European title via UD, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–90, 98–92, and 95–94. [22]

Cummings vs. Luke Keeler II

His first defence came in a rematch with Keeler, taking place on 29 March 2019 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. [23] After suffering a cut to his left eye in the third round, [24] Cummings went on to lose by a wide-margin UD with one judge scoring the bout 99–91 and the other two scoring it 98–92. [25]

Fourth WBO European title shot

Following his third professional defeat, Cummings bounced back with a six-round PTS victory against Adam Grabiec in October. [26] After Keeler vacated the WBO European title in pursuit of a world title shot, [27] Cummings secures a fourth attempt at the vacant title, this time against Danny Dignum on 9 November 2019 at the York Hall. In a fight which saw Cummings receive a point deduction in the second round for repeated use of the elbow and suffer a cut in the fourth from an accidental clash of heads, he went on to suffer the fourth defeat of his career, the first by stoppage, losing via fifth-round TKO after Dignum landed a solid left hook which left Cummings on unsteady legs, prompting referee Howard Foster to step in and call a halt to the contest. [28]

Professional boxing record

22 fights17 wins4 losses
By knockout71
By decision103
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss17–4–1 Danny Dignum TKO5 (10), 0:219 Nov 2019York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant WBO European middleweight title
21Win17–3–1Adam GrabiecPTS611 Oct 2019Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
20Loss16–3–1 Luke Keeler UD1029 Mar 2019 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandLost WBO European middleweight title
19Win16–2–1Ferenc BerkiUD107 Dec 2018Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon vacant WBO European middleweight title
18Win15–2–1Jan BalogTKO1 (6), 2:215 Oct 2018 Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17Win14–2–1Nicky JenmanPTS618 Aug 2018 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16Loss13–2–1 Luke Keeler UD1021 Apr 2018 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor vacant WBO European middleweight title
15Win13–1–1Michael MoraTKO2 (6), 2:4710 Feb 2018Devenish Sports Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
14Win12–1–1Norbert SzekeresPTS61 Dec 2017Devenish Sports Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
13Win11–1–1Gogi KnezevicKO3 (12), 2:1024 Mar 2017 Meadowbank Sports Center, Edinburgh, ScotlandWon vacant WBO European middleweight title
12Loss10–1–1Ronny MittagSD1018 Nov 2016 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
11Win10–0–1Dante MooreUD630 Jul 2016 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US
10Win9–0–1Frankie BorgTKO6 (6), 1:1914 May 2016 Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales
9Win8–0–1Victor GarciaPTS627 Feb 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
8Draw7–0–1Alfredo MeliSD1020 Nov 2015Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor vacant Celtic middleweight title
7Win7–0Oscar RiojasTKO2 (6), 1:2618 Jul 2015 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, US
6Win6–0Roberto PalenzuelaPTS628 Feb 2015Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5Win5–0Norbert SzekeresUD629 Nov 2014Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
4Win4–0Robert TalarekPTS66 Sep 2014 Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3Win3–0Lajos MunkacsiTKO2 (6), 0:5520 Jun 2014 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2Win2–0Zahari MutafchievTKO3 (6), 0:014 Apr 2014 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1Win1–0Andrejs LoginovsPTS422 Feb 2014 York Hall, London, England

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