Gavin McDonnell | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super-bantamweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 27 |
Wins | 22 |
Wins by KO | 6 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 3 |
Gavin McDonnell (born 30 March 1986) is a British professional boxer who has challenged twice for a world super-bantamweight title: the WBC title in 2017, and the WBA title in 2018. He is the twin brother of fellow boxer Jamie McDonnell.
McDonnell fought Leigh Wood for the vacant British Super-Bantamweight title in Hull on 22 February 2014. McDonnell won the vacant title by TKO in the 6th round. McDonnell's first defense of the British Super-Bantamweight title would come against Josh Wale on 21 May 2014. The contest went the distance of 12 rounds and ended in a split draw, with the judges scoring the contest 115–114 Wale, 115–114 McDonnell and the final judge scoring the bout at 114–114, meaning McDonnell would hold on to the belt.
His next fight came in the form of Vusi Malinga on 25 October 2014 in a contest for the vacant WBO International Super-Bantamweight title. McDonnell dominated the fight from start to finish and also sent Malinga down in the 8th round with a beautiful right hand. The contest went the distance with McDonnell winning by Unanimous Decision. After the win McDonnell was projected to 4th in the British Rankings for the Super-Bantamweight division.
On 16 June 2018, McDonnell outpointed Stuart Hall, 117–111, 117-111 and 115–113 to a unanimous decision victory and successfully defended his WBC regional title. [1]
On 6 October 2018, McDonnell fought Daniel Roman for the WBA super-bantamweight world title. Roman was winning the fight, ultimately dropping McDonnell in the tenth. McDonnell managed to beat the count, but the referee decided to stop the fight. [2]
27 fights | 22 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 6 | 1 |
By decision | 16 | 1 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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27 | Draw | 22–2–3 | Andoni Gago | TD | 5 (12), 2:34 | 26 Mar 2021 | Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain | For European featherweight title; Majority TD after McDonnell cut from accidental head clash |
26 | Win | 22–2–2 | Nathan Kirk | TKO | 7 (8), 1:28 | 4 Oct 2019 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
25 | Win | 21–2–2 | Jamie Speight | PTS | 6 | 19 Jul 2019 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England | |
24 | Loss | 20–2–2 | Daniel Roman | TKO | 10 (12), 2:36 | 6 Oct 2018 | Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US | For WBA super-bantamweight title |
23 | Win | 20–1–2 | Stuart Hall | UD | 12 | 16 Jun 2018 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | Retained WBC International super-bantamweight title |
22 | Win | 19–1–2 | Gamal Yafai | UD | 12 | 3 Mar 2018 | FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England | Won WBC International super-bantamweight title |
21 | Win | 18–1–2 | Jozsef Ajtai | TKO | 1 (6), 2:04 | 7 Oct 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
20 | Win | 17–1–2 | Simas Volosinas | PTS | 6 | 1 Jul 2017 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
19 | Loss | 16–1–2 | Rey Vargas | MD | 12 | 25 Feb 2017 | Ice Arena, Hull, England | For vacant WBC super-bantamweight title |
18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Robin Zamora | PTS | 8 | 10 Sep 2016 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Jorge Sanchez | UD | 12 | 27 Feb 2016 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Won vacant WBC Silver super-bantamweight title |
16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Jeromy Parodi | UD | 12 | 24 Oct 2015 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Retained European super-bantamweight title |
15 | Win | 13–0–2 | Alexander Egorov | UD | 12 | 28 Mar 2015 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Won vacant European super-bantamweight title |
14 | Win | 12–0–2 | Vusi Malinga | UD | 12 | 25 Oct 2014 | Ice Arena, Hull, England | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title |
13 | Draw | 11–0–2 | Josh Wale | SD | 12 | 21 May 2014 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained British super-bantamweight title |
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Leigh Wood | TKO | 6 (12), 2:03 | 22 Feb 2014 | Ice Arena, Hull, England | Won vacant British super-bantamweight title |
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Josh Wale | UD | 12 | 28 Sep 2013 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Ross Burkinshaw | TKO | 2 (10), 3:00 | 6 Jul 2013 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | Retained BBBofC Central Area super-bantamweight title |
9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Paul Economides | UD | 10 | 19 Apr 2013 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Dean Anderson | RTD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 1 Dec 2012 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Scott Gladwin | TKO | 6 (10), 2:46 | 1 Sep 2012 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | Won vacant BBBofC Central Area super-bantamweight title |
6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Elemir Rafael | PTS | 4 | 8 Jun 2012 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Ashley Lane | PTS | 4 | 2 Mar 2012 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Ryan McNicol | PTS | 4 | 4 Nov 2011 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Adam Hutchinson | PTS | 4 | 8 Apr 2011 | Metrodome, Barnsley, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Pavels Senkovs | PTS | 6 | 4 Mar 2011 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Plamen Kostadinov | PTS | 4 | 3 Dec 2010 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England |
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