Marco McCullough

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Marco McCullough (born 22 November 1989) is a Northern Irish former super-featherweight boxer. [1] His career ran a total of 9 years, from 2011 to 2019 after his debut on 25 June 2011. [2] In 2013, he defeated Willie Casey for the Boxing Union of Ireland featherweight title. [3] McCullough defeated former world champion Dimitri Kirilov for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) European featherweight title. [4] He has also won the intercontinental title for the World Boxing Organization (WBO). [5] He lost to Isaac Lowe for the Commonwealth featherweight title. [6]

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McCullough lost to Ryan Walsh for the British featherweight title due to a technical knockout (TKO). [7] [8] Since his defeat to Ryan Wash, McCullough moved up to super-featherweight where he has won the IBO International Title and the IBF European Title, defeating Ruddy Encarnacion and Declan Geraghty respectively. McCullough's final official pro-boxing event was a victory against Declan Geraghty on 17 May 2019 via TKO for the Super Feather Title. [9]

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 Knockouts), 4 Losses, 0 Draws
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Win1-0 Flag of Ireland.svg Eddie NesbittTKO2 (4)2011-06-25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craigavon Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern IrelandProfessional debut.
Loss1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dai DaviesPTS42011-09-10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win2-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean WatsonTKO1 (4)2012-04-14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win3-1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hyusein HyuseinovPTS42012-09-08 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win4-1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Valentin MarinovKO1 (4)2012-10-13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win5-1 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael KellyPTS42012-12-01 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win6-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ibrar RiyazPTS42013-02-09 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win7-1 Flag of Ireland.svg Noel O'BrienTKO3 (8)2013-05-14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win8-1 Flag of Ireland.svg Willie Casey TKO9 (10)2013-10-19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon Irish Featherweight Title
Win9-1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Elemir RafaelTKO3 (8)2014-04-04 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win10-1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Parlagi UD102014-06-20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon WBO European Featherweight Title
Win11-1 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry KirilovRTD8 (10)2014-09-06 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern IrelandDefended WBO European Featherweight Title
Win12-1 Flag of Georgia.svg Malkhaz TatrishviliTKO1 (8)2015-02-28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss12-2 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan Kovacs KO1 (10)2015-07-30 Flag of Germany.svg Sportpalast, Bielefeld, Germany
Win13-2 Flag of Latvia.svg Sergejs LoginsTKO1 (6)2015-10-16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Win14-2 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Prado PTS102015-10-16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss14-3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Isaac Lowe TKO8 (12)2016-02-27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandVacant Commonwealth Featherweight Title on the line
Win15-3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Simas VolosinasPTS62016-09-15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win16-3 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Lugo RTD4 (10)2016-11-05 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon the WBO Inter-Continental Featherweight Title
Win17-3 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Leonel HernandezPTS82016-11-05 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss17-4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Walsh TKO11 (12)2017-05-20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Copper Box Arena, Hackney Wick, EnglandBBBofC British Featherweight Title at stake
Win18-4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh BaillieTKO3 (6)2017-11-18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win19-4 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Arnoldo SolanoPTS62018-04-21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win20-4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan EllisonPTS62018-08-18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win21-4 Flag of Spain.svg Rudy EncarnacionUD102018-10-05 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon vacant IBO International Super-Featherweight Title
Win22-4 Flag of Ireland.svg Declan GeraghtyTKO3 (10)2019-05-17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon vacant IBF European Super-Featherweight Title

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References

  1. ↑ "Marco McCullough". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Marco McCullough". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Boxing News : In Depth with Mark McCullough". BoxNation. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marco McCullough: "I've Found My Love for It Again!" - Boxing News". Boxingnews24.com. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Marco McCullough secures huge fight as part of new BT/Boxnation schedule". Irish-boxing.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Damerell, Richard (12 February 2016). "Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Isaac Lowe stops Marco McCullough in Commonwealth clash | Boxing News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Marco McCullough in line for big title fight". Irish-boxing.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "BoxRec: Login".
  9. ↑ "Marco McCullough". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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