Matthew McHale

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Matthew McHale
Born1 May 1996 (1996-05) (age 28)
NationalityScottish
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Bantamweight

Matthew McHale (born 1 May 1996) is a Scottish boxer. [1] [2] [3] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the boxing competition, being awarded the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight event. [4] [5] [6] He had previously competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in the bantamweight event, but without winning a medal. [7] McHale turned professional in November 2022. [8] He fought Brandon Daord for the vacant British super-flyweight title at the Caledonia Gladiators Arena in East Kilbride on 8 February 2025, losing by unanimous decision. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Holme, Ben (6 July 2022). "Matthew McHale aims to follow in Josh Taylor's footsteps and win Commonwealth Gold". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Bryan, Anna (1 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: Edinburgh tiling instructor Matthew McHale is boxing for Scotland at the Games in Birmingham". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Matthew McHale has to settle for bantamweight bronze". BBC Sport . 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Results - Sport - SCO". 2022 Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh tiling instructor wins at Commonwealth Games". Scottish Construction Now. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Holme, Ben (23 September 2022). ""I can now really see what a great achievement it is"; Bantamweight Matthew McHale comes to appreciate his Commonwealth Games Bronze medal". Boxing Scotland. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lochend Boxing Club's Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Matty McHale ready for professional bow". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Daord lands British title - but former world champion brands scorecard 'ridiculous'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 March 2025.


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