Pat McCormack (boxer, born 1995)

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Pat McCormack
Pat McCormack - boxer - Tokyo Olympics.jpg
Pat McCormack in 2021
Born (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29) [1]
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight class Light welterweight, Welterweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights6
Wins6
Wins by KO4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Welterweight
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Minsk Welterweight
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Samokov Light welterweight
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Yekaterinburg Welterweight
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kharkiv Welterweight
EU Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Valladolid Welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Welterweight

Pat McCormack (born 8 June 1995) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics and gold at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 European Games.

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Amateur career

McCormack fought for Great Britain in the light welterweight category at the 2016 Rio Olympics, defeating Ablaikhan Zhussupov from Kazakhstan in his opening bout before losing via split decision in the round-of-16 to Cuban boxer Yasniel Toledo. [3]

Representing England, McCormack won a gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with a win over Northern Ireland’s Aidan Walsh in the final. [4] [5]

A year later he took welterweight gold at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus, winning in the final against Russia’s Khariton Agrba by unanimous decision. [6] [7] [8] At that year's World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia, he won the silver medal after losing 4:0 to Russian boxer Andrey Zamkovoy in the welterweight final which was stopped in the second round due to a cut suffered by McCormack following an accidental clash of heads. [9] [10] [11]

In 2021, McCormack claimed a silver medal at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, losing to 2012 gold medallist Roniel Iglesias from Cuba in the welterweight final. [12] [13]

Professional career

McCormack made his professional boxing debut on 25 March 2022, stopping Justin Menzie in round one at Newcastle Arena. [14] [15]

In October 2022, he signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing. [16] McCormack won his first fight under the Matchroom banner on points against Christian Nicolas Andino at Wembley Arena on 26 November 2022. [17]

Undefeated after five fights, he secured a unanimous decision win over Williams Andres Herrera in a 10 round contest at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 26 October 2024. [18]

Personal life

McCormack has a twin brother called Luke who is also a professional boxer. [19]

Professional boxing record

6 fights6 wins0 losses
By knockout40
By decision20
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
6Win6-0Williams Andres HerreraUD1026 October 2024 Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, England
5Win5-0Tony DixonRTD4 (10)1 July 2023 Sheffield Arena, Newcastle, England
4Win4-0Dario SocciTKO8 (8)18 March 2023Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England
3Win3-0Christian Nicolas AndinoPTS626 November 2022 Wembley Arena, London, England
2Win2-0Dimitri TrenelTKO1 (6)30 July 2022Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England
1Win1-0Justin MenzieTKO1 (6)25 March 2022 Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England

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