Paul Ingle

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Paul Ingle
Born
Paul Andrew Ingle

(1972-06-22) 22 June 1972 (age 52)
Other namesYorkshire Hunter
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm) [1]
Reach66 in (168 cm) [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Wins by KO16
Losses2

Paul Andrew Ingle (born 22 June 1972) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2000. He held featherweight world championships, including the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from 1999 to 2000 and the lesser International Boxing Organization (IBO) title in 2000. At regional level he held the European, British, and Commonwealth titles between 1997 and 1999. As an amateur, Ingle represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the flyweight bracket.

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Amateur career

Ingle was a member of the 1992 British Olympic team and competed in the flyweight division. In the first round he defeated Alexander Baba of Ghana by 9–7, but lost 12–13 in the second round to eventual gold medallist Choe Chol-su of North Korea. He won the 1991 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, boxing out of Scarborough ABC. [2]

Professional career

Ingle made his professional debut on 23 March 1994, scoring a third-round knockout over Darren Noble. On 11 January 1997, he stopped Colin McMillan in eight rounds to win his first regional championship, the British featherweight title. Later that year, on 11 October, Ingle defeated Jon Jo Irwin by eighth-round corner retirement to win the Commonwealth featherweight title. Ingle completed the regional trifecta when he won the European featherweight title on 26 September 1998, stopping Billy Hardy in eight rounds.

First world title challenge

By the time Ingle challenged for his first world title against WBO featherweight champion Naseem Hamed, he had won 21 consecutive fights without a loss. During the entrances for their fight, Ingle was kept waiting in the ring for six minutes. Angered by this, he and his trainer Steve Pollard went back to the dressing room and only returned after Hamed had finally made his own entrance. [3] In the opening round of the fight, Ingle was knocked down and barely made it out of the round following an onslaught of punches by Hamed. A body shot floored Ingle again in the sixth, but with twenty seconds remaining he emerged unscathed. In rounds nine and ten, Ingle had some success by bloodying Hamed's nose. A third knockdown in the eleventh ended Ingle's challenge, as referee Joe Cortez deemed him unable to continue as he stood up on shaky legs.

IBF featherweight champion

Despite this first career loss, Ingle received another world title opportunity in his next fight, on 13 November 1999. He went on to defeat IBF featherweight champion Manuel Medina by unanimous decision, albeit suffering a knockdown in the twelfth and final round. In his first defence of the title, Ingle travelled to the United States for the first time and fought on the undercard of Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant. Facing him was former two-weight world champion Junior Jones, who held the IBO featherweight title. In an action-packed fight which was close on the judges' scorecards, Ingle was knocked down in round nine, but rallied back in dramatic fashion to stop Jones in the eleventh. [4]

Retirement and life after boxing

Ingle's boxing career ended on 16 December 2000, losing both the IBF and IBO titles to Mbulelo Botile. The fight had undergone several postponements due to Ingle sustaining injuries in training and being unable to make the 126 lbs featherweight limit. After suffering a knockdown in round eleven, Ingle went down again in the twelfth and did not rise for several minutes. He was stretchered out of the ring and hospitalised for a blood clot on the brain, spending four weeks in intensive care before suffering a brain injury from which he never fully recovered. [5] [6] A boxing gym, the Paul Ingle Boxing Academy, has since opened in his honour, in Hull. [7]

Professional boxing record

25 fights23 wins2 losses
By knockout162
By decision70
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
25Loss23–2 Mbulelo Botile TKO12 (12), 0:2016 Dec 2000Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandLost IBF and IBO featherweight titles
24Win23–1 Junior Jones TKO11 (12), 1:16 29 Apr 2000 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USRetained IBF featherweight title;
Won IBO featherweight title
23Win22–1 Manuel Medina UD1213 Nov 1999 Sports Arena, Hull, EnglandWon IBF featherweight title
22Loss21–1 Naseem Hamed TKO11 (12), 0:45 10 Apr 1999 MEN Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor WBO featherweight title
21Win21–0 Billy Hardy TKO8 (12), 2:5326 Sep 1998 Barbican Centre, York, EnglandRetained Commonwealth featherweight title;
Won European featherweight title
20Win20–0Rakhim MingaleyevKO4 (12), 2:538 Aug 1998 The Spa, Scarborough, EnglandWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title
19Win19–0Moussa SangareRTD10 (12), 3:009 Jun 1998Hull Arena, Hull, England
18Win18–0Trust NdlovuPTS1228 Mar 1998Hull Arena, Hull, EnglandRetained Commonwealth featherweight title
17Win17–0 Jon Jo Irwin RTD8 (12), 3:0011 Oct 1997 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandRetained British featherweight title;
Won Commonwealth featherweight title
16Win16–0 Michael Alldis RTD11 (12), 3:0028 Apr 1997Hull Arena, Hull, EnglandRetained British featherweight title
15Win15–0 Colin McMillan TKO8 (12), 1:4211 Jan 1997York Hall, London, EnglandWon British featherweight title
14Win14–0Chris JickellsKO4 (8)6 Nov 1996 Hull Arena, Hull, England
13Win13–0Brian RobbKO2 (8)3 Sep 1996York Hall, London, England
12Win12–0Ervine BlakeKO2 (8)29 Jun 1996 Erith Leisure Centre, London, England
11Win11–0Greg UptonKO10 (10), 1:545 Feb 1996 Crook Log Leisure Centre, London, England
10Win10–0Demir NanevKO5 (8)15 Dec 1995York Hall, London, England
9Win9–0Miguel MatthewsKO4 (8)29 Sep 1995York Hall, London, England
8Win8–0Des GarganoTKO2 (6), 0:2316 Jun 1995Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England
7Win7–0Peter BuckleyPTS827 Apr 1995York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0Peter BuckleyPTS823 Feb 1995 Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England
5Win5–0Graham McGrathPTS624 Nov 1994 Cottingham, England
4Win4–0Anthony HannaPTS63 Aug 1994 Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England
3Win3–0Neil SwainKO4 (6)25 May 1994 Colston Hall, Bristol, England
2Win2–0Graham McGrathPTS427 Apr 1994 York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Darren NobleKO3 (6), 2:5923 Mar 1994 STAR Centre, Cardiff, Wales

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by British featherweight champion
11 January 1997 – May 1998
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Jon Jo Irwin
Preceded by
Jon Jo Irwin
Commonwealth
featherweight champion

11 October 1997 – November 1998
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Patrick Mullings
Vacant
Title last held by
Volodymyr Matkivskyy
IBF Inter-Continental
featherweight champion

8 August 1998 – April 1999
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Michael Gomez
Preceded by European featherweight champion
26 September 1998 – April 1999
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Steve Robinson
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by IBO featherweight champion
29 April 2000 – 16 December 2000
Succeeded by
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by IBF featherweight champion
13 November 1999 – 16 December 2000
Succeeded by
Mbulelo Botile