Tommy McCarthy | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 November 1990 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 75+1⁄2 in (192 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tommy McCarthy (born 4 November 1990) is an Irish professional boxer who formerly held the European cruiserweight title. [2] As an amateur he won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 2008 Youth World Championships.
McCarthy made his professional boxing debut against Rolandas Cesna on 24 May 2014. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. [3] McCarthy fought thrice more in 2014 and won all three fights by stoppage: against Imantas Davidaitis on 21 June, [4] against Dimitar Spaiyski on 4 October, [5] and Martin Horak on 15 November. [6]
McCarthy fought four more times in 2015. He first notched a sixth-round technical knockout of Jakub Wojcik on 20 February 2015. [7] McCarthy next scored points victories against Courtney Fry on 1 August and Martin Szatmari on 5 December. [8] [9] His last of the year, against Vladimir Reznicek, came just a week after his victory over Szatmari. McCarthy won the fight by points.
McCarthy faced Jon-Lewis Dickinson on 28 May 2016, [10] and won by unanimous decision. It was the first ten round bout of his career. [11] McCarthy was next scheduled to face Matty Askin on 19 November 2016. [12] He suffered the first loss of his professional career, as he lost by unanimous decision. [13]
McCarthy rebounded from the first loss of his professional career with a first-round technical knockout of Peter Hegyes on 21 October 2017. [14] McCarthy was then scheduled to face Blaise Mendouo on 18 November 2017. [15] He won the fight on points. [16]
McCarthy's sole fight of 2018 came against Kent Kauppinen on 17 November. He won the fight on points. [17]
McCarthy was scheduled to face Jiri Svacina on 9 February 2019. He won the fight on points. [18] McCarthy's four-fight winning streak earned McCarthy the chance to challenge the incumbent WBA Inter-continental Cruiserweight champion Richard Riakporhe on 2 March 2019. Riakporhe won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. [19]
Following his loss to Riakporhe, McCarthy re-matched Jiri Svacina on 18 May 2019, and won by a third-round technical knockout. [20] McCarthy was scheduled to face Francesco Cataldo on 11 July 2019 in Rome, which was his first fight outside of the British Isles. Cataldo retired from the fight at the end of the second round. [21]
McCarthy was scheduled to fight the reigning WBC International cruiserweight champion Fabio Turchi on 11 October 2019. [22] He won the fight by split decision. [23]
McCarthy fought Bilal Laggoune for the European cruiserweight title on 31 October 2020. He won the fight by majority decision. [24] McCarthy made the first defense of his European title against Alexandru Jur on 15 May 2021. [25] He won the fight by a sixth-round knockout. [26]
McCarthy was scheduled to fight Chris Billam-Smith on 31 July 2021. The fight was a defense of his European cruiserweight title, a challenge for Billam-Smith's Commonwealth title, and a fight for the vacant British cruiserweight title. The bout was set as the main event of a Matchroom Boxing card, which was broadcast by DAZN. [27] McCarthy lost the fight by split decision, with scores of 116-112, 115-115 and 116-115. [28] McCarthy expressed his surprise at the scorecards after the fight, stating: "“When I heard that score of 116-112 I just walked out of the ring in disgust... How could one of the judges have it eight rounds to four after a fight like that?". [29] McCarthy was booked to face Billam-Smith in an immediate rematch on 16 April 2022. [30] McCarthy lost the fight by an eight-round technical knockout. [31]
McCarthy was stopped in the seventh-round by Michal Cieslak in a challenge to regain the European cruiserweight title in Poland on 4 November 2023. [32]
On 27 January 2024, McCarthy was stopped in the fourth-round by Cheavon Clarke in a contest for the vacant WBA cruiserweight Intercontinental title at Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. [33]
| 26 fights | 20 wins | 6 losses |
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| By knockout | 10 | 4 |
| By decision | 10 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 26 | Loss | 20–6 |  Cheavon Clarke | TKO | 4 (10), 1:28 | 27 January 2024 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | For the vacant WBA cruiserweight Intercontinental title |
| 25 | Loss | 20–5 |  Michal Cieslak | TKO | 7 (12), 1:05 | 4 November 2023 | Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane, Poland | For the European cruiserweight title |
| 24 | Win | 20–4 |  Reinis Porozovs | PTS | 8 | 4 September 2022 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 23 | Win | 19–4 | Pauls Vilbergs | TKO | 2 (6), 0:45 | 11 June 2022 |  Tondi 17 Boxing Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 22 | Loss | 18–4 | Chris Billam-Smith | TKO | 8 (12), 1:28 | 16 April 2022 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | For European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles |
| 21 | Loss | 18–3 | Chris Billam-Smith | SD | 12 | 31 Jul 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | Lost European cruiserweight title; For Commonwealth and vacant British cruiserweight titles |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 |  Alexandru Jur | KO | 6 (12), 2:20 | 15 May 2021 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | Retained European cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 |  Bilal Laggoune | MD | 12 | 31 Oct 2020 | The SSE Arena, London, England | Won European cruiserweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 |  Fabio Turchi | SD | 12 | 11 Oct 2019 | PalaTrento, Trento, Italy | Won WBC International cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Francesco Cataldo | RTD | 2 (8) | 11 Jul 2019 | Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli, Rome, Italy | |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 |  Jiri Svacina | TKO | 3 (6), 2:01 | 18 May 2019 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Richard Riakporhe | TKO | 4 (10), 2:45 | 2 Mar 2019 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England | For the WBA Inter-continental Cruiserweight title. |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Jiri Svacina | PTS | 8 | 9 Feb 2019 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Kent Kauppinen | PTS | 6 | 17 Nov 2018 | Shorts Sports & Social Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 |  Blaise Mendouo | PTS | 6 | 18 Nov 2017 | Odyssey Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 |  Peter Hegyes | TKO | 1 (6), 2:33 | 21 Oct 2017 | Odyssey Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Matty Askin | UD | 12 | 19 Nov 2016 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jon-Lewis Dickinson | UD | 10 | 28 May 2016 | OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Vladimir Reznicek | PTS | 6 | 12 Dec 2015 | Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Martin Szatmari | PTS | 6 | 5 Dec 2015 | Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Courtney Fry | PTS | 8 | 1 Aug 2015 | Marquee, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jakub Wojcik | TKO | 6 (6), 1:30 | 20 Feb 2015 |  Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Martin Horak | TKO | 2 (4), 0:59 | 15 Nov 2014 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Dimitar Spaiyski | TKO | 1 (4), 1:07 | 4 Oct 2014 | Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Imantas Davidaitis | TKO | 2 (4), 2:27 | 21 Jun 2014 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Rolandas Cesna | TKO | 3 (4), 0:43 | 24 May 2014 | Dewsbury Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
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