Pat McCormack (boxer, born 1995)
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. Amateur careerMcCormack 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 careerMcCormack 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] At the same venue on 15 February 2025, McCormack defeated Robbie Davies Jr, knocking his opponent to the canvas three times during the contest which was halted by corner retirement at the end of round six.[19][20] Personal lifeMcCormack has a twin brother called Luke who is also a professional boxer.[21] Professional boxing record
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