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Marco McCullough

Marco McCullough

Irish boxer (born 1989)

Marco McCullough (born 22 November 1989) is a Northern Irish former super-featherweight boxer.[1] His career ran a total of 9 years, from 2011 to 2019 after his debut on June 25 of 2011.[2] In 2013, he defeated Willie Casey for the Boxing Union of Ireland featherweight title.[3] McCullough defeated former world champion Dimitri Kirilov for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) European featherweight title.[4] He has also won the intercontinental title for the World Boxing Organization (WBO).[5] He lost to Isaac Lowe for the Commonwealth featherweight title.[6]

McCullough lost to Ryan Walsh for the British featherweight title due to a technical knockout (TKO).[7][8] Since his defeat to Ryan Wash, McCullough moved up to super-featherweight where he has won the IBO International Title and the IBF European Title, defeating Ruddy Encarnacion and Declan Geraghty respectively. McCullough's final official pro-boxing event was a victory against Declan Geraghty on May 17, 2019, via TKO for the Super Feather Title.[9]

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 Knockouts), 4 Losses, 0 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 1-0 Republic of Ireland Eddie Nesbitt TKO 2 (4) 2011-06-25 United Kingdom Craigavon Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland Professional debut.
Loss 1-1 United Kingdom Dai Davies PTS 4 2011-09-10 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 2-1 United Kingdom Sean Watson TKO 1 (4) 2012-04-14 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 3-1 Bulgaria Hyusein Hyuseinov PTS 4 2012-09-08 United Kingdom Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 4-1 Bulgaria Valentin Marinov KO 1 (4) 2012-10-13 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 5-1 Republic of Ireland Michael Kelly PTS 4 2012-12-01 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 6-1 United Kingdom Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 2013-02-09 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 7-1 Republic of Ireland Noel O'Brien TKO 3 (8) 2013-05-14 United Kingdom City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 8-1 Republic of Ireland Willie Casey TKO 9 (10) 2013-10-19 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won Irish Featherweight Title
Win 9-1 Slovakia Elemir Rafael TKO 3 (8) 2014-04-04 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 10-1 Slovakia Martin Parlagi UD 10 2014-06-20 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won WBO European Featherweight Title
Win 11-1 Russia Dmitry Kirilov RTD 8 (10) 2014-09-06 United Kingdom Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland Defended WBO European Featherweight Title
Win 12-1 Georgia (country) Malkhaz Tatrishvili TKO 1 (8) 2015-02-28 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 12-2 Hungary Zoltan Kovacs KO 1 (10) 2015-07-30 Germany Sportpalast, Bielefeld, Germany
Win 13-2 Latvia Sergejs Logins TKO 1 (6) 2015-10-16 United Kingdom Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Win 14-2 Spain Sergio Prado PTS 10 2015-10-16 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 14-3 United Kingdom Isaac Lowe TKO 8 (12) 2016-02-27 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Vacant Commonwealth Featherweight Title on the line
Win 15-3 Lithuania Simas Volosinas PTS 6 2016-09-15 United Kingdom Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 16-3 Mexico Luis Lugo RTD 4 (10) 2016-11-05 United Kingdom Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won the WBO Inter-Continental Featherweight Title
Win 17-3 Nicaragua Leonel Hernandez PTS 8 2016-11-05 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 17-4 United Kingdom Ryan Walsh TKO 11 (12) 2017-05-20 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, Hackney Wick, England BBBofC British Featherweight Title at stake
Win 18-4 United Kingdom Josh Baillie TKO 3 (6) 2017-11-18 United Kingdom The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 19-4 Nicaragua Arnoldo Solano PTS 6 2018-04-21 United Kingdom The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 20-4 United Kingdom Jordan Ellison PTS 6 2018-08-18 United Kingdom Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 21-4 Spain Rudy Encarnacion UD 10 2018-10-05 United Kingdom Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant IBO International Super-Featherweight Title
Win 22-4 Republic of Ireland Declan Geraghty TKO 3 (10) 2019-05-17 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant IBF European Super-Featherweight Title

References

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    "Boxing News : In Depth with Mark McCullough". BoxNation. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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    "Marco McCullough: "I've Found My Love for It Again!" - Boxing News". Boxingnews24.com. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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    "Marco McCullough secures huge fight as part of new BT/Boxnation schedule". Irish-boxing.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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    Damerell, Richard (12 February 2016). "Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Isaac Lowe stops Marco McCullough in Commonwealth clash | Boxing News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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    "Marco McCullough in line for big title fight". Irish-boxing.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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    "Marco McCullough". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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