Neil Sinclair (born 23 February 1974), is a Northern Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He challenged once for the WBO welterweight title in 2010. At regional level, he held the British welterweight title from 2001 to 2003 and challenged once for the EBU European Union title in 2008. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal representing Ireland at the 1992 Junior World Championships and gold while representing Northern Ireland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

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Neil Sinclair
Born	(1974-02-23) 23 February 1974 (age 50) Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Nationality	British Irish
Other names	Sinky
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	41
Wins	33
Wins by KO	26
Losses	8
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Ireland Junior World Championships 1992 Montreal Light middleweight Representing  Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Welterweight

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Sinclair boxed for Ireland as an amateur and won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships at Montreal in 1992 and also won a gold for Northern Ireland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[1][2]

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Sinclair turned professional in April 1995, winning his first fight at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, in which he knocked out Marty Duke on a card that included Darren Corbett and the final fight in the career of Damien Denny.

In June 2007, Sinclair announced his retirement^[3] although he decided to return to boxing within a couple of months.

In May 2009, Sinclair won the Irish light-middleweight title with a stoppage victory over Henry Coyle at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

• List of British welterweight boxing champions