Neil Sinclair (born 23 February 1974), is a Northern Irish former

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who competed from 1995 to 2010. He challenged once for the WBO

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title in 2010. At regional level, he held the

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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

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Amateur career

Sinclair boxed for

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as an amateur and won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships at

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in 1992 and also won a gold for Northern Ireland at the

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, Canada.

Professional career

Sinclair turned professional in April 1995, winning his first fight at the

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, in which he knocked out Marty Duke on a card that included

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and the final fight in the career of

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. In June 2007, Sinclair announced his retirement 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

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, Belfast.

Professional boxing record

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* * 1974 births Living people Irish male boxers Light-middleweight boxers Prizefighter contestants Boxers from Belfast Male boxers from Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{NorthernIreland-boxing-bio-stub

Amateur career

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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