Pat McCormack (born 8 June 1995) is an English professional

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the delayed

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

and gold at both the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

and

2019 European Games The 2nd European Games 2019 (, ''Jeŭrapiejskija huĺni 2019''; , ''Yevropeyskiye igry 2019''), also known as the 2019 European Games or Minsk 2019 (; ), were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019. The games featured 200 events in ...

Amateur career

McCormack fought for Great Britain in the

light welterweight Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...

category at the

2016 Rio Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, defeating Ablaikhan Zhussupov from Kazakhstan in his opening bout before losing via split decision in the round-of-16 to Cuban boxer Yasniel Toledo. Representing England, McCormack won a gold medal in the

welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...

division at the

, with a win over Northern Ireland’s Aidan Walsh in the final. A year later he took welterweight gold at the

European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from countries served by national Olympic committees within the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the regional association for such committ ...

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

, Belarus, winning in the final against Russia’s Khariton Agrba by unanimous decision. At that year's

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The ci ...

, 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. In 2021, McCormack claimed a silver medal at the delayed

Tokyo Olympics Tokyo Olympics may refer to: * 1940 Summer Olympics, Games of the XII Olympiad, cancelled due to World War II * 1964 Summer Olympics, Games of the XVIII Olympiad * 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an ...

, losing to 2012 gold medallist

Roniel Iglesias Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (born 14 August 1988) is a Cuban boxer, best known for winning the junior world title at lightweight in 2006, a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and a gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He ...

from Cuba in the welterweight final.

Professional career

McCormack made his professional boxing debut on 25 March 2022, stopping Justin Menzie in round one at

Newcastle Arena The Newcastle Arena (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Utilita Arena) is an indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Owned and operated by ASM Global, the naming rights are currently held by Utilita Energy. Ha ...

. In October 2022, he signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's

Matchroom Boxing Matchroom Sport is a UK-based sporting event promotions company founded by Barry Hearn and run by him and his son Eddie Hearn. It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool, bowling, golf, fishin ...

. McCormack won his first fight under the Matchroom banner on points against Christian Nicolas Andino at

Wembley Arena Wembley Arena () (originally the Empire Pool, currently known as OVO Energy, OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, Greater London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is Greater Lond ...

on 26 November 2022. 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. 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.

Personal life

McCormack has a twin brother called

Luke Luke may refer to: People and fictional characters * Luke (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Luke (surname), including a list of people with the name * Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luk ...

who is also a professional boxer.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCormack, Pat 1995 births Living people British male boxers English male boxers Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games European Games medalists in boxing European Games gold medalists for Great Britain Boxers at the 2019 European Games AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Sunderland 21st-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing