Ryan Walsh (born 18 May 1986) is an English professional boxer.

Personal life Ryan's twin brother Liam and older brother Michael are also professional boxers, and in 2015 Ryan and Liam became the first twins to hold British titles at the same time.

Professional career Raised in Rochdale and based in Cromer, Norfolk, Walsh made his professional debut on 2 February 2008 with a first-round knockout of Riaz Durgahed.Westlake, Amy (2014). . Rochdale Online. Retrieved 28 July 2016. By April 2011 he had won his first twelve fights, and on 21 October scored a unanimous decision (UD) over Liam Richards to win the English super-bantamweight title."Ryan Walsh delighted by brothers' big-fight influence". BBC Sport. BBC 24 October 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

In October 2013, Walsh challenged Lee Selby for the British and Commonwealth featherweight titles. The fight went the full twelve-round distance, with Selby winning a clear UD to hand Walsh his first loss."Lee Selby beats Ryan Walsh to defend British and Commonwealth featherweight titles". Sky Sports. Sky. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016. Two years later, on 26 September 2015, Walsh faced Samir Mouneimne for the now-vacant British featherweight title.Lakey, Chris (25 September 2015). "The life of Ryan – the Cromer boxer aiming to make history". Eastern Daily Press. Archant. Retrieved 28 July 2016. The fight went the distance, with Walsh scoring a split decision to become British champion."Ryan Walsh eyes Norfolk family landmark with twin Liam". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

Walsh was set to make his first defence of the title in January 2016 against Ryan Doyle,Lakey, Chris (12 December 2015). "Opponent named for Cromer boxer Ryan Walsh's first British title defence". Eastern Daily Press. Archant. Retrieved 28 July 2016. but instead faced the undefeated Darren Traynor, stopping the challenger in five rounds.Lakey, Chris (27 December 2015). "Ryan Walsh remains focused after change of opponent". North Norfolk News. Archant. Retrieved 28 July 2016.Reynolds, Ben (25 January 2016). "Ryan Walsh impresses in first defence of British featherweight title". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

On 28 June 2019, Walsh defended his British featherweight belt against Lewis Paulin. The fight was considered a significant step up in quality for Paulin. Walsh was the better man for most of the fight, although Paulin had a couple of rounds where he boxed well and took the fight to Walsh. In the end, two judges scored the fight in favor of Walsh, 117-111 and 115–114, while the third judge gave the fight 115–113 to Paulin, thus awarding the split-decision victory to Walsh to retain his British featherweight belt.

In his next fight, Walsh fought Harion Socarras as a part of the quarter-final of The Golden Contract featherweight tournament. After a close start, a brawl started in the fifth round, in which Walsh managed to score a knockdown over Socarras. In the ninth round, Walsh sent Socarras to the ropes with a flurry of shots, which prompted the referee to stop the fight.

In the semi-final, Walsh faced Tyrone McCullagh. McCullagh started the fight strong, and was winning for the first half of the fight. However, Walsh managed to drop McCullagh twice in the remainder of the fight, even coming close to stopping him in the ninth. McCullagh made it to the final bell, but Walsh was announced the winner via unanimous decision, earning him a ticket to The Golden Contract tournament final.

Walsh challenged British and Commonwealth lightweight champion Sam Noakes at Wembley Arena in London on 7 December 2024. He lost by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes36LossSam NoakesUD127 Dec 202435Win29–4–2Reece MouldTKO1 (10), 27 Sep 202434Win28–4–2Rustem FatkhullinPTS410 Dec 202333Loss27–4–2Maxi HughesUD1226 Mar 202232Win27–3–2Ronnie ClarkPTS618 Dec 202131Loss26–3–2Jazza DickensUD102 Dec 202030Win26–2–2Tyrone McCullaghUD1021 Feb 202029Win25–2–2Hairon SocarrasTKO9 (10), 4 Oct 201928Win24–2–2Lewis PaulinSD1228 Jun 201927Win23–2–2Reece BellottiSD1222 Dec 201826Draw22–2–2Isaac Lowe1217 Feb 201825Win22–2–1Marco McCulloughTKO11 (12), 20 May 201724Loss21–2–1Dennis CeylanSD1215 Oct 201623Win21–1–1James TennysonTKO5 (12), 30 Apr 201622Win20–1–1Darren TraynorTKO5 (12), 22 Jan 201621Win19–1–1Samir Mouneimne1226 Sep 201520Win18–1–1Reynaldo CajinaPTS814 Nov 201419Win17–1–1Ibrar RiyazPTS627 Jun 201418Loss16–1–1Lee SelbyUD125 Oct 201317Win16–0–1Jose Antonio ElizabethTKO3 (8), 15 Jun 201316Win15–0–1Oszkar FikoTKO3 (6)22 Mar 201315Draw14–0–1Ronnie Clark1010 Nov 201214Win14–0Mikheil GogebashviliTKO1 (8), 15 Sep 201213Win13–0Liam Richards1021 Oct 201112Win12–0Gavin ReidTKO7 (8), 2 Apr 201111Win11–0James AncliffPTS823 Oct 201010Win10–0Eugene HeagneyTKO1 (6), 15 May 20109Win9–0Ian BaileyPTS613 Feb 20108Win8–0Michael O'GaraTKO5 (6), 9 Oct 20097Win7–0Marc Callaghan3 (6), 22 May 20096Win6–0Sid RazakPTS430 Jan 20095Win5–0Johnny GreavesPTS46 Dec 20084Win4–0Robin DeakinPTS426 Sep 20083Win3–0Gheorghe GhiompiricaPTS416 Jun 20082Win2–0Robin Deakin48 Mar 20081Win1–0Riaz Durgahed1 (4), 2 Feb 2008

References

External links

at BoxNation Ryan Walsh - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live