Tyrone McCullagh (born 9 September 1990) is an Irish former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won bronze at the 2010 European Championshipshttps://www.derryjournal.com/sport/tyrone-claims-euro-bronze-in-moscow-1-2146412 and represented Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he reached the quarter-finals.
Personal life McCullagh was born in Derry.
Away from boxing, he works as a mental health nurse and has acknowledged the work of the NHS on his fight shorts.
An outspoken Irish nationalist, he has stated numerous times that he will not box for the British title despite being in a position to do so.
Amateur career An amateur with Illies GG in Donegal and then Holy Family GG in Belfast, he won the Irish title in 2010 and would go on to claim bronze at the European Championships in Moscow that summer. A runner-up at National level twice more, as well as spending time in Kazakhstan as part of the Astana Arlans World Series of Boxing team.
Professional career Turning professional having been angered by the politics of the amateur side of the sport, McCullagh made his professional debut on 25 July 2015, in Ellesmere Port, where he scored a second-round knockout (KO) of Tamas Laska.
Following 10 wins, and a move down in weight to super-bantamweight, he secured a shot at the Celtic title versus Scottish champ Joe Ham. McCullagh defeated Ham in Belfast on 30 June 2018, surviving a knockdown in the third round to otherwise dominate the Glaswegian.
McCullagh would then beat English champion Josh Kennedy on 5 October 2018 to add the WBO European title to his collection, a belt he would subsequently defend versus Spanish champion Alvaro Rodriguez.
McCullagh returned to featherweight in his next fight to enter The Golden Contract competition and he would win his quarter-final bout on 4 October 2019 at the York Hall, London, versus late replacement Razaq Najib. McCullagh was subsequently defeated by Ryan Walsh in the semi-finals at the same venue on 21 February 2020.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes15Loss14–1 Ryan WalshUD1021 Feb 2020 14Win14–0 Razaq NajibUD104 Oct 2019 13Win13–0 Álvaro RodríguezUD103 May 2019 12Win12–0 Josh KennedyUD105 Oct 2018 11Win11–0 Joe Ham1030 June 2018 10Win10–0 Elvis GuillénTKO3 (6), 21 Apr 2018 9Win9–0 Tom TranTKO5 (8), 1 Dec 2017 8Win8–0 Craig Derbyshire2 (?)16 Sep 2017 7Win7–0 José AguilarPTS410 Jun 2017 6Win6–0 Michael BarnorPTS43 Mar 2017 5Win5–0 Edwin TéllezTKO4 (6), 8 Oct 2016 4Win4–0 Aleksandrs Birkenbergs425 Jun 2016 3Win3–0 Antons ZacestsTKO1 (4), 6 Feb 2016 2Win2–0 Bence SiposTKO2 (4), 21 Nov 2015 1Win1–0 Tamas Laska2 (4), 25 July 2015
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