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

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.

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.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
41	Loss	33–8	Bradley Pryce	SD	3	2010-02-26	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter 10: light middleweight quarter-final
40	Win	33–7	Janos Petrovics	TKO	4 (8)	2009-11-06	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
39	Win	32–7	Henry Coyle	TKO	3 (10), 0:22	2009-05-15	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won vacant BUI Ireland National super welterweight title
38	Loss	31–7	Daniele Petrucci	UD	12	2008-06-07	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy	For EBU European Union welterweight title
37	Win	31–6	Juan Martinez	PTS	8	2008-03-29	Letterkenny Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, Ireland
36	Win	30–6	Sergejs Savrinovics	PTS	6	2007-08-18	City Hall, Cork, Ireland
35	Loss	29–6	Francis Jones	KO	5 (8), 3:07	2007-06-23	The Point, Dublin, Ireland
34	Win	29–5	Arek Malek	TKO	4 (6), 1:50	2007-02-17	City Hall, Cork, Ireland
33	Loss	28–5	Jerome Ellis	TKO	6 (10), 1:49	2006-07-05	City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
32	Loss	28–4	Taz Jones	TKO	1 (8), 1:20	2005-03-18	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
31	Win	28–3	Craig Lynch	PTS	6	2004-07-30	York Hall, London, England
30	Win	27–3	Bradley Pryce	TKO	8 (12), 1:54	2003-02-01	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
29	Win	26–3	Paul Knights	TKO	2 (12), 1:07	2002-11-02	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
28	Win	25–3	Dzmitri Kashkan	TKO	4 (8), 2:21	2002-08-17	Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
27	Win	24–3	Derek Roche	KO	1 (12), 2:20	2002-06-15	Town Hall, Leeds, England	Retained BBBofC British welterweight title
26	Win	23–3	Leonti Vorontsuk	TKO	4 (8), 2:35	2002-04-20	International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
25	Win	22–3	Harry Dhami	TKO	5 (12), 2:44	2001-11-19	Holiday Inn, Glasgow, Scotland	Won BBBofC British welterweight title
24	Win	21–3	Viktor Fesechko	PTS	6	2001-09-22	York Hall, London, England
23	Win	20–3	Zoltan Szili	KO	2 (8), 1:25	2001-04-28	International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
22	Loss	19–3	Daniel Santos	KO	2 (12), 2:25	2000-12-16	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England	For WBO welterweight title
21	Win	19–2	Adrian Chase	TKO	2 (8), 0:30	2000-08-12	Conference Centre, London, England
20	Win	18–2	Christopher Henry	TKO	1 (8), 1:46	24 Jun 2000	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
19	Win	17–2	Paul Dyer	TKO	6 (8), 1:19	2000-05-16	Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England
18	Win	16–2	Dennis Berry	TKO	2 (8)	2000-03-18	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
17	Win	15–2	Paul Dyer	TKO	8 (8)	1999-10-16	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16	Win	14–2	David Kirk	PTS	8	1999-06-05	International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
15	Win	13–2	Mark Ramsey	TKO	3 (8)	1999-01-22	Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
14	Win	12–2	Michael Smyth	KO	1 (8), 0:38	1998-12-07	Town Hall, London, England
13	Win	11–2	Paul Denton	TKO	1 (8)	1998-09-19	National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
12	Win	10–2	Leigh Wicks	TKO	1 (6), 2:51	1998-02-21	Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11	Win	9–2	Chris Pollock	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	1997-12-20	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10	Win	8–2	Trevor Meikle	TKO	5 (6), 1:32	1997-09-27	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9	Loss	7–2	Dennis Berry	PTS	6	1996-09-03	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8	Win	7–1	Kasi Kaihau	TKO	2 (6)	1996-05-28	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7	Win	6–1	Hugh Davey	PTS	6	1996-04-13	Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
6	Win	5–1	Brian Coleman	RTD	1 (6)	1995-12-02	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5	Win	4–1	Wayne Shepherd	TKO	6 (6)	1995-10-07	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4	Win	3–1	George Wilson	PTS	4	1995-08-26	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3	Win	2–1	Andy Peach	TKO	1 (6)	1995-07-17	Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England
2	Loss	1–1	Andrew Jervis	TKO	3 (6)	1995-05-27	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1	Win	1–0	Marty Duke	TKO	2 (6)	1995-04-14	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

• List of British welterweight boxing champions

• Boxing record for Neil Sinclair from BoxRec (registration required)
• Neil Sinclair at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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