Tommy Coyle (boxer)

Tommy Coyle
Coyle in 2014
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Boom Boom
Rated at	Lightweight Light-welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Nationality	British
Born	2 September 1989 Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	22
Wins by KO	10
Losses	4

Tommy Coyle (born 2 September 1989) is a British professional boxer.^[2] He has challenged for the Commonwealth lightweight and British super-lightweight titles, and is a former WBC Silver International lightweight champion.^[3][4] He is the older brother of Leeds United footballer Lewie Coyle.^[5]

Professional career

Coyle made his professional debut on 18 September 2009, winning a six-round points decision against Kristian Laight.^[2] On 6 October 2012, having won his first thirteen fights, Coyle lost a three-round unanimous decision to Gary Sykes in the quarter-finals of the Prizefighter lightweight tournament.^[6] Coyle suffered his second professional defeat to Derry Mathews on 13 July 2013, in a tenth-round stoppage.^[7]

Two of Coyle's best wins came in 2014, beginning with a last-round stoppage over Daniel Brizuela on 22 February, in what was named a Fight of the Year candidate by ESPN,^[8] and Round of the Year by The Ring magazine. This was followed up on 25 October with a surprise knockout of battled-hardened slugger Michael Katsidis in two rounds.^[9] These two fights helped set up a showdown with fellow Hull native and 2012 Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell, with their highly anticipated fight eventually taking place on 1 August 2015. Suffering four knockdowns along the way, Coyle was again stopped in the tenth round.^[10]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
26 fights	22 wins	4 losses
By knockout	10	2
By decision	12	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
26	Loss	22–4	Tyrone Nurse	UD	12	30 Jul 2016	First Direct Arena, Leeds, England	For British super-lightweight title
25	Win	22–3	Reynaldo Mora	PTS	6	7 May 2016	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
24	Loss	21–3	Luke Campbell	TKO	10 (12), 1:41	1 Aug 2015	Craven Park, Hull, England	For vacant WBC International lightweight title
23	Win	21–2	Martin Gethin	RTD	5 (12), 3:00	7 Mar 2015	Ice Arena, Hull, England
22	Win	20–2	Michael Katsidis	TKO	2 (12), 1:33	25 Oct 2014	Ice Arena, Hull, England	Retained IBF International lightweight title
21	Win	19–2	Michael Ansah	PTS	8	21 May 2014	First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
20	Win	18–2	Daniel Brizuela	TKO	12 (12), 1:07	22 Feb 2014	Ice Arena, Hull, England	Retained IBF International lightweight title
19	Win	17–2	John Simpson	TKO	7 (12), 2:02	2 Nov 2013	Ice Arena, Hull, England	Von vacant IBF International lightweight title
18	Win	16–2	William Warburton	PTS	4	27 Sep 2013	Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
17	Loss	15–2	Derry Mathews	TKO	10 (12), 2:41	13 Jul 2013	Craven Park, Hull, England	For vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
16	Win	15–1	Jay Morris	TKO	4 (4), 2:03	20 Apr 2013	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
15	Win	14–1	Antonio João Bento	TKO	1 (10), 0:52	2 Nov 2012	City Hall, Hull, England	Won vacant WBC Silver International lightweight title
14	Loss	13–1	Gary Sykes	UD	3	6 Oct 2012	Olympia, Liverpool, England	Prizefighter 26: lightweight quarter-final
13	Win	13–0	Sid Razak	PTS	4	1 Jun 2012	KC Stadium, Hull, England
12	Win	12–0	Maurycy Gojko	TKO	2 (6)	18 May 2012	Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
11	Win	11–0	Graeme Higginson	KO	3 (10), 2:00	23 Mar 2012	City Hall, Hull, England	Won vacant British Central Area lightweight title
10	Win	10–0	Arek Malek	PTS	10	7 Oct 2011	City Hall, Hull, England
9	Win	9–0	Mark McCullough	PTS	10	24 Apr 2011	City Hall, Hull, England
8	Win	8–0	Andrew Patterson	PTS	4	22 Jan 2011	The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
7	Win	7–0	Matt Seawright	PTS	4	19 Dec 2010	De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
6	Win	6–0	Ibrar Riyaz	PTS	4	17 Sep 2010	The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
5	Win	5–0	Daniel Thorpe	TKO	1 (4), 2:16	2 Jul 2010	The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
4	Win	4–0	Karl Taylor	PTS	6	2 May 2010	Sports Arena, Hull, England
3	Win	3–0	Daniel Thorpe	PTS	6	20 Feb 2010	Sports Arena, Hull, England
2	Win	2–0	Damien Turner	RTD	4 (6), 3:00	4 Dec 2009	The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
1	Win	1–0	Kristian Laight	PTS	6	18 Sep 2009	The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England	Professional debut

References

1. Sky Sports tale of the tape for the Luke Campbell fight.
2. Professional boxing record for Tommy Coyle from BoxRec. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. "Coyle blasts Bento in 52 seconds". Hatton Promotions. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
4. Smailes, James (2 November 2013). "Tommy Coyle stops John Simpson to claim IBF title as Luke Campbell wins third pro fight at Hull Arena". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
5. "Leeds United: Lewie Coyle signs new Whites deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. Yorkshire Post Newspapers. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
6. "Flannigan Edges Sykes To Win Prizefighter, Fielding Wins". BoxingScene. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
7. Norman, Adam (14 July 2013). "Derry Mathews stopped Tommy Coyle to win the vacant Commonwealth title". Sky Sports. Sky. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
8. Campbell, Brian (29 December 2014). "Round of the Year: Coyle-Brizuela". ESPN. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
9. Sukachev, Alexey (25 October 2014). "Tommy Coyle Flattens Michael Katsidis in Two Rounds". BoxingScene. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
10. "Luke Campbell pounds Tommy Coyle to a halt in 10th round". Sky Sports. Sky. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

External links

• Tommy Coyle at Matchroom Sport