Gary O'Sullivan

Gary O'Sullivan
Gary O'Sullivan
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Celtic Warrior
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Reach	178 cm (70 in)
Nationality	Irish
Born	14 July 1984 (age 37); Mahon, Cork,; Republic of Ireland
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	31
Wins by KO	21
Losses	4

Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan (born 14 July 1984) is an Irish professional boxer. Between 2009 and 2017, he held multiple middleweight championships at regional level including Irish, WBA and WBO titles. All four losses of his career came against future and former world champions.

He also acted and performed stunts in the 2007 film Strength and Honour.

Boxing career[]

O'Sullivan vs. Hall[]

O'Sullivan defeated Matthew Hall in a close contest, at Upton Park, London, on 14 July 2012 on the undercard of David Haye vs. Derek Chisora, to win the WBO intercontinental middleweight title.^[2]

O'Sullivan vs. Nunez[]

It was announced following this defeat of Larry Smith that O'Sullivan would take on former world contender Milton Nunez.^[3] O'Sullivan, before the fight, described the bout as "the most important fight of my life". He started the fight well with some solid body shots easily claiming the first round. He knocked Nunez down in the second round and ultimately scored an impressive victory, by TKO, over Nunez in the third round.^[4]

O'Sullivan vs. Douglas[]

After a loss to Chris Eubank Jr., O'Sullivan won four straight fights to earn a December 2017 bout against rising prospect Antoine Douglas on HBO. While the fight was meant to be a showcase for Douglas, O'Sullivan won a gritty battle by seventh-round knockout.^[5]

O'Sullivan vs. Lemieux[]

After beating Berlin Abreu on 4 May, it was announced that O'Sullivan would be fighting on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II on 15 September. A fight with David Lemieux, a fight that Spike had previously chased in recent years, was mooted but O'Sullivan seemed reluctant to give Lemieux the fight as he had previously turned it down himself. However, after weeks of back and forth verbal jousting online, the fight was officially made with both fighters declaring that they will knock the other out and many tipping it as a potential fight of the night.^{[citation needed]}

O’Sullivan was knocked out in the first round.^[6]

In his first comeback fight, O'Sullivan defeated Gabor Gorbics on points in his home country of Ireland.^[7]

In his next fight, O'Sullivan recorded his second win in a row, defeating overmatched opponent Khiary Gray in six rounds.^[8]

O'Sullivan vs Munguia[]

On 11 January 2020, O'Sullivan fought former world champion Jaime Munguia, who was ranked #1 by the WBO and #3 by the WBC at middleweight. O'Sullivan put up a great fight, but in the end Munguia just had too much left in the tank, as he finished the Irishman in the eleventh round via TKO.^[9]

Professional boxing record[]

35 fights, 31 wins (21 knockouts), 4 losses^[10]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	31–4	Nodar Robakidze	UD	6 (6)	2021-05-29	Country Hall Liège, Belgium
Loss	30–4	Jaime Munguia	TKO	11 (12)	2020-01-11	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas U.S.
Win	30–3	Khiary Gray	TKO	6 (10)	2019-03-16	House of Blues, Boston
Win	29–3	Gabor Gorbics	PTS	8	2018-12-07	Royal Theatre, Castlebar
Loss	28–3	David Lemieux	KO	1 (12)	2018-09-15	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada
Win	28–2	Berlin Abreu	RTD	3 (10)	2018-05-04	StubHub Center, Carson, California
Win	27–2	Antoine Douglas	TKO	7 (10)	2017-12-16	Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title.
Win	26–2	Nick Quigley	TKO	4 (10)	2017-09-30	House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	25–2	Chauncey Fields	KO	2 (8)	2017-05-13	Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts
Win	24–2	Ronald Montes	TKO	3 (8)	2017-03-18	House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	23–2	Jaime Barboza	UD	8	2016-09-17	Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, New Hampshire
Loss	22–2	Chris Eubank Jr.	RTD	7 (12)	2015-12-12	The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London	WBA Middleweight title final eliminator.
Win	22–1	David Toribio	KO	2 (10)	2015-10-10	Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts
Win	21–1	Melvin Betancourt	KO	2 (10)	2015-05-23	Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	20–1	Milton Núñez	TKO	3 (8)	2015-03-14	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win	19–1	Larry Smith	TKO	2 (6)	2015-02-26	Memorial Hall, Melrose, Massachusetts
Win	18–1	Anthony Fitzgerald	TKO	1 (10)	2014-11-15	3Arena, Dublin
Win	17–1	Jose Medina	MD	6	2014-06-05	House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	16–1	Billy Joe Saunders	UD	12	2013-07-20	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London	Lost WBO International Middleweight Title.
Win	16–0	Tadas Jonkus	TKO	3 (8)	2013-05-03	Carlton Hotel Tyrrelstown, Dublin	Retained WBO International Middleweight Title.
Win	15–0	Matthew Hall	UD	12	2012-07-14	Upton Park, West Ham, London	Won vacant WBO International Middleweight Title.
Win	14–0	Paul Morby	PTS	6	2012-03-10	Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Win	13–0	Robert Long	TKO	1 (10)	2011-06-25	National Stadium, Dublin	Retained Irish Middleweight Title.
Win	12–0	Ryan Clark	KO	1 (4)	2011-05-21	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London
Win	11–0	Sylvain Touzet	TKO	3 (6)	2010-06-26	Neptune Sports Arena, Cork
Win	10–0	Ciaran Healy	PTS	10	2009-12-14	Neptune Sports Arena, Cork	Won vacant Irish Middleweight Title.
Win	9–0	Arturs Jaskuls	PTS	6	2009-07-25	National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Win	8–0	Marcin Piatkowski	KO	1 (6)	2009-04-25	Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork
Win	7–0	Jimmy LeBlanc	DQ	4 (8)	2009-03-14	Dorchester Armory, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Win	6–0	Idiozan Matos	TKO	3 (6)	2008-10-26	Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney
Win	5–0	Sergejs Volodins	RTD	1 (6)	2008-09-13	Neptune Sports Arena, Cork
Win	4–0	Eugen Stan	PTS	6	2008-07-05	National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Win	3–0	Tye Williams	TKO	1 (4)	2008-04-15	National Stadium, Dublin
Win	2–0	Robert Harris	TKO	1 (4)	2008-03-15	Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	1–0	Peter Dunn	TKO	6 (6)	2008-01-26	Neptune Sports Arena, Cork	Professional debut.