Paul McCloskey
McCloskey in 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Dudey | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 August 1979 Dungiven, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Light-welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul McCloskey (born 3 August 1979) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 2005 to 2013. He held the British super-lightweight title from 2008 to 2009; the European super-lightweight title from 2009 to 2011; and challenged once for the WBA super-lightweight title in 2011. As an amateur, McCloskey won a silver medal in the welterweight division at the 2003 European Union Championships, and was an Irish Senior amateur champion.