Gary O'Sullivan

Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan (born 14 July 1984) is an Irish professional boxer who has formerly held the WBO International and Irish middleweight titles.^[2] He has also acted and has performed stunts in the 2007 film Strength and Honour. O'Sullivan is a member of Murphy's Boxing, a boxing promotion founded by Ken Casey of the Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys.^[3][4]

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. Dereck Chisora, to win the WBO intercontinental middleweight title.^[5]

O'Sullivan vs. Nunez

It was announced following this defeat of Larry Smith that O'Sullivan would take on former world contender Milton Nunez.^[6] 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.^[7]

O'Sullivan vs. Betancourt

O'Sullivan defeated Dominican Melvin Betancourt by second round KO.^[8]

Professional boxing record

24 fights, 22 wins (15 knockouts), 2 losses[9]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
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.

Filmography

• Strength and Honour (2007, stunts)
• The Last Round (2012, short film, as Opponent)
• The Vein Within (2013, as Steven Murphy)

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Gary O'Sullivan from BoxRec
• Gary O'Sullivan at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Middleweight Prospect Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan at Boxing Insider
• Boxer Spike O'Sullivan Celebrates Win, Gets Stool Thrown at Him at Bleacher Report