Marco McCullough (born 22 November 1989) is a Northern Irish former super-featherweight boxer. His career ran a total of 9 years, from 2011 to 2019 after his debut on 25 June 2011. In 2013, he defeated Willie Casey for the Boxing Union of Ireland featherweight title. McCullough defeated former world champion Dimitri Kirilov for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) European featherweight title. He has also won the intercontinental title for the World Boxing Organization (WBO). He lost to Isaac Lowe for the Commonwealth featherweight title.
McCullough lost to Ryan Walsh for the British featherweight title due to a technical knockout (TKO). Since his defeat to Ryan Wash, McCullough moved up to super-featherweight where he has won the IBO International Title and the IBF European Title, defeating Ruddy Encarnacion and Declan Geraghty respectively. McCullough's final official pro-boxing event was a victory against Declan Geraghty on 17 May 2019 via TKO for the Super Feather Title.
Professional boxing record
| 22 Wins (12 Knockouts), 4 Losses, 0 Draws | ||||||||
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| Win | 1-0 |  Eddie Nesbitt
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TKO | 2 (4) | 2011-06-25 |  Craigavon Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland
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Professional debut. | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Dai Davies
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PTS | 4 | 2011-09-10 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 2-1 | Sean Watson
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TKO | 1 (4) | 2012-04-14 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 3-1 |  Hyusein Hyuseinov
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PTS | 4 | 2012-09-08 | Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 4-1 | Valentin Marinov
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KO | 1 (4) | 2012-10-13 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 5-1 | Michael Kelly
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PTS | 4 | 2012-12-01 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 6-1 | Ibrar Riyaz
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PTS | 4 | 2013-02-09 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 7-1 | Noel O'Brien
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TKO | 3 (8) | 2013-05-14 | City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 8-1 | Willie Casey
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TKO | 9 (10) | 2013-10-19 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won Irish Featherweight Title | |
| Win | 9-1 |  Elemir Rafael
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TKO | 3 (8) | 2014-04-04 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 10-1 | Martin Parlagi
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UD | 10 | 2014-06-20 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won WBO European Featherweight Title | |
| Win | 11-1 |  Dmitry Kirilov
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RTD | 8 (10) | 2014-09-06 | Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Defended WBO European Featherweight Title | |
| Win | 12-1 |  Malkhaz Tatrishvili
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TKO | 1 (8) | 2015-02-28 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Loss | 12-2 |  Zoltan Kovacs
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KO | 1 (10) | 2015-07-30 |  Sportpalast, Bielefeld, Germany
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| Win | 13-2 |  Sergejs Logins
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TKO | 1 (6) | 2015-10-16 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Win | 14-2 |  Sergio Prado
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PTS | 10 | 2015-10-16 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Loss | 14-3 | Isaac Lowe
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TKO | 8 (12) | 2016-02-27 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
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Vacant Commonwealth Featherweight Title on the line | |
| Win | 15-3 |  Simas Volosinas
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PTS | 6 | 2016-09-15 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
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| Win | 16-3 |  Luis Lugo
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RTD | 4 (10) | 2016-11-05 | Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won the WBO Inter-Continental Featherweight Title | |
| Win | 17-3 |  Leonel Hernandez
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PTS | 8 | 2016-11-05 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Loss | 17-4 | Ryan Walsh
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TKO | 11 (12) | 2017-05-20 | Copper Box Arena, Hackney Wick, England
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BBBofC British Featherweight Title at stake | |
| Win | 18-4 | Josh Baillie
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TKO | 3 (6) | 2017-11-18 | The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 19-4 | Arnoldo Solano
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PTS | 6 | 2018-04-21 | The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 20-4 | Jordan Ellison
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PTS | 6 | 2018-08-18 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 21-4 | Rudy Encarnacion
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UD | 10 | 2018-10-05 | Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won vacant IBO International Super-Featherweight Title | |
| Win | 22-4 | Declan Geraghty
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TKO | 3 (10) | 2019-05-17 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won vacant IBF European Super-Featherweight Title | |
References
- "Marco McCullough". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- "Marco McCullough". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- "Boxing News : In Depth with Mark McCullough". BoxNation. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Marco McCullough: "I've Found My Love for It Again!" - Boxing News". Boxingnews24.com. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Marco McCullough secures huge fight as part of new BT/Boxnation schedule". Irish-boxing.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- Damerell, Richard (12 February 2016). "Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Isaac Lowe stops Marco McCullough in Commonwealth clash | Boxing News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Marco McCullough in line for big title fight". Irish-boxing.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "BoxRec: Login".
- "Marco McCullough". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Marco McCullough from BoxRec (registration required)