Henry Coyle (boxer)

Henry Coyle (born 8 July 1982) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2013. As an amateur, he won the Irish welterweight championship in 2003.

This article is about the boxer. For other people with similar names, see Henry Coyle (disambiguation).

Henry Coyle
Statistics
Nickname(s)Western Warrior
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
NationalityIrish
Born (1982-07-08) 8 July 1982
Geesala, County Mayo, Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins19
Wins by KO12
Losses2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Irish National Championships
2004 Dublin Welterweight

Amateur career

Coyle boxed as an amateur winning the Irish welterweight title in 2003 after beating James Moore in the final at the National Boxing Stadium in Dublin.

In July 2006, Coyle won gold in boxing at the World Military Games in South Africa.[1][2]

Professional career

He then turned professional and had his first pro fight in March 2007, which he won at Madison Square Garden, New York on the "Erin Go Brawl" bill in which Coyle beat fellow debutant Jason Collazo by knockout in the first round on a card that included John Duddy, Andy Lee, Maureen Shea and Anthony Bonsante.[3][4]

Coyle made his second professional appearance again on the undercard of a John Duddy fight on 18 May 2007 at the Beacon Theater in New York City, in which he again gained a first-round knockout victory against Samuel Ortiz Gomez.

Coyle's third fight took place in the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York on 20 June 2007 against fellow unbeaten contender Omar Bell. Coyle was caught cold in the first round and was TKO'ed. This was the first time Coyle had ever been on the canvas either as an amateur or a professional and after the fight he stated that he was heartbroken and disgusted and swore that he would not rest until he had avenged the defeat against Bell.[5]

Since his defeat to Omar Bell, Coyle has won with straight fights all by knockout, including first-round KOs of Robert Kimbrough and Guy Packer.

On 15 November 2009, Coyle returned to the Breafy House in Castlebar County Mayo to make his Irish debut live on RTÉ on the undercard of Bernard Dunne fight against Cristian Faccio. Henry Coyle went the distance before receiving the referee's decision in overcoming Sergejs Savrinovics (who had lost all of his previous fights), the score cards read 78–74.

Coyle was subsequently defeated by knockout in the third round of his fight against Neil Sinclair, at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Coyle claimed the vacant WBF Light Middleweight title at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar on 12 August 2011, when he beat Italy's Elio Cotena on a technical knockout. Coyle had been on top, winning each of the preceding rounds, and then in the fifth Cotena sustained an extremely deep cut just above his eye after clashing with Coyle's head and the Italian's doctor intervened.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
21 fights 19 wins 2 losses
By knockout 12 2
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 19–2 Skylar Thompson UD 6 6 Dec 2013 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
20 Win 18–2 Marcelo Alejandro Rodriguez UD 12 17 Aug 2012 Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Ireland Retained WBF (Foundation) light-middleweight title
19 Win 17–2 Damon Antoine UD 8 21 Jun 2012 The Belvedere, Elk Grove, Illinois, US
18 Win 16–2 Elio Cotena TD 5 (12), 3:00 12 Aug 2011 Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Ireland Won vacant WBF (Foundation) light-middleweight title
17 Win 15–2 Keith Collins TKO 2 (6), 2:22 18 May 2011 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois, US
16 Win 14–2 William Prieto TKO 6 (6), 2:42 9 Apr 2011 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, US
15 Win 13–2 Sandor Ramocsa PTS 8 20 Nov 2010 Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Ireland
14 Win 12–2 Mustafah Johnson UD 6 2 Oct 2010 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, US
13 Win 11–2 Marcus Luck RTD 2 (8), 0:01 29 May 2010 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, US
12 Loss 10–2 Neil Sinclair TKO 3 (10), 0:22 15 May 2009 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland For vacant Irish light-middleweight title
11 Win 10–1 Dave Saunders TKO 2 (8), 0:41 27 Mar 2009 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
10 Win 9–1 Sergejs Savrinovics PTS 8 15 Nov 2008 Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Ireland
9 Win 8–1 Allan Moore KO 1 (4), 1:29 2 Aug 2008 U.S. Steel Yard, Gary, Indiana, US
8 Win 7–1 Ben Aragon TKO 3 (8), 1:18 9 May 2008 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US
7 Win 6–1 Rashaan Abdul Blackburn TKO 5 (6), 1:14 26 Feb 2008 Pepsi Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, US
6 Win 5–1 Chris Cook TKO 3 (6), 1:33 31 Jan 2008 The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, US
5 Win 4–1 Guy Packer TKO 1 (4), 1:46 16 Nov 2007 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US
4 Win 3–1 Robert Kimbrough TKO 1 (4), 1:44 14 Sep 2007 Hilton Hotel, Huntington, New York, New York, US
3 Loss 2–1 Omar Bell TKO 1 (4), 0:29 20 Jun 2007 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, US
2 Win 2–0 Samuel Ortiz Gomez TKO 1 (4), 0:48 18 May 2007 Beacon Theatre, New York City, New York, US
1 Win 1–0 Jason Collazo KO 1 (4), 1:34 16 Mar 2007 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US

References
  1. 2005 National Senior Championships Preview Archived 23 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Mayo's Coyle set to turn professional
  3. "Henry Coyle ends amateur career in a blaze of glory". Western People. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  4. Tomás Rohan. "Coyle gets off to winning start". Irish-boxing.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
  5. "Heartbroken and disgusted but I'll be back". Western People. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
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