Pat McCormack | |
Weight Class: | Welterweight |
Weight: | 69 kg |
Height: | 1.86m |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 8 June 1995 |
Birth Place: | Washington, Tyne and Wear, England[1] |
Boxrec: | 851638 |
Pat McCormack (born 8 June 1995) is a British boxer who is affiliated with Birtley ABC.[2] He is the 2018 69 kg Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist. He also competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 2019, McCormack was selected to compete at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[4] He also competed at the World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia,[5] where he won the silver medal after losing by split decision (4:0) to Andrey Zamkovoy in the final.[6]
In 2021, McCormack qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, going in as the No 1 seed and for many insiders he was viewed as the favourite to win the gold due to his stellar performances in previous competitions, McCormack made it to the final losing out to previous gold medallist Roniel Iglesias taking home a Silver Medal[7]
He is the twin brother of fellow boxer Luke McCormack.[8]