Pat McCormack (boxer, born 1995) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copley. James. 28 April 2021. Washington-born boxing duo Pat and Luke McCormack step up Olympic hopes in return to action. 26 July 2021. Sunderland Echo.
  2. Web site: Pat McCormack - England Boxing Team. Commonwealth Games England. 2 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Pat McCormack . 11 August 2016 . Rio2016.com . Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806041609/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/pat-mccormack . 6 August 2016 .
  4. Web site: Team GB squad announcement for the European Games . . 29 May 2019 . 21 May 2019.
  5. News: Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia . 9 October 2019 . boxing247.com . East Side Boxing . 15 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia . GB Boxing . 9 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Pat McCormack takes silver medal for Team GB after losing Olympic final to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias. 3 August 2021. Sky Sports. en.
  8. News: Twin success for the McCormack brothers!. 2 April 2018. Sunderland Echo. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 29 April 2015.