Ray Moylette Explained

Ray Moylette
Nickname:
  • Sugar Ray[1]
  • Sting Ray
Weight:
Nationality:Irish
Birth Date:1990 4, df=y
Birth Place:Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland
Style:Orthodox
Total:12
Wins:11
Ko:4
Losses:1

Raymond Peter Moylette (born 11 April 1990), sometimes spelled Moylett, is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Ireland, winning gold medals at the 2008 Youth World Championships and 2011 European Championships.

Amateur career

Irish junior titles

Moylette represented the St Anne's Boxing Club in Westport, with whom he has been boxing with since the age of six, and won four national titles ranging from Boy 1 level to the Youth division. In 2007, He won both the Cadet and Youth (Under 19) divisions and also won the Best Boxer of the Championships award in becoming the Youth title holder.[2]

Youth World Championships

At the Youth World Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Moylette won the gold medal in the lightweight (60 kg) division, becoming the first Irish boxer in history to win a gold medal at the Youth World Championships. He recently won the Irish senior championships at light welter-weight, beating Ulster champion Steven Donnelly.

At the Youth Championships, Moylette defeated Fred Evans of Wales and Cuba's Juan Garcia to get to the final where he beat Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov to take the title.[3]

European Championships

Despite having been beaten in the quarter-final of The Irish National Championships, Moylette was sent to the 2011 European Championships in Ankara, Moylette secured at least a silver medal in the light-welterweight division after victory over Hajiliyev Heybatulla of Azerbaijan in the semi-finals on 23 June.[4] On 24 June, he went on to win the gold medal after an 18-10 victory against Tom Stalker.[5] [6]

Professional career

Moylette is trained by Paschal Collins, brother of World Champion, Steve Collins. He made his pro debut in March 2017 at The Grand Connaught Rooms in London, with three more victories that year in Boston, USA.

By June 2017, Moylette would build an unblemished 11-0 record. He then challenged for his first professional title in his home county of Mayo. Moylette would face Mexican Christian Uruzquieta for the World Boxing Council International Silver Lightweight title. He will retire after his last bout on 17 March 2024 at the Theatre Royale in Castlebar, County Mayo.[7]

Personal life

Moylette attended Davitt College in Castlebar for his secondary school education. He married his long-time girlfriend Sharon McGing on 28 December 2017.[8]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
12Loss11–1 Christian UruzquietaSD107 Dec 2018
11Win11–0 Daniel SostreUD823 Jun 2018
10Win10–0 Jorge Moreno7 (8), 26 May 2018
9Win9–0 Matt DohertyUD631 Mar 2018
8Win8–0 Luka LeskovicPTS628 Oct 2017
7Win7–0 Michael Clark2 (6), 30 Sep 2017
6Win6–0 Donte Bryant615 Sep 2017
5Win5–0 Innocent AnyanwuPTS624 Jun 2017
4Win4–0 Bryan AbrahamRTD1 (4), 20 May 2017
3Win3–0 Oscar Diaz1 (4), 13 May 2017
2Win2–0 Matt Probin418 Mar 2017
1Win1–0 Ivan Godor44 Mar 2017

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 May 2017. I am good enough to be called 'Sugar Ray' - Moylette changes moniker. 24 July 2020. Irish Boxing. en-US.
  2. Web site: Edwin. McGreal. National Junior glory for Moylette. The Mayo News. https://archive.today/20130217194910/http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1587&Itemid=103. 17 February 2013. 2007-05-15. 2009-02-06. live.
  3. Web site: Daniel. Carey. Seven days, five fights, one champ. The Mayo News. https://archive.today/20130217195057/http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5357&Itemid=39. 17 February 2013. 2009-11-11. 2009-02-06. live.
  4. Web site: Moylette and Ward guaranteed silver medals . 23 June 2011 . RTÉ Sport . 23 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110624152053/http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2011/0623/moyletter.html . 24 June 2011 .
  5. Web site: Moylette, Ward claim golds in Turkey. 24 June 2011. Irish Times. 24 June 2011.
  6. Web site: Moylette and Ward win European boxing golds . 24 June 2011 . RTÉ Sport . 24 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626020200/http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2011/0624/ireland_moyletter.html . 26 June 2011 .
  7. Web site: Legendary Heavyweight joins card for Mayo St Patrick's Day boxing. The Connacht Telegraph.
  8. 947196291766988800. The stuff dreams are made of. So proud to call @McgingSharon my wife.. #westporthouse. Ray Moylette. raymoylette. 30 December 2017.