What is Paul McCloskey's record?

Paul McCloskey's professional record is 24-3-0 with 12 knockouts.

Welterweight · United Kingdom

Paul McCloskey

24-3-0 12 KO · 2005–2013

Photo: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Paul McCloskey was a welterweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Aug 3, 1979. Record 24-3-0 with 12 knockouts over 2005–2013. Paul McCloskey last fought Dave Ryan on Dec 21, 2013 and lost by PTS over 8 rounds.

Also: بول مكلوسكي

BornAug 3, 1979

Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom

StanceSouthpaw

Reach178 cm

NicknameDudey

DebutMar 18, 2005

Career2005–2013

Rounds boxed180

KO share50%

Born inDungiven, Northern Ireland

TitlesWBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title 2012

Boxerbook rating1900 ± 187 · inactive since Dec 2013Why here ›

Confirmed bouts8 of 27

Career record

Record

24-3-0, 12 KOs · 2005–2013

Last result

Dave Ryan 🇬🇧

PTS 8/8 · First Direct Arena, Leeds, 🇬🇧

2013-12-21 ›
✓✓ two sources

The record

27 bouts, 2005–2013, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 27, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, Wikipedia (ja) · 1

Dave Ryan 🇬🇧

PTS 8/8 · First Direct Arena, Leeds, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 24-2-0 · Ryan 14-8-0

2013-12-21 ›
✓✓ two sources

Manuel Pérez 🇺🇸

Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Odyssey Arena, Belfast, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 23-2-0 · Pérez —

2012-09-22 ›
✓ one source

DeMarcus Corley 🇺🇸

TKO 10/12 · King's Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 23-1-0 · Corley 38-19-1

2012-05-05 ›
✓✓ two sources

Breidis Prescott 🇨🇴

UD 12/12 · Odyssey Arena, Belfast, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 22-1-0 · Prescott 25-2-0

2011-09-10 ›
✓✓ two sources

Amir Khan 🇬🇧

For WBA light-welterweight title

TD 6/12 · MEN Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 22-0-0 · Khan 24-1-0

2011-04-16 ›
✓✓ two sources

Barry Morrison 🇬🇧

Retained European light-welterweight title

TKO 7/12 · Regional Sports and Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 21-0-0 · Morrison 1-4-0

2010-10-02 ›
✓✓ two sources

Giuseppe Lauri 🇮🇹

For European light-welterweight title

KO 11/12 · King's Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 20-0-0 · Lauri 50-6-0

2010-06-11 ›
✓✓ two sources

Daniel Rasilla 🇪🇸

For vacant European light-welterweight title

TKO 9/12 · Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 19-0-0 · Rasilla 15-2-0

2009-11-06 ›
✓✓ two sources

Dean Harrison

Retained British light-welterweight title

TKO 4/12 · Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 18-0-0 · Harrison —

2009-03-13 ›
✓ one source

Colin Lynes 🇬🇧

For vacant British super-lightweight title

RTD 9/12 · Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 17-0-0 · Lynes 31-4-0

2008-12-05 ›
✓✓ two sources

Nigel Wright 🇬🇧

PTS 10/10 · University Arena, Limerick, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 16-0-0 · Wright —

2008-07-19 ›
✓ one source

César Bazán 🇲🇽

PTS 10/10 · Regional Sports and Leisure Complex, Letterkenny, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 15-0-0 · Bazán —

2008-03-29 ›
✓ one source

Manuel Garnica 🇲🇽

PTS 10/10 · University Arena, Limerick, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 14-0-0 · Garnica —

2008-02-02 ›
✓ one source

Tontcho Tontchev 🇧🇬

Won vacant IBF International light-welterweight title

TKO 4/12 · King's Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 13-0-0 · Tontchev —

2007-12-08 ›
✓ one source

Dariusz Snarski 🇵🇱

RTD 6/8 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 12-0-0 · Snarski —

2007-10-20 ›
✓ one source

Alfredo Di Feto

PTS 8/8 · The Point, Dublin, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 11-0-0 · Feto —

2007-08-25 ›
✓ one source

Ivan Orlando Bustos

KO 4/10 · National Stadium, Dublin, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 10-0-0 · Bustos —

2007-07-14 ›
✓ one source

Chill John

PTS 6/6 · City Hall, Cork, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 9-0-0 · John —

2007-02-17 ›
✓ one source

Eugen Stan

PTS 6/6 · Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, 🇮🇪

McCloskey 8-0-0 · Stan —

2007-02-10 ›
✓ one source

Silence Saheed

PTS 4/4 · ExCeL, London, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 7-0-0 · Saheed —

2006-12-09 ›
✓ one source

Show all 27 bouts

Daniel Thorpe

RTD 3/6 · Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 6-0-0 · Thorpe —

2006-11-04 ›
✓ one source

Surinder Sekhon

KO 1 · Newport Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 5-0-0 · Sekhon —

2006-03-11 ›
✓ one source

Duncan Cottier

PTS 6/6 · Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 4-0-0 · Cottier —

2006-02-18 ›
✓ one source

Henry Janes

TKO 3/4 · Sports Bar, Lurgan, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 3-0-0 · Janes —

2005-11-24 ›
✓ one source

Billy Smith

PTS 4/4 · Braehead Arena, Glasgow, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 2-0-0 · Smith —

2005-11-05 ›
✓ one source

Oscar Milkitas

PTS 4/4 · Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 1-0-0 · Milkitas —

2005-06-17 ›
✓ one source

David Kehoe

TKO 3/4 · King's Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧

McCloskey 0-0-0 · Kehoe —

2005-03-18 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's light-welterweight

Round of 32LDarren Barker 🇬🇧15:20

1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's light-welterweight

Quarter-finalLGerry Legras SEY15:18

Round of 16WNiusila Seiuli SAM16:7

3 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Paul McCloskey's record?: Paul McCloskey's professional record is 24-3-0 with 12 knockouts.
Who did Paul McCloskey fight last?: Paul McCloskey last fought Dave Ryan on Dec 21, 2013 and lost by PTS over 8 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 17514 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17514. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗