Peter McGrail (born 31 May 1996)[1] is a British professional boxer who as an amateur won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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| Born | 31 May 1996 Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Super-bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 65 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career edit
In 2014, he won bronze medals in the Youth Olympic Games and World Youth Championships. He won the 2016 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title.[2]
In 2015, he won silver in the EUBC European Confederation U22 Boxing Championships.[3]
In 2017, he became European champion[4] and went on to claim bronze in the World Championships.[5] and the following year in 2018, he won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast.
In 2019, McGrail was selected to compete at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[6] He also competed at the World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia,[7] where he won the bronze medal after losing by split decision (4:1) to Lázaro Álvarez in the semifinals.[8]
He represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the preliminary round of 32.[9][10]
2024 edit
On April 27, 2024 in Liverpool, England, McGrail was scheduled to face JaRico O'Quinn in a rematch.[11][12] On April 4, 2024 it was announced that O'Quinn withdrew due to personal reasons, and was replaced by Marc Leach.[13]
Professional boxing record edit
| 9 fights | 8 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Ja'Rico O'Quinn | KO | 5 (10) 2:19 | 16 Dec 2023 | Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Fran Mendoza | UD | 10 | 21 Oct 2023 | Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Nicolas Nahuel Botelli | UD | 10 | 11 Mar 2023 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Hironori Miyake | KO | 2 (8), 2:00 | 13 Dec 2022 | Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Alexander Espinoza | RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 15 Oct 2022 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Uriel Lopez Juarez | TKO | 4 (8), 2:03 | 22 Apr 2022 |
Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Alexandru Ionita | TKO | 2 (6) | 19 Mar 2022 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Engel Gomez | TKO | 2 (6), 2:18 | 11 Dec 2021 |
Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ed Harrison | UD | 6 | 9 Oct 2021 |
Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England |
References edit
- ^ "Peter McGrail – England Boxing Team". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Bulgaria's teenager Boyan Asenov defeated EUBC European Champion Peter McGrail in the final of the Golden Belt Tournament". 30 September 2018.
- ^ "European Boxing Championships 2017: Peter McGrail claims gold for England". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "World Boxing Championships: GB's Peter McGrail secures World medal". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". boxing247.com. East Side Boxing. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Dennen, John. "Peter McGrail waits, and hopes, for the Olympic Games - Boxing News". www.boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics boxing". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (24 January 2024). "Ja'Rico O'Quinn vs Peter McGrail rematch set for April in Liverpool". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Hits, Random (23 January 2024). "Richardson Hitchins vs. Gustavo Lemos on April 6, Jordan Gill vs. Zelfa Barrett on April 13". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (5 April 2024). "Marc Leach faces Peter McGrail in Liverpool in April, Ja'Rico O'Quinn out". FIGHTMAG.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Peter McGrail from BoxRec (registration required)
- Peter McGrail at Olympedia
- Peter McGrail at Team GB
- Peter McGrail at Team England
- Peter McGrail at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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