Marco McCullough

Marco McCullough (born 22 November 1989) is a Northern Irish former super-featherweight boxer.^[1] His career ran a total of 9 years, from 2011 to 2019 after his debut on June 25 of 2011.^[2] In 2013, he defeated Willie Casey for the Boxing Union of Ireland featherweight title.^[3] McCullough defeated former world champion Dimitri Kirilov for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) European featherweight title.^[4] He has also won the intercontinental title for the World Boxing Organization (WBO).^[5] He lost to Isaac Lowe for the Commonwealth featherweight title.^[6]

McCullough lost to Ryan Walsh for the British featherweight title due to a technical knockout (TKO).^[7]^[8] Since his defeat to Ryan Wash, McCullough moved up to super-featherweight where he has won the IBO International Title and the IBF European Title, defeating Ruddy Encarnacion and Declan Geraghty respectively. McCullough's final official pro-boxing event was a victory against Declan Geraghty on May 17, 2019, via TKO for the Super Feather Title.^[9]

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 Knockouts), 4 Losses, 0 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	1-0	Eddie Nesbitt	TKO	2 (4)	2011-06-25	Craigavon Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland	Professional debut.
Loss	1-1	Dai Davies	PTS	4	2011-09-10	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	2-1	Sean Watson	TKO	1 (4)	2012-04-14	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	3-1	Hyusein Hyuseinov	PTS	4	2012-09-08	Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	4-1	Valentin Marinov	KO	1 (4)	2012-10-13	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	5-1	Michael Kelly	PTS	4	2012-12-01	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	6-1	Ibrar Riyaz	PTS	4	2013-02-09	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	7-1	Noel O'Brien	TKO	3 (8)	2013-05-14	City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	8-1	Willie Casey	TKO	9 (10)	2013-10-19	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won Irish Featherweight Title
Win	9-1	Elemir Rafael	TKO	3 (8)	2014-04-04	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	10-1	Martin Parlagi	UD	10	2014-06-20	Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won WBO European Featherweight Title
Win	11-1	Dmitry Kirilov	RTD	8 (10)	2014-09-06	Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Defended WBO European Featherweight Title
Win	12-1	Malkhaz Tatrishvili	TKO	1 (8)	2015-02-28	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss	12-2	Zoltan Kovacs	KO	1 (10)	2015-07-30	Sportpalast, Bielefeld, Germany
Win	13-2	Sergejs Logins	TKO	1 (6)	2015-10-16	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Win	14-2	Sergio Prado	PTS	10	2015-10-16	Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss	14-3	Isaac Lowe	TKO	8 (12)	2016-02-27	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England	Vacant Commonwealth Featherweight Title on the line
Win	15-3	Simas Volosinas	PTS	6	2016-09-15	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	16-3	Luis Lugo	RTD	4 (10)	2016-11-05	Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won the WBO Inter-Continental Featherweight Title
Win	17-3	Leonel Hernandez	PTS	8	2016-11-05	Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss	17-4	Ryan Walsh	TKO	11 (12)	2017-05-20	Copper Box Arena, Hackney Wick, England	BBBofC British Featherweight Title at stake
Win	18-4	Josh Baillie	TKO	3 (6)	2017-11-18	The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	19-4	Arnoldo Solano	PTS	6	2018-04-21	The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	20-4	Jordan Ellison	PTS	6	2018-08-18	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	21-4	Rudy Encarnacion	UD	10	2018-10-05	Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won vacant IBO International Super-Featherweight Title
Win	22-4	Declan Geraghty	TKO	3 (10)	2019-05-17	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won vacant IBF European Super-Featherweight Title