Tommy Coyle (born 2 September 1989) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2019. He held the Commonwealth lightweight title in 2018, and has challenged once for the British light-welterweight title in 2016."Coyle blasts Bento in 52 seconds". Hatton Promotions. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.Smailes, James (2 November 2013). "Tommy Coyle stops John Simpson to claim IBF title as Luke Campbell wins third pro fight at Hull Arena". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. Retrieved 14 August 2015. He is the older brother of Hull City footballer Lewie Coyle."Leeds United: Lewie Coyle signs new Whites deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. Yorkshire Post Newspapers. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

Professional career Coyle made his professional debut on 18 September 2009, winning a six-round points decision against Kristian Laight. On 6 October 2012, having won his first 13 fights, Coyle lost a three-round unanimous decision to Gary Sykes in the quarter-finals of the Prizefighter lightweight tournament."Flannigan Edges Sykes To Win Prizefighter, Fielding Wins". BoxingScene. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2016. Coyle suffered his second professional defeat to Derry Mathews on 13 July 2013, losing by a 10th round stoppage in a fight for the Commonwealth lightweight title.Norman, Adam (14 July 2013). "Derry Mathews stopped Tommy Coyle to win the vacant Commonwealth title". Sky Sports. Sky. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

Two of Coyle's best wins came in 2014, beginning with a last-round stoppage over Daniel Brizuela on 22 February, in what was named a Fight of the Year candidate by ESPN,Campbell, Brian (29 December 2014). "Round of the Year: Coyle-Brizuela". ESPN. Retrieved 21 March 2016. and Round of the Year by The Ring magazine. This was followed up on 25 October with a knockout of Michael Katsidis in two rounds.Sukachev, Alexey (25 October 2014). "Tommy Coyle Flattens Michael Katsidis in Two Rounds". BoxingScene. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

Coyle vs. Campbell These two fights helped set up a showdown with fellow Hull native and 2012 Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell, with their highly anticipated fight eventually taking place on 1 August 2015. After being knocked down four times, Coyle was stopped in the tenth round."Luke Campbell pounds Tommy Coyle to a halt in 10th round". Sky Sports. Sky. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

Coyle vs. Nurse After moving up to light-welterweight and scoring a points decision victory over Reynaldo Mora, Coyle challenged British champion Tyrone Nurse. Coyle lost a closely contested unanimous decision despite knocking Nurse down in the seventh round.

Coyle vs. Dodd On 21 April 2018, Coyle fought Sean Dodd for the Commonwealth Boxing Council|Commonwealth lightweight title. Coyle managed to stop Dodd in the sixth round and win the belt.

Coyle vs. Algieri On 1 June 2019, Coyle fought Chris Algieri, ranked #5 by the WBO at super lightweight, on the Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr undercard. After an entertaining first half of the fight, Algieri battered Coyle in the eighth round, which prompted Coyle's corner to pull him from the fight, awarding Algieri the victory.

Retirement Coyle announced his retirement from professional boxing in January 2020.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes30Loss25–5Chris AlgieriRTD8 (12), 1 Jun 2019 29Win25–4Ryan KielczweskiUD1020 Oct 201828Win24–4Sean DoddTKO6 (12), 21 Apr 201827Win23–4Rakeem NobleTKO3 (10), 25 Feb 201726Loss22–4Tyrone NurseUD1230 Jul 201625Win22–3Reynaldo MoraPTS67 May 201624Loss21–3Luke CampbellTKO10 (12), 1 Aug 201523Win21–2Martin GethinRTD5 (12), 7 Mar 201522Win20–2Michael KatsidisTKO2 (12), 25 Oct 201421Win19–2Michael AnsahPTS821 May 201420Win18–2Daniel BrizuelaTKO12 (12), 22 Feb 201419Win17–2John SimpsonTKO7 (12), 2 Nov 201318Win16–2William WarburtonPTS427 Sep 201317Loss15–2Derry MathewsTKO10 (12), 13 Jul 201316Win15–1Jay MorrisTKO4 (4), 20 Apr 201315Win14–1Antonio João BentoTKO1 (10), 2 Nov 201214Loss13–1Gary Sykes36 Oct 201213Win13–0Sid RazakPTS41 Jun 201212Win12–0Maurycy GojkoTKO2 (6)18 May 201211Win11–0Graeme Higginson3 (10), 23 Mar 201210Win10–0Arek MalekPTS107 Oct 20119Win9–0Mark McCulloughPTS1024 Apr 20118Win8–0Andrew PattersonPTS422 Jan 20117Win7–0Matt SeawrightPTS419 Dec 20106Win6–0Ibrar RiyazPTS417 Sep 20105Win5–0Daniel Thorpe1 (4), 2 Jul 20104Win4–0Karl TaylorPTS62 May 20103Win3–0Daniel ThorpePTS620 Feb 20102Win2–0Damien Turner4 (6), 4 Dec 20091Win1–0Kristian Laight618 Sep 2009

Tommy Coyle Foundation The Tommy Coyle Foundation, a limited company, was incorporated in 2015. The Foundation is involved in community activities and in 2022 distributed around 2,000 school uniforms to families in Hull.

References

External links

Tommy Coyle profile at Matchroom Boxing Tommy Coyle – Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live