Paul Ingle

Paul Andrew Ingle (born 22 June 1972 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a retired featherweight boxer. He competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Professional career

Known as "Yorkshire Hunter", Ingle turned pro in 1994 and quickly became a very promising fighter. He was 21-0 before challenging Naseem Hamed for the WBO Featherweight Title, but lost via TKO. Although he lost the bout, he was able to fight for a title immediately after his loss, against IBF Featherweight Title holder Manuel Medina. Ingle knocked Medina down twice in the second and once in the 10th. He seemed to be in control but in round 12 Medina took over and knocked Ingle down. Ingle was close to being stopped but managed to survive and get the win, as well the IBF featherweight title.

In his next bout he fought Junior Jones and stopped Jones in the 11th. Because of Ingle's shaky chin, he was named Ring Magazine's most fun featherweight to watch in their 2000 annual State of the Game rankings. A series of postponements of his final fight with Mbulelo Botile was perhaps due to the fact that he had difficulty making the 126 lb limit. In the bout with Botile in 2000, Ingle was down in Round 11 and again in Round 12. After being dropped in the 12th, Ingle remained on the canvas for several minutes before being removed from the ring on a stretcher [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E3D61539F93BA25751C1A9669C8B63] . He was taken to the hospital where he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from the brain. He remained in intensive care for several weeks following his surgery.

Ingle made a slow but largely successful recovery, he now advises boxers in his hometown of Scarborough.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Ingle was a member of the 1992 British Olympic Team. His results were:
*Defeated Alex Baba (Ghana) 9-7
*Lost to Chol Su Choi (North Korea) 13-12

ee also

* List of British featherweight boxing champions

References

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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/in/paul-ingle-1.html Profile]