Luke McCormack
Born (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995
Washington, Tyne & Wear, England[1]
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 MinskLight welterweight
Representing  England
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 KharkivLight welterweight
EU Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 ValladolidLight welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastLight welterweight

Luke McCormack (born 8 June 1995) is a British amateur boxer who is affiliated with Birtley ABC.[2] He won a silver medal in the 2017 European Championships.[3]

In May 2019, McCormack was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[4] He also competed at the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia,[5] where he lost by split decision (3:2) to Leonel de los Santos in the third round.[6]

He is the twin brother of fellow boxer Pat McCormack.[7]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Copley, James (28 April 2021). "Washington-born boxing duo Pat and Luke McCormack step up Olympic hopes in return to action". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
    2. ↑ "Luke McCormack – England Boxing Team". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
    3. ↑ "European Boxing Championships 2017: Peter McGrail claims gold for England". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
    4. ↑ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    5. ↑ "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". boxing247.com. East Side Boxing. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
    6. ↑ "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
    7. ↑ "Twin success for the McCormack brothers!". Sunderland Echo. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2018.


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