Wayne McCullough
- January 5, 2024
- Boxer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Wayne McCullough |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 7, 1970(1970-07-07) |
| Age | 54 |
| Birthplace | Belfast |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | Northern Ireland |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Wayne McCullough Biography
| Name | Wayne McCullough |
| Birthday | Jul 7 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Belfast |
| Home Town | Northern Ireland |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Spouse | Cheryl McCullough |
| Children(s) | Wynona Leigh McCullough |
Wayne McCullough is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on July 7, 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The chin is regarded as one of the top chins on the planet, WBC Bantamweight Champion from May 1995 until January 1997.
He as well as Texas wrestler He and Texas fighter Alberto Davila are both former WBC Bantamweight Champions. are both former WBC Bantamweight Champions.
McCullough had a very successful amateur career, amassing a record of 319 wins and 11 defeats, with over 100 wins coming by way of knockout. As an amateur living in the staunchly loyalist Shankill Road area of Belfast, he was selected by the island-wide Irish Amateur Boxing Association to participate in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and asked to carry the Irish flag as the youngest member of the team (aged 18). He went on to win a silver medal for Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Representing Northern Ireland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Auckland, he won a gold medal and carried the Northern Ireland flag in the closing ceremony. The medal ceremony for his Commonwealth title was marked by an unusual incident. A technical problem with the public address system made it impossible to play the recording of the song “Danny Boy”, used instead of an anthem for medalists from Northern Ireland. The New Zealand official in charge of the sound, Bob Gibson, promptly took the microphone and sang the song unaccompanied. In 1990, McCullough also won Bronze for Ireland at the Boxing World Cup in Mumbai, India.
He was married Cheryl McCullough in 1996.
Wayne McCullough Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wayne McCullough is one of the richest Boxer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wayne McCullough 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The flag of Ireland was carried by the Irish flag during in 1988’s Summer Olympics held in Seoul, Korea.
His name changed from Wayne Pocket Rocket McCullough via deed poles in May 2004.
Wayne Pocket Rocket McCullough (born Wayne William McCullough; 7 July 1970) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1993 to
- He held the WBC bantamweight title from 1995 to 1997, and challenged six times for world titles at super-bantamweight and featherweight. As an amateur, McCullough represented Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a bantamweight silver medal. He also won flyweight gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, representing Northern Ireland.
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Who is Wayne McCullough Dating?
According to our records, Wayne McCullough married to Cheryl McCullough. As of December 1, 2023, Wayne McCullough’s is not dating anyone.
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In October 2000, McCullough was to return to his native Belfast for a homecoming fight. Two days before the fight was scheduled to take place, he was told that he had a cyst on his brain, he couldn’t fight again and that one more blow to the head could kill him. McCullough flew back to Las Vegas and was advised by the Nevada Commission to visit the neurosurgery department at UCLA for a more thorough investigation. Within a few weeks the doctor at UCLA, Neil Martin, called to say he had consulted with some of the top neurosurgeons in the US and they had come to the conclusion that the cyst was not on his brain, but in a space between the brain and the skull – called the arachnoid mater – and that he saw no reason for him to give up his boxing career.
Facts & Trivia
Wayne Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Wayne McCullough celebrates birthday on July 7 of every year.
In May 2004, McCullough changed his name by deed poll.