Paul Upton

Paul Upton (born 12 July 1988)[1] is an Irish professional boxer trained by Ricky Hatton.[2]

Amateur career

Upton was an Irish under-21 champion.[3]

Irish title

On 23 April 2016 Upton won the Boxing Union of Ireland super welterweight title defeating Terry Maughan. This was his only fight of 2016.[4]

Personal life

He is one of three boxing brothers, along with Sonny (also trained by Ricky Hatton) and Anthony.[5]

On 24 July 2018, it was reported that Upton, Sonny, Bradley Smith and an unidentified male had been arrested in Ibiza for the alleged gang rape of a female tourist.[6]

References

  1. "Paul Upton". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. "Pauly Upton Buzzing After Becoming Irish Champion". Archived from the original on 17 February 2017.
  3. "Boxing Brothers: Meet the Upton clan". Livefight.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. "New Year's Resolutions: Irish champion Pauly Upton wants title fights in 2017". Irish-boxing.com. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. "Upton brothers mark arrival as Sonny debuts for Ricky Hatton". Irishpost.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. "Two boxers among four British men arrested over 'gang rape' in Ibiza". news.sky.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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