Seán McComb
Seán McComb | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 August 1992 Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||
| Other names | The Public Nuisance, Sugar | |||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (184 cm) | |||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 21 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||
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Seán McComb (born 14 August 1992) is a Northern Irish professional boxer. He is a former WBO European super-lightweight champion. As an amateur, McComb won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Games.
Career
McComb trains at the Holy Trinity club, Belfast.[2]
McComb won bronze at the 2015 European Games in Baku.[3][4]
Professional career
McComb won the vacant WBO European super-lightweight title with a unanimous decision victory over the previously unbeaten Zsolt Osadan at the SSE Arena in Belfast on 10 December 2022.[5]
He successfully retained the title with unanimous decision wins over Kaisee Benjamin at the bp pulse LIVE Arena in Birmingham on 6 May 2023[6] and Sam Maxwell back at the SSE Arena in Belfast on 2 December 2023.[7]
McComb challenged WBO Intercontinental super-lightweight champion Arnold Barboza Jr at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on 20 April 2024, losing by split decision with one of the ringside judges scoring the fight 98–92 in his favour, while the other two had it 97–93 and 96–94 respectively for his opponent.[8]
After more than 14 months inactivity, he returned to the competitive boxing ring at the Connexin Live Arena in Hull on 28 June 2025, defeating Alexis Nahuel Torres on points in a six-round bout.[9]
McComb is due to challenge IBF European super-lightweight champion Ben Crocker at Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England, on 27 September 2025.[10]
Personal life
McComb was fined and issued with ban after an incident outside a nightclub in 2018.[11]
Professional boxing record
| 19 fights | 17 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 12 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 21 | Win | 19–2 |  Alexis Nahuel Torres
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UD | 6 | 28 June 2025 | Connexin Live Arena, Hull, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 18–2 |  Arnold Barboza Jr.
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SD | 10 | 20 Apr 2024 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | For WBO Inter-Continental super lightweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 |  Sam Maxwell
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UD | 10 | 2 Dec 2023 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Retained WBO European super lightweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Alejandro Moya | UD | 10 | 4 Aug 2023 | Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Kaisee Benjamin
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UD | 10 | 6 May 2023 | Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
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Retained WBO European super lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 |  Zsolt Osadan
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UD | 10 | 10 Dec 2022 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won vacant WBO European super lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 |  Ramiro Blanco
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PTS | 6 | 6 Aug 2022 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 14 | Win | 13–1 |  Ronnie Clark
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PTS | 8 | 5 Nov 2021 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Vicente Martin Rodriguez
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PTS | 8 | 6 Aug 2021 | Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Gavin Gwynne
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TKO | 7 (12), 2:09 | 19 Feb 2021 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Lancashire, England
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Siar Ozgul
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UD | 10 | 11 Aug 2020 | LS-Live, Wakefield, England
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mauro Godoy
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RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 1 Feb 2020 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Emiliano Rodriguez
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PTS | 8 | 11 Oct 2019 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Renald Garrido
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PTS | 8 | 3 Aug 2019 | Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Miroslav Serban
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TKO | 1 (8), 1:24 | 17 May 2019 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Troy James
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PTS | 6 | 29 Mar 2018 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Zoltan Szabo
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PTS | 6 | 7 Dec 2018 | Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Carlos Galindo
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TKO | 2 (4), 2:13 | 20 Oct 2018 | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Petar Aleksandrov
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PTS | 4 | 5 Oct 2018 | Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Lester Cantillano
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TKO | 2 (4), 2:56 | 8 Sep 2018 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Reynaldo Mora
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TKO | 4 (4), 1:53 | 18 Aug 2018 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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References
- ^ "Boxing record for Seán McComb". BoxRec.
- ^ "Irvine has to settle for silver after final defeat in Baku".
- ^ "McComb gets thumbs up for glory in Baku from deadly duo". The Irish News.
- ^ "'This event just got even bigger' - first two Conlan undercard fights confirmed -". www.irish-boxing.com. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Sean McComb is looking upwards after stylish victory over Zsolt Osadan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Sean McComb retains European title with highly entertaining win over Kaisee Benjamin". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Boxing: Classy McComb gets the better of Maxwell". belfastmedia.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Sean McComb stunned by 'one of the worst decisions seen' on Devin Haney v Ryan Garcia card". Belfast Live. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Sean McComb beats Alexis Nahuel Torres on points". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Crocker and McComb meet in GBM Sports headliner". boxingnewsonline.net.
- ^ "Irish boxer Sean McComb fined and issued with ban following incident outside nightclub". Independent.ie.