Darren Sutherland
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| Real name | Darren John Sutherland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Dazzler | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Super-middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||
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18 April 1982 Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Died | 14 September 2009 (aged 27) Bromley, London, England |
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| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Darren John Sutherland (18 April 1982 – 14 September 2009) was an Irish professional boxer from Mulhuddart, Dublin. His amateur career was crowned by a 2008 Olympic bronze medal.
Sutherland represented the St Saviour's ABC in Dublin and won the Leinster senior title in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He faced Edward Healy in the 2006 and 2007 Final and Darren O'Neill in 2008 winning all three. Sutherland's international career featured a great rivalry with Britain's James Degale, who later paid tribute to Sutherland upon winning his first professional world title in 2015.
At the 2007 EU Amateur Championships in Dublin, Sutherland won gold at middleweight. Results were:
At the 2008 EU Amateur Championships in Cetniewo, Sutherland won gold at middleweight. Results were:
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Sutherland won bronze at middleweight. Results were:
Following the exposure gained at the Olympics, Sutherland was offered a number of contracts as a professional boxer. In October 2008 he signed terms with London-based promoter Frank Maloney. On 18 December 2008, Sutherland made a winning start to his professional career with a first round knockout of Georgi Iliev in Dublin. After the bout, Sutherland's promoter Frank Maloney said "I think we've found a real superstar here tonight and this is just the start of a long journey". His next fight, against Siarhei Navarka on 6 March at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, ended with Sutherland winning by a third round stoppage.
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