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Ray Moylette

Ray Moylette
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Real name Raymond Moylette
Nickname(s) 'Sting Ray' Ray Moylette
Weight(s) Light Welterweight
Nationality Republic of Ireland
Born 11 April 1990
Derrycooraune, Islandeady, Castlebar, County Mayo Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 5
Wins 5
Wins by KO 2
Losses 0

Raymond Moylette, known as Ray Moylette and sometimes referred to as Ray Moylett, (born 11 April 1990) is a former Irish amateur boxer and current professional boxer from Derrycooraune, Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland. He represented Ireland in the lightweight division at the 2008 World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico where he won a gold medal. Since turning pro, he has teamed up with Assassin Boxing Promotions and is being trained by world class trainer, Paschal Collins.

Moylette, represents the St Anne’s Boxing Club in Westport, with whom he has been boxing with since the age of six, and won four national titles ranging from Boy 1 level to the Youth division. In 2007, Moylette won both the Cadet and Youth (Under 19) divisions and also won the Best Boxer of the Championships award in becoming the Youth title holder.

At the World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Moylette won the gold medal in the lightweight (60 kg) division, becoming the first Irish boxer in history to win a gold medal at the World Youth Championships. He recently won the Irish senior championships at light welter-weight, beating Ulster champion Stephen Donnelly.

At the Youth Championship, Moylette defeated Fred Evans of Wales and Cuba's Juan Garcia to get to the final where he beat Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussino to take the title.

Despite having been beaten in the quarter-final of The Irish National Championships, Moylette was sent to the European Championships. At the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara, Moylette secured at least a silver medal in the Light Welterweight division after victory over Hajiliyev Heybatulla of Azerbaijan in the semi-finals on 23 June. Moylette claimed . On 24 June 2011, he went on to win the gold medal after an 18-10 victory against Tom Stalker.


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