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06 Sept 2025

Matthew McCole hits gold in Poland

The Illies Golden Gloves light-middleweight was part of an Ulster High Performance squad in Warsaw and the Dungloe man impressed with two wins by unanimous decision

Matthew McCole hits gold in Poland

Matthew McCole took victory in Poland as part of an Ulster HP team

Matthew McCole won gold in Poland at the weekend.

The Illies Golden Gloves light-middleweight was part of an Ulster High Performance squad in Warsaw.

At the Capital Team Cup in honour of Poland’s former Olympic gold medallist Jerzy Kulej, McCole impressed with two wins by unanimous decision.

On Friday evening, McCole defeated Andrew Tudor Labada from Romania.

In the final on Saturday, McCole proved too strong for Poland’s Michal Bultrowicz

Dungloe man McCole was on a five-man Ulster team and returned to winning ways having been edged out by Eugene McKeever in a National Elite semi-final last month.

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In January, the Illies southpaw won an Ulster Elite title.

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