weight ▁bra cket . ▁ ▁Am ateur ▁career ▁In gle ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁British ▁Olympic ▁team ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁fly weight ▁division . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁he ▁defeated ▁Alexander ▁B aba ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁by ▁ 9 – 7 , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁to ▁event ual ▁gold ▁med all ist ▁Ch oe ▁Ch ol - su ▁of ▁North ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁In gle ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁scoring ▁a ▁third - round ▁knock out ▁over ▁Dar ren ▁No ble . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁stopped ▁Col in ▁Mc Mill an ▁in ▁eight ▁r ounds ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁first ▁regional ▁championship , ▁the ▁British ▁fe ather weight ▁title . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October , ▁In gle ▁defeated ▁Jon ▁Jo ▁Ir win ▁by ▁e ighth - round ▁corner ▁ret irement ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁fe ather weight ▁title . ▁In gle ▁completed ▁the ▁regional ▁trif ect a ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁European ▁fe ather weight ▁title ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁stopping ▁Billy ▁Hard y ▁in ▁eight ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁First ▁world ▁title ▁challenge ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁In gle ▁challeng ed ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁world ▁title ▁against ▁W BO ▁fe ather weight ▁champion ▁N ase em ▁H amed , ▁he ▁had ▁won ▁