JUST one win, but plenty of entertainment.

That’s the brief story of the professional career of Michael O’Gara.

Gus Robinson’s head coach Peter Cope believes the popular fighter, better known as Mousey, is unlikely to tape up his gloves again because of work commitments.

O’Gara started his pro career with five defeats in a row. He was certainly unlucky to lose on his debut, a narrow points defeat in Clydebank against Scotsman Paul McElhinney.

A bad cut saw him lose to Ryan Walsh in London in his third outing while he pushed Irish star Willie Casey – a recent Prizefighter winner – all the way in Limerick last year, in a bout rated as the best of the night.

O’Gara lost again on points to McElhinney in January in Glasgow but the 33-year-old returned to Scotland’s biggest city just a fortnight later to claim his first victory.

“Mousey was a proper, proper nice lad,” said Cope. “He entertained the fans the way he fought and he gave it everything.

“He was an absolute pleasure to train and he lived for his boxing. He was a fit lad and he lived the right lifestyle, I just wished we’d got him a few years ago.

“But he’s enjoyed it and I think he did really well. I’m over the moon he got that win, he deserved it.

“He’s away working at the moment and that’s got to come first. We totally understand.”

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