Darby Brown

Darby Brown
Born	Leslie Brown 24 April 1929 Sydney
Died	31 October 1988 (aged 59)
Nationality	Australian
Statistics
Weight(s)	feather/light/welter/middleweight
Height	5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m)
Reach	65 in (165 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	63
Wins	38 (KO 25)
Losses	20 (KO 4)
Draws	4
No contests	1

Darby Brown (24 April 1929 – 31 October 1988 (aged 59)) born Leslie Brown in Sydney was an Australian professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the Australian welterweight title, and British Empire welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb), i.e. featherweight to 149+1⁄4 lb (67.7 kg; 10 st 9.3 lb), i.e. middleweight. Darby Brown was managed by Jack Hourigan, and trained by Ray Horne, and Bob Urquhart. Darby Brown (Leslie Brown) had four children that are now in their late 50s. Darby was a family man and always chose his family first, he always said that no matter what comes up, or if a new fight came up, he would always think about his children first. Darby Brown was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015 in the Veterans category.

External links

• Boxing record for Darby Brown from BoxRec (registration required)
• Image - Darby Brown