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The Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) is the governing and sanctioning body for professional boxing in Ireland .
About
The BUI was founded in 1980, and replaced the BBBofC associated "Irish Boxing Board of Control", which had overseen professional boxing in Ireland through the 1960s and 1970s. The BUI is based in Chancery Place in Dublin , and the current president is Mel André Christle.[1]
Amateur boxing in Ireland is run by a separate organisation, the IABA , who operate on an all island basis.
Current Irish champions
[2]
History of Irish champions
Flyweight
[3]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Spider Jim Kelly
12 April 1929 – (Vacated)
1
Jackie Quinn
03 December 1930 – (Vacated)
1
Bantamweight
[4]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Johnny Curran
31 May 1909 – 28 September 1909
1
Alf Spider Stewart
28 September 1909 – (Vacated)
0
Johnny Curran
23 January 1910 – (Vacated)
0
Sam Keller
02 February 1910 – (Vacated)
0
Jim Hanna
12 February 1923 – (Vacated)
0
Jackie Quinn
31 January 1935 – (Vacated)
0
Joe Collins
12 July 1946 – 11 June 1947
0
Ed Bunty Doran
11 June 1947 – 27 June 1953
1
John Kelly
27 June 1953 – (Vacated)
0
Hugh Russell
05 October 1982 – (Vacated)
0
Tommy Waite
20 December 1997 – (Vacated)
0
Colin Moffett
15 December 2007 – (Vacated)
0
Super-bantamweight
[5]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Paul Hyland
05 July 2008 – present
1
Featherweight
[6]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Harry Kid Berry
30 April 1908 – (Vacated)
0
Seaman Tom Duffy
29 May 1909 – (Vacated)
0
Billy Deane
17 January 1918 – (Vacated)
0
Frank McAloran
03 May 1929 – 16 April 1930
0
Jack Garland
16 April 1930 – (Vacated)
1
Jon Jo Irwin
16 March 1993 – (Vacated)
0
Patrick Hyland
19 April 2008 – (Vacated)
1
Marco McCullough
19 October 2013 – present
0
Super-featherweight
[7]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Pat Doherty
26 March 1988 – (Vacated)
0
Kevin O'Hara
19 April 2008 – (Vacated)
0
Mickey Coveney
12 August 2011 – 03 November 2012
0
Anthony Cacace
03 November 2012 – (Vacated)
0
James Tennyson
27 April 2013 – present
0
Lightweight
[8]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Frank Walsh
14 November 1903 – (Vacated)
0
Joe Singleton
27 December 1909 – 06 January 1910
0
Dick Knock
06 January 1910 – (Vacated)
0
Johnny Curran
08 April 1912 – (Vacated)
0
Billy Gilmore
04 March 1925 – (Vacated)
0
Kenny Webb
18 August 1927 – 29 February 1928
0
Billy Gilmore
29 February 1928 – (Vacated)
0
Jackie Flynn
30 November 1932 – 08 July 1933
0
Billy Gilmore
08 July 1933 – 17 June 1934
0
George Kelly
17 June 1934 – 10 February 1935
0
Billy Smith
10 February 1935 – 07 August 1935
0
George Kelly
07 August 1935 – (Vacated)
0
John Ingle
24 August 1945 – 02 May 1947
1
Paddy Dowdall
02 May 1947 – 25 July 1947
0
Cliff Curvis
25 July 1947 – (Vacated)
0
Peter McDonagh
28 January 2006 – 12 July 2008
0
Andrew Murray
12 July 2008 – present
1
Light-welterweight
[9]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Jim Montague
26 April 1977 – (Vacated)
0
PJ Davitt
14 December 1982 – (Vacated)
0
Gary Muir
03 December 1985 – (Vacated)
0
Malcolm Melvin
16 March 1993 – (Vacated)
0
Eamonn Magee
22 May 1999 – (Vacated)
0
Robert Murray
24 May 2005 – (Vacated)
0
Oisin Fagan
03 June 2006 – (Vacated)
0
Andrew Murray
08 December 2007 – (Vacated)
0
Frankie Gavin
18 September 2010 – (Vacated)
0
Welterweight
[10]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Mick Ronan
09 August 1919 – (Vacated)
1
Pat McAllister
18 August 1923 – (Vacated)
1
Billy Gilmore
19 December 1928 – 14 March 1930
1
Ranger Harkin
14 March 1930 – (Vacated)
0
Mossy Condon
16 August 1935 – (Vacated)
0
Fred Tiedt
28 July 1961 – (Vacated)
0
Liam Mullen
25 September 1967 – 18 July 1968
1
Gus Farrell
18 July 1968 – 10 February 1970
1
Des Rea
10 February 1970 – (Vacated)
0
Tony Sinnott
24 September 1989 – (Vacated)
0
Billy Walsh
26 January 2008 – 07 February 2009
0
Stephen Haughian
07 February 2009 – present
0
Super-welterweight
[11]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Terry Magee
23 June 1987 – (Vacated)
0
Jim Webb
03 December 1998 – (Vacated)
0
Jim Rock
15 April 2000 – (Vacated)
0
Ciaran Healy
08 December 2007 – 05 July 2008
0
Jamie Moore
05 July 2008 – (Vacated)
0
Neil Sinclair
15 May 2009 – (Vacated)
0
Lee Murtagh
21 July 2012 – (Vacated)
1
Peter McDonagh
15 March 2014 – (Vacated)
1
Dee Walsh
22 November 2014 – (Vacated)
0
Paul Upton
23 April 2016 – present
0
Middleweight
[12]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Johnny Curran
27 September 1888 – (Vacated)
0
Myler Keogh
21 December 1896 – (Vacated)
1
Jem Roche
25 September 1900 – (Vacated)
0
Dan Grant
22 October 1908 – (Vacated)
0
Tommy Connolly
30 July 1927 – (Vacated)
0
Paddy Roche
19 December 1939 – (Vacated)
0
Pat O'Connor
04 February 1944 – (Vacated)
0
Bert Hyland
23 June 1949 – (Vacated)
0
Cliff Garvey
22 July 1955 – (Vacated)
0
Peter Sharpe
21 February 1967 – (Vacated)
0
Sam Storey
25 April 1987 – 18 March 1988
0
Steve Collins
18 March 1988 – (Vacated)
0
Darren Sweeney
15 April 1997 – (Vacated)
0
Matthew Macklin
14 May 2005 – (Vacated)
0
Jim Rock
03 June 2006 – (Vacated)
0
Gary O'Sullivan
04 December 2009 – (Vacated)
1
Eamonn O'Kane
12 July 2013 – present
0
Super-middleweight
[13]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Ray Close
31 October 1989 – (Vacated)
1
Jim Rock
17 April 1999 – (Vacated)
1
Andy Lee
15 December 2007 – (Vacated)
0
Anthony Fitzgerald
13 February 2010 – (Vacated)
3
JJ McDonagh
25 February 2012 – present
0
Light-heavyweight
[14]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Dave Magill
20 August 1923 – (Vacated)
1
Pat O'Connor
10 February 1945 – (Vacated)
0
Harry Cowap
22 April 1985 – (Vacated)
1
Jason McKay
11 November 2006 – (Vacated)
0
Jim Rock
12 July 2008 – (Vacated)
0
John Waldron
15 May 2010 – 20 November 2010
0
Ciaran Healy
20 November 2010 – (Vacated)
0
Paddy McDonagh
21 January 2012 – present
0
Cruiserweight
[15]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Darren Corbett
05 November 1996 – (Vacated)
2
Ian Tims
19 March 2011 – present
0
Heavyweight
[16]
Name
Duration of reign
Defences
Peter Maher
01 January 1890 – (Vacated)
0
Pat Scully
20 July 1894 – (Vacated)
0
Jem Roche
26 December 1905 – (Vacated)
1
Matthew Curran
20 October 1909 – 20 December 1912
1
Dan Voyles
20 December 1912 – (Vacated)
0
Packy Mahoney
17 March 1913 – (Vacated)
0
Jem Roche
19 September 1913 – (Vacated)
0
Con O'Kelly
10 July 1914 – (Vacated)
1
Dave Magill
23 June 1923 – 15 November 1926
0
Young Con O'Kelly
15 November 1926 – (Vacated)
0
Ernie Simmons
08 March 1940 – (Vacated)
0
Chris Cole
12 June 1942 – 18 December 1942
0
Pat Mulcahy
18 December 1942 – 25 May 1943
0
Paddy O'Sullivan
25 May 1943 – 04 February 1944
0
Martin Thornton
04 February 1944 – (Vacated)
1
Gerry McDermott
25 June 1948 – 01 March 1949
0
Paddy Slavin
01 March 1949 – (Vacated)
0
Pat Stapleton
23 April 1960 – (Vacated)
0
Gordon Ferris
22 September 1980 – (Vacated)
0
Kevin McBride
02 June 1997 – (Vacated)
0
Coleman Barrett
13 February 2010 – (Vacated)
0
Tyson Fury
14 April 2012 – (Vacated)
0
References
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