Dave McAuley
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Dave McAuley | |
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| Born | David Anthony McAuley 15 June 1961 Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Other names | Dave 'Boy' McAuley |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
David Anthony "Dave" McAuley, MBE (born 15 June 1961, Larne) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland. During his professional career he held the IBF world title in the Flyweight category.'[1]
Boxing career
McAuley fought under the name Dave "Boy" McAuley, and was one of the last Irish boxers to fight for a world title over 15 rounds. His two epic fights against Fidel Bassa were both voted "Fight of the Year",[by whom?] in 1986 and 1987 respectively.[citation needed] He defeated Duke McKenzie for the IBF title.[when?] He defended his recognised IBF World Title and became the most successful Irish fighter post-war with a recognised IBF World Title.[citation needed]
Among his most famous bouts were two brutal encounters with Colombian Fidel Bassa at Belfast's King's Hall. In 1989 McAuley won the IBF title from Duke McKenzie. He successfully defended his title five times, eventually losing it to Rodolfo Blanco in 1992, whom he had beaten two years previously.[2]
McAuley was unusual for a flyweight in that he was extremely tall for someone in the flyweight division, standing at 5'7". He was one of the Irelands most under-rated boxers, and was poorly treated by various promoters and media after his loss to Blanco.
Broadcasting career
McAuley works as a commentator for Irish television station Raidió Teilifís Éireann on their boxing coverage.[citation needed]
Comeback
McAuley was almost tempted out of retirement on more than one occasion, right up to the mid-1990s.[citation needed] He was rumoured to be training for a comeback fight with Prince Naseem Hamed in 1994, but the bout eventually fell through over contractual issues.[citation needed]
Poker
McAuley recently[when?] took part in a celebrity boxing poker tournament organised by partypoker.com however being an amateur in this sport was put out first after going "all in" with ace two off suit. In 2009, he was back in Poker Super Stars and got through to the final table in London.[citation needed]
Other activities
McAuley runs a hotel in Ballygalley, near Larne, County Antrim.[citation needed]
Professional boxing record
| 18 Wins (8 knockouts), 3 losses, 2 draws[1] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 18–3–2 |  Rodolfo Blanco
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UD | 12 (12) | 1992-6-11 | Sports Pavilion, Bilboa, Pais Vasco, Spain | IBF flyweight title |
| Win | 18–2–2 |  Jacob Matlala
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KO | 10 (12) | 1991-9-7 | Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Retained IBF flyweight title |
| Win | 17–2–2 |  Pedro Jose Feliciano
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UD | 12 (12) | 1991-5-11 | Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Retained IBF flyweight title |
| Win | 16–2–2 | Rodolfo Blanco
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UD | 12 (12) | 1990-9-15 | King's Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland | Retained IBF flyweight title |
| Win | 15–2–2 |  Louis Curtis
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UD | 12 (12) | 1990-3-17 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Retained IBF flyweight title |
| Win | 14–2–2 |  Dodie Boy Penalosa
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SD | 12 (12) | 1989-11-8 | Grand Hall, Wembley, London, UK | Retained IBF flyweight title |
| Win | 13–2–2 |  Duke McKenzie
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UD | 12 (12) | 1989-6-7 | The Arena, Wembley, London, UK | Won IBF flyweight title |
| Loss | 12–2–2 | Fidel Bassa
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UD | 12 (12) | 1988-3-26 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | WBA World flyweight title |
| Win | 12–1–2 |  Roy Thompson
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PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-12-7 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Loss | 11–1–2 | Fidel Bassa
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TKO | 13 (15) | 1987-4-25 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | WBA World flyweight title |
| Win | 11–0–2 | Joe Kelly
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TKO | 9 (12) | 1986-10-20 | St. Andrews SC, Albany Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | British flyweight title |
| Win | 10–0–2 | Charlie Brown
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TKO | 1 (8) | 1986-4-22 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Win | 9–0–2 | Kelvin Smart
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DQ | 6 (8) | 1986-2-15 | RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland | Low blow |
| Win | 8–0–2 | Bobby McDermott
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TKO | 10 (10) | 1985-6-8 | Loftus Road, London, UK | |
| Win | 7–0–2 | Johnny Mack
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TKO | 1 (8) | 1985-2-3 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Win | 6–0–2 | Graham 'Kid' Clarke
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TKO | 4 (6) | 1984-12-19 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Win | 5–0–2 | Dave George
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TKO | 6 (8) | 1984-11-13 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Win | 4–0–2 |  John Mwaimu
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PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-10-13 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Win | 3–0–2 | Roy Williams
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PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-9-17 | Corn Exchange, Brighton, Sussex, UK | |
| Draw | 2–0–2 | Kenny Walsh
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PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-2-27 | Albany Hotel, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK | |
| Win | 2–0–1 | Ian Colbeck
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PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-1-25 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Win | 1–0–1 | Dave Smith
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KO | 1 (6) | 1983-11-16 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | John Mwaimu
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PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-10-5 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Professional debut |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Dave McAuley". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "McAuley remembers the Glory Days". Irish-Boxing.com. Junior Sport Media.
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