Eamonn Magee boxer

Eamonn Magee boxer
bouts
33
won
27
lost
6
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
super lightweight
Debut
1995-11-25
Height
5′ 8″/173cm
Reach
70″/178cm
Age
-
Born
1971-07-13
Death
-
Nationality
United Kingdom

Eamonn Magee (born 13 July 1971) is a retired Irish professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2007. He held the Commonwealth light-welterweight title twice, and challenged for the European light-welterweight and British welterweight titles. As an amateur, Magee won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1992 World Junior Championships.He was a veteran of the Irish and European professional fight scenes and fought out of the Breen Gym in Belfast, where he now works as an assistant trainer to John Breen.Magee grew up in the Ardoyne area of Belfast and was in and out of trouble as a youth. Magee came from a boxing obsessed family, at the age of twelve, Magee's mother enrolled him in the local boxing club. Magee stated that for his mother "boxing was as important as school". Magee's three older brothers were also boxers; two of them, Terry and Noel, having careers as professional boxers. His brother Noel was also a Commonwealth title champion.In 1989, Magee was involved in a fight outside a restaurant and sustained a deep wound to his neck from which he almost died. In 1992, he was shot in the leg by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in a punishment attack. In 1994, Magee (who is a supporter of Celtic football club) was charged with affray after getting into a barroom brawl with a group of Rangers fans in a Belfast City Centre pub. In February 2004, Magee was attacked in the Blacks Road area of Belfast. He was pulled from his car and beaten, which broke two bones in one of his legs.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2007-05-11 Kevin Anderson WWWWWL Civic Centre, Motherwell LOST
Unanimous decision
2007-02-10 Janos Petrovics LWWWLL Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny WIN
Points
2006-05-20 Mehrdud Takaloo WWLLWW Kings Hall, Belfast LOST
Majority decision
2005-03-18 Allan Vester WWWLLW Kings Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
2003-12-06 Jimmy Vincent WWWWWL National Ice Rink, Cardiff WIN
Unanimous decision
2003-06-14 Oktay Urkal WLWWWW Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg LOST
Unanimous decision
2002-09-28 Alan Bosworth LDLWWL M.E.N. Arena, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2002-06-01 Ricky Hatton WWWWWW M.E.N. Arena, Manchester LOST
Unanimous decision
2002-02-09 Jon Thaxton WLWLWW M.E.N. Arena, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2001-10-27 Matthews Zulu WWWWLW M.E.N. Arena, Manchester WIN
Points
2001-05-12 Harrison Methula WWWWWL The Pavilions, Plymouth WIN
Technical knockout
2001-03-13 Alan Bosworth WLLWLD The Pavilions, Plymouth WIN
Technical knockout
2000-11-11 Shea Neary WWWWLW Waterfront Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
2000-09-16 Pavel Melnikov WWWWWW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Points
2000-04-29 David Kirk LLWWLL Wembley Arena, Wembley WIN
KO
2000-03-04 Joseph Miyumo WWWWDW Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough WIN
Technical knockout
1999-10-16 Radoslav Gaidev LLLLLW Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1999-09-13 Paul Burke WLWWWW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Technical knockout
1999-07-10 Karl Taylor LLLLLL Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark WIN
Corner retirement
1999-05-22 Alan Temple LLWWLL Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast WIN
KO
1998-11-30 Paul Burke WWLWLW Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester LOST
Points
1998-09-26 Allan Hall LWWWLW Barbican Centre, York WIN
Technical knockout
1998-02-14 Dennis Griffin LLLLWL Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark WIN
Technical knockout
1997-06-02 Kevin McKillan LLLLLW Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1997-04-29 Peter Nightingale DWLL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Corner retirement
1997-03-28 Teddy Reid WLWWWW The Roxy, Boston LOST
Split-decision
1997-03-03 Anthony Townsend DLWLWL Austin WIN
Technical knockout
1997-01-28 Karl Taylor DLWLLL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
1996-11-05 Shaun Stokes LWWWLL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1996-09-03 Kevin McKillan LLLLDL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Corner retirement
1996-05-28 John Stovin LLLWWD Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1996-03-09 Steve McGovern WLLLLL Green Glens Arena, Millstreet WIN
Points
1995-11-25 Pete Roberts WLLLLL The Point, Dublin WIN
KO