Freddie Gilroy

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Freddie Gilroy boxer
Data
Birth Name Frederick Gilroy
Weight class Bantamweight
nationality United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
birthday March 7, 1936
place of birth Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK
Date of death June 28, 2016
style Left-hand boom
Combat Statistics
Struggles 31
Knockout victories 18th
Defeats 3
draw 0

Frederick Gilroy (born March 7, 1936 in Belfast , Northern Ireland , United Kingdom , † June 28, 2016 ) was a British or Irish boxer . He won as an amateur boxer at the Olympic Games 1956 in Melbourne a bronze medal in the bantamweight and was also European champion professional boxer bantamweight.

Career

Freddie Gilroy was a British citizen and lived in Belfast. He also started boxing there. During his amateur days he boxed for Ireland and as a professional boxer for Great Britain (United Kingdom).

Career as an amateur boxer

Freddie Gilroy was Irish flyweight champion in 1955 and bantamweight champion in 1956. He completed his first international assignment for Ireland in February 1955 when he won a flyweight over Derek Lloyd on points during an international match between England and Ireland in London. In June 1955 he represented Ireland at the European Championship of Amateur Boxers in Berlin. He lost there in flyweight in the second round against Mircea Dobrescu from Romania by technical knockout in the 2nd round. He was eliminated and came in 9th place together with all the losers in the round of 16.

In January 1956 he defeated in Kiel in an international match Ireland against the Federal Republic of Germany Ernst Kapellmann on points.

Freddie Gilroy also started for Ireland at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. He caused a small sensation in his first bantamweight fight in the round of 16 when he knocked out the reigning European champion Boris Stepanow from the Soviet Union in the third round. In the quarterfinals he won over Mario Sitri from Italy on points, but in the semifinals he lost to Wolfgang Behrendt from Berlin, who started for the all-German team, on points. He won an Olympic bronze medal with it.

Career as a professional boxer

Freddie Gilroy joined the professional boxer camp after the 1956 Olympics. He played his first fight on February 9, 1957 in Belfast and won it over Derek McReynolds by KO in the 1st round. After that fight, he remained victorious in another 20 fights for the next three years. He suggested u. a. On March 8, 1958 in Belfast the Belgian champion Pierre Cossemyns in the 4th round KO, won on January 10, 1959 in Belfast with a technical knockout victory in the 11th round over Peter Keenan (boxer) the British championship and the Championship title of the Commonwealth (British Empire), won on September 15, 1959 in Wembley over the Italian former world champion Mario D'Agata on points and on November 3, 1959 in Wembley with a point victory over the defending champion Piero Rollo from Italy, European champion (EBU ) in bantamweight. On March 19, 1960 in Belfast he defended the three titles he had at that time, successfully with a technical knockout victory over the Scot Billy Rafferty .

On April 25, 1960, Freddie Gilroy suffered the first defeat in his professional career in Manchester. He lost something surprisingly against the Mexican Ignacio Pina on points. Nevertheless, he got the chance on October 15, 1960 at Wembley against the French Alphonse Halimi to box for the world bantamweight title, which was vacant after the resignation of the Mexican world champion Jose Beccara . He lost this fight but after 15 rounds on points.

On May 27, 1961 he lost the European bantamweight title in Brussels by a knockout defeat in the 9th round to Pierre Cossemyns. But he successfully defended the British championship and the Commonwealth championship twice. On March 3, 1962 he defeated Billy Rafferty by knockout in the 12th round and on October 20, 1962 he beat his Northern Irish compatriot Johnny Caldwell by technical knockout in the 9th round in Belfast . Nevertheless, he resigned after this victory.

Explanations
  • EBU = European Boxing Union
  • Left hand: the lead hand is the left hand and the punch hand is the right hand

literature

  • Box Sport magazine

Individual proof

  1. ↑ Freddie Gilroy, Ireland's Melbourne Olympics boxing hero, dies age 80

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personal data
SURNAME Gilroy, Freddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilroy, Frederick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British or Irish boxer
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 2016