Sport & Note

Mick LEAHY

Male

Middleweight, Great Britain, Coventry, England
Born: 12 March 1935, Cork, Ireland
Died: 5 January 2010, Coventry, England, Great Britain

(First Irishman to become a British boxing champion)

as an amateur:
won Irish Lightweight Championship
1956 reached the ABA semi-finals

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1956
+ Oct. 22	Steve Gee	Leicester, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ Nov. 1	Richard Mensah	Birmingham, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Nov. 6	Sammy Royals	Spalding, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Dec. 3	Des Wilkins	Walsall, Great Britain	KO 2
1957
+ Jan. 29	Tex Williams	Willenhall, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Mar. 4	Bob Batey	Leicester, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ Mar. 16	Don Doherty	Belfast, Great Britain	W 6
+ May 6	Peter Goldie	Bedworth, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ May 21	Bob Roberts	Birmingham, Great Britain	W 8
= May 30	Ray Corbett	Dudley, Great Britain	Draw 8
+ Sept. 2	Ray Corbett	Birmingham, Great Britain	KO 6
+ Sept. 17	Terry Gill	Harringay, Great Britain	W 8
+ Oct. 22	Jackie Butler	Harringay, Great Britain	KO 3
- Oct. 28	Tommy Tagoe	Birmingham, Great Britain	KO by 1
= Nov. 11	Ron Richardson	Wembley, Great Britain	Draw 8
+ Nov. 25	Johnny Melfah	Leicester, Great Britain	W 8
+ Dec. 10	Peter Smith	Harringay, Great Britain	W 8
1958
- Jan. 13	Jimmy Croll	Newcastle, Great Britain	TKO by 4
- Feb. 11	Leo Molloy	Birmingham, Great Britain	TKO by 2
+ Apr. 21	Sam Lamptney	Leicester, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ May 5	Johnny Melfah	Cheltenham, Great Britain	W 10
+ June 26	Boswell St Louis	Birmingham, Great Britain	W 8
- Sept. 18	Sandy Manuel	Birmingham, Great Britain	L 8
= Nov. 11	Boswell St Louis	Smethwick, Great Britain	Draw 8
+ Dec. 1	Santos Martins	Coventry, Great Britain	W 8
1959
+ Jan. 17	Paddy Graham	Birmingham, Great Britain	W 8
+ Feb. 2	Eddie Bee	Coventry, Great Britain	W 8
+ Apr. 10	Don Barnes	Melbourne, Australia	W 12
- May 1	Bruno Ravaglia	Melbourne, Australia	L 12
+ May 11	Sandy Manuel	Sydney, Australia	W 12
- May 22	Joe N'Gidi	Melbourne, Australia	L 12
+ June 8	George Barnes	Sydney, Australia	W 12
+ June 19	Jack Walsh	Brisbane, Australia	TKO 5
- July 3	George Barnes	Brisbane, Australia	L 12
+ July 27	Clive Stewart	Sydney, Australia	TKO 7
+ Sept. 7	Clive Stewart	Sydney, Australia	TKO 6
+ Sept. 21	Brian Sheehan	Sydney, Australia	KO 1
+ Oct. 12	Billy Todd	Sydney, Australia	TKO 11
- Oct. 26	Tuna Scanlan	Wellington, New Zealand	L 12
1960
+ Apr. 23	Al Sharpe	Belfast, Great Britain	W 8
+ July 16	Bob Cofie	Cork, Ireland	W 10
+ Aug. 13	Boswell St Louis	Belfast, Great Britain	W 10
- Sept. 13	Tanos Lambrianides	Wembley, Great Britain	L 8
+ Oct. 27	Larry Baker	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 8
+ Nov. 26	Johnny Melfah	Belfast, Great Britain	W 8
+ Dec. 15	Ola Michael	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 8
1961
+ Feb. 23	Jimmy McGrail	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 10
+ Mar. 23	Cecil Shorts	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 10
+ Apr. 20	Tanos Lambrianides	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 8
- Oct. 31	Brian Curvis	Wembley, Great Britain	KO by 8
(For British and Commonwealth Welterweight Titles)
= Dec. 5	Ted Wright	Wembley, Great Britain	Draw 10
1962
+ Jan. 15	Orlando Paso	Manchester, Great Britain	W 8
+ Feb. 22	Sandy Luke	Coventry, Great Britain	W 8
= Mar. 27	Wilf Greaves	Wembley, Great Britain	Draw 10
= June 5	Gomeo Brennan	Wembley, Great Britain	Draw 8
+ June 29	Orlando Paso	Dublin, Ireland	W 10
- Sept. 10	Wally Swift	Manchester, Great Britain	L 8
+ Oct. 11	Harry Scott	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
- Nov. 10	Joey Archer	New York, USA	L 10
= Dec. 10	Wally Swift	Nottingham, Great Britain	Draw 12
(For British Middleweight Title Eliminator)
1963
+ Feb. 13	Wally Swift	Leicester, Great Britain	W 12
(Won British Middleweight Title Eliminator)
+ May 28	George Aldridge	Nottingham, Great Britain	TKO 1
(Won British Middleweight Title)
+ Aug. 26	Gil Diaz	Birmingham, Great Britain	W 10
- Oct. 22	Gomeo Brennan	Wembley, Great Britain	L 15
(For vacant Commonwealth Middleweight Title)
1964
- Feb. 13	Tuna Scanlan	Auckland, New Zealand	L 12
(For Commonwealth Middleweight Title Eliminator)
+ Mar. 16	Larry Carney	Boston, USA	W 10
- Apr. 21	Dante Pelaez	Middlesbrough, Great Britain	TKO by 8
+ Sept. 3	Sugar Ray Robinson	Paisley, Great Britain	W 10
- Oct. 9	Laszlo Papp	Vienna, Austria	L 15
(For European Middleweight Title)
- Dec. 14	Wally Swift	Nottingham, Great Britain	L 15
(Lost British Middleweight Title)
1965
- Feb. 27	Nino Benvenuti	Milano, Italy	L 10
- Mar. 19	Jupp Elze	Cologne, Germany	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 72, Won: 46 (16 inside the limit), Lost: 19 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 7, NC: 0