SPORT & NOTE
Rinty MONAGHAN

Male

(John Joseph Monaghan)
Flyweight, Great Britain, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Born: 21 August 1920, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain
Died: 3 March 1984, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain
Height: 5ft 3in, mt 1,60

Mar. 30, 1950, Monaghan relinquishes his titles
Apr. 25, 1950, Monaghan announced his retirement
from the ring due to chronic bronchitis



No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1934
= Sept. 28Boy RamseyBelfast, Great BritainDraw 4
+ Dec. 19Jim PedlowBelfast, Great BritainW 4
1935
+ Feb. 17Vic LargeBelfast, Great BritainKO 4
+ Mar. 29Young FinneganBelfast, Great BritainKO 4
1936
+ Jan. 13Sam RamseyBelfast, Great BritainW 6
+ Feb. 22Young JosephsBelfast, Great BritainW 6
= Mar. 20Sam RamseyCarrickfergus, Great BritainDraw 6
+ Mar. 28Sam RamseyBelfast, Great BritainW 6
+ Apr. 8Young KellyBelfast, Great BritainW 6
+ May 16Young JosephsBelfast, Great BritainTKO 3
= May 20Jack McKenzieBelfast, Great BritainDraw 10
= July 24Young JosephsLarne, Great BritainDraw 6
+ Sept. 18Joe DuffyLarne, Great BritainW 6
1937
- May 1Jim KeeryBelfast, Great BritainL 6
+ May 10Mick GibbonsBelfast, Great BritainW 6
+ June 21Mick GibbonsBelfast, Great BritainW 6
+ July 7Sam RamseyBelfast, Great BritainW 6
+ July 13Ted MeikleBelfast, Great BritainW 6
+ Aug. 9Ted MeikleBelfast, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Aug. 18Frank BensonBelfast, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Sept. 17Ted MeikleBelfast, Great BritainW 8
+ Oct. 1Paddy O'TooleBelfast, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Nov. 17George LangBelfast, Great BritainKO 1
+ Dec. 2Tommy AllenBelfast, Great BritainKO 5
1938
+ Jan. 21Alf HughesBelfast, Great BritainKO 9
+ Feb. 4Pat MurphyBelfast, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Mar. 1Spider AllenBelfast, Great BritainKO 2
+ Mar. 15Cyclone KellyBelfast, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 31Cyclone KellyLiverpool, Great BritainW 10
+ May 6Joe McCluskeyBelfast, Great BritainW 10
+ May 27Peter PetersBelfast, Great BritainKO 1
+ June 18Ivor NeilBelfast, Great BritainKO 1
+ July 2Joe KielyBelfast, Great BritainW 10
- July 23Jackie PatersonBelfast, Great BritainKO by 5
+ Aug. 11Joe CurranLiverpool, Great BritainW 10
- Sept. 2Tommy StewartBelfast, Great BritainL 10
1939
+ Feb. 27Joe CurranNewcastle, Great BritainKO 5
+ Mar. 20Sammy ReynoldsNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
+ June 28Tommy StewartBelfast, Great BritainW 8
+ July 20Billy AshtonLiverpool, Great BritainW 8
+ Nov. 8Seaman ChettyNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
1940
- Jan. 10Paddy RyanNewcastle, Great BritainL 10
+ Mar. 4Tommy StewartBelfast, Great BritainW 8
- Mar. 20Jimmy GillNewcastle, Great BritainL 10
1941
Inactive
1942
+ Dec. 26Joe MeikleBelfast, Great BritainW 8
1943
= June 6Harry RodgersBelfast, Great BritainDraw 8
- July 13Ike WeirBelfast, Great BritainL 10
1944
+ Oct. 4Joe MeikleBelfast, Great BritainKO 1
1945
+ Feb. 9Joe CollinsDublin, Ireland W 10
+ Sept. 13Tommy BurneyLiverpool, Great BritainW 10
- Oct. 18Joe CurranLiverpool, Great BritainL 10
+ Nov. 6Bunty DoranBelfast, Great BritainKO 4
Northern Ireland Flyweight Title
1946
+ Apr. 4Tommy BurneyLiverpool, Great BritainW 8
+ June 7Jackie PatersonBelfast, Great BritainTKO 7
+ Sept. 11Alex MurphyGlasgow, Great BritainW 8
+ Sept. 24Sammy ReynoldsBelfast, Great BritainWDQ 8
1947
+ Mar. 11Terry AllenMarylebone, Great BritainKO 1
+ July 1Emile FamechonKensington, Great BritainW 10
- July 16Dado MarinoGlasgow, Great BritainLDQ 9
+ Oct. 20Dado MarinoHarringay, Great BritainW 15
vacant World Flyweight Title
1948
+ Mar. 23 Jackie PatersonBelfast, Great BritainKO 7
NBA, British and Commonwalth Flyweight Titles
+ June 28Charlie SquireBirmingham, Great BritainTKO 7
1949
- Feb. 7Terry AllenHarringay, Great BritainL 8
+ Apr. 5Maurice SandeyronBelfast, Great BritainW 15
World and European Flyweight Titles
+ Aug. 19Otello BelardinelliBelfast, Great BritainW 10
= Sept. 30 Terry AllenBelfast, Great BritainDraw 15
World, European, British and Commonwealth Flyweight Titles

 

Summary

Total bouts: 66, Won: 51 (20 inside the limit), Lost: 9 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 6, NC: 0