Danny McIntosh

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Danny McIntosh
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Real nameDaniel McIntosh
Nickname(s)
  • The Big Mac
  • The Mac Man
Weight(s) Light-heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1980-03-01) 1 March 1980 (age 42)
United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins14
Wins by KO7
Losses6

Danny McIntosh (born 1 March 1980) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2014. He held the European light-heavyweight title in 2011 and competed in the 30th Prizefighter series. [1]

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Professional career

McIntosh's first professional fight took place in April 2005 at the Sports Village in Norwich and resulted in a six-round points victory over Omid Bourzo. He fought twice more in 2005 winning on both occasions leaving him with a record of 3-0 at the end of his first year. McIntosh then had a full year away from the ring before returning in October 2006 with a win over the then unbeaten Matty Hough (5-0) in Walsall. Only two fights followed in 2007 with victories over experienced journeyman Rob Burton and a career best performance ending the unbeaten record of Joey Vegas (then 10-0). One more victory in February 2008 enhanced his record to 7-0 and set him up for a shot at the English light heavyweight title.

English Champion

Danny's first professional title win came on the undercard of Jonathon Thaxton's European title victory over Juan Diaz Melero at the Norwich Showground on 4 October 2008. The experienced Steve Spartacus represented a step up for McIntosh but he won in the 7th round to claim the title. McIntosh has since made two defences of the belt beating Nottingham's Rod Anderton on 6 December 2008 [2] and Southampton's Matthew Barney on 28 March 2009. [3]

On 18 July 2009 McIntosh challenged Commonwealth champion Nathan Cleverly for the vacant British title in what was only his 11th fight as a professional. He was defeated for the first time when, having been knocked down on four occasions, the fight was stopped in the 7th round. [4] Following the fight McIntosh said he would learn from the "nightmare", saying that Cleverly had taught him a boxing lesson. His next fight on 19 February 2010 saw him put that night behind him with a third successful defence of his English title. The fight, on the undercard of a Ricky Hatton promoted bill, saw him retain the title with a 2nd round stoppage over former British champion Tony Oakey. [5] McIntosh stepped up to cruiserweight in his next fight at the Castle Leisure Center in Bury on 6 November 2010 beating journeyman Hastings Rasani in the 3rd round of what was a non-title contest. [6]

European Title challenge

On 22 January 2011 McIntosh traveled to France to challenge Thierry Karl for the vacant European title. Despite being behind on points, McIntosh was able to take control of the fight in the 11th round prompting the referee to stop the fight and hand the title to McIntosh. [7] The first defence of the title was, however, to end in defeat when on 7 May 2011 McIntosh traveling to Germany to defend against local boxer Eduard Gutknecht, losing in the 8th round. [8]

Professional boxing record

20 fights14 wins6 losses
By knockout75
By decision61
By disqualification10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Loss14–6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Travis Dickinson TKO3 (10), 1:1622 Mar 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, EnglandFor vacant English light-heavyweight title
19Loss14–5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hari MilesUD318 May 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter 30: cruiserweight semi-final
18Win14–4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil DawsonUD318 May 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, England Prizefighter 30: cruiserweight quarter-final
17Loss13–4 Flag of Colombia.svg Eleider Álvarez KO8 (10), 2:0214 Dec 2012 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFor WBONABO light-heavyweight title
16Loss13–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Bellew TKO5 (12), 0:3827 Apr 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor British light-heavyweight title
15Loss13–2 Flag of Germany.svg Eduard Gutknecht TKO8 (12), 1:287 May 2011 Flag of Germany.svg Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, GermanyLost European light-heavyweight title
14Win13–1 Flag of France.svg Thierry KarlTKO11 (12), 1:2422 Jan 2011 Flag of France.svg Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, FranceWon vacant European light-heavyweight title
13Win12–1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Hastings RasaniTKO3 (6), 0:556 Nov 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Castle Leisure Centre, Bury, England
12Win11–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Oakey TKO2 (12), 2:2219 Feb 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, EnglandRetained English light-heavyweight title
11Loss10–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Cleverly TKO7 (12), 1:3018 Jul 2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, EnglandFor Commonwealth and vacant British light-heavyweight titles
10Win10–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Barney DQ5 (10), 2:4628 Feb 2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norwich Showground, Norwich, EnglandRetained English light-heavyweight title;
Barney disqualified for repeated holding
9Win9–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rod AndertonTKO1 (10), 1:176 Dec 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, EnglandRetained English light-heavyweight title
8Win8–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve SpartacusTKO7 (10), 1:354 Oct 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norwich Showground, Norwich, EnglandWon vacant English light-heavyweight title
7Win7–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick OkothTKO3 (4), 2:1022 Feb 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0 Flag of Uganda.svg Joey Vegas PTS64 Oct 2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hotel Café Royal, London, England
5Win5–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob BurtonPTS416 Mar 2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norwich Showground, Norwich, England
4Win4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matty HoughTKO6 (6), 0:267 Oct 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Town Hall, Walsall, England
3Win3–0 Flag of Poland.svg Michael BanbulaPTS66 Oct 2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thistle Heathrow Hotel, London, England
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard ClarkePTS43 Sep 2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carrow Road, Norwich, England
1Win1–0 Flag of Iran.svg Omid BourzoPTS69 Apr 2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sports Village, Norwich, England

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References

  1. "Boxrec | Danny McIntosh record". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  2. "Boxing News | Interview with Danny McIntosh". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2009. Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Doghouse boxing | McIntosh successfully defends title against Matthew Barney". Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  4. BBC Sport | Cleverly stops McIntosh for title
  5. Eastern Daily Press | I will learn lessons from nightmare - Mcintosh
  6. Boxing Scene | McIntosh beats Rasani
  7. BBC Sport | Danny McIntosh secures European light-heavyweight crown
  8. "Boxrec News | McIntosh battered in European titile loss". Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Peter Haymer
English light-heavyweight champion
October 4, 2008 – November 2010
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Bob Ajisafe
Vacant
Title last held by
Nathan Cleverly
European light-heavyweight champion
January 22, 2011 – May 7, 2011
Succeeded by