Garry Delaney

Gary Delaney
Gary Delaney
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light Heavyweight ; Cruiserweight ; Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nationality	English
Born	12 August 1970 (age 51); Newham, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	45
Wins	31
Losses	13
Draws	1

Last updated August 17, 2021

Gary Delaney (born (1970-08-12)12 August 1970), born in Newham, London, is an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. He won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area light heavyweight title, World Boxing Board (WBB) light heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light heavyweight title, BBBofC Southern Area cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and Commonwealth heavyweight title against Julius Francis, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental cruiserweight title against John Keeton, and Jesper Kristiansen, BBBofC British cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth (British Empire) cruiserweight title against Bruce Scott, and World Boxing Union cruiserweight title against Sebastiaan Rothmann , and Enzo Maccarinelli, his professional fighting weight varied from 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb), i.e. light heavyweight to 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb), i.e. heavyweight.^[1]

Murder conviction

On 27 July 2006 Garry Delaney was convicted of murder, and was later sentenced to serve a minimum of 11 years in jail, following the death of Paul Price in October 2005 in a bar in which Delaney was working as a bouncer, after an altercation, Delaney punched Price who fell to the ground, Price's head hit the ground, fracturing his skull, but despite surgery he later died.^[2]^[3]

Genealogical information

Garry Delaney is the older brother of the boxer Mark Delaney.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
45 fights	31 wins	13 losses
By knockout	17	6
By decision	14	7
Draws	1
No contests	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location
45	Loss	31–13–1	Micky Steeds	PTS	6	Jul 24, 2005	Equinox Nightclub, Leicester, England
44	Loss	31–12–1	Alex Mazikin	UD	4	May 10, 2005	Pueblo Espanol, Mallorca, Spain
43	Loss	31–11–1	Valery Chechenev	UD	6	Apr 19, 2005	Hermann-Wielandner-Halle, Bischofshofen, Austria
42	Loss	31–10–1	David Haye	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	Jan 21, 2005	Fountain Leisure Centre, Brentford, London, England
41	Loss	31–9–1	Kostyantyn Pryziuk	PTS	6	Dec 11, 2004	Madrid, Spain
40	Loss	31–8–1	Steffen Nielsen	UD	6	Nov 12, 2004	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark
39	Loss	31–7–1	Enzo Maccarinelli	TKO	8 (12), 2:37	Feb 21, 2004	National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales	For WBU Cruiserweight title.
38	Win	31–6–1	Paul Bonson	PTS	6	Sep 26, 2003	Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, England
37	Win	30–6–1	Sebastiaan Rothmann	UD	12	Mar 2, 2002	Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa	For WBU Cruiserweight title.
36	Win	30–5–1	Tony Dowling	TKO	6 (10), 2:58	Oct 20, 2001	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
35	Win	29–5–1	Chris Bacon	TKO	10 (10), 2:59	Jul 14, 2001	Olympia, Liverpool, England
34	Win	28–5–1	Darren Ashton	RTD	4 (8), 3:00	Jun 15, 2001	Britannia Hotel, Millwall, England
33	Loss	27–5–1	Bruce Scott	RTD	3 (12), 3:00	Mar 10, 2001	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England	For BBBofC British Cruiserweight title. For Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title.
32	Win	27–4–1	Dominic Negus	PTS	10	Oct 6, 2000	Maidstone Leisure Centre, Maidstone, England	Won BBBofC Southern Area Cruiserweight title.
31	Loss	26–4–1	Jesper Kristiansen	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	Apr 29, 2000	Varde Halle, Varde, Denmark	For vacant WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title.
30	Win	26–3–1	Lee Swaby	PTS	8	Sep 4, 1999	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
29	Win	25–3–1	Tim Brown	PTS	8	May 1, 1999	National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, England
28	Loss	24–3–1	John Keeton	SD	12	Jan 23, 1999	Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, England	For WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title.
27	Win	24–2–1	Darron Griffiths	PTS	6	Jun 5, 1998	Leisure & Tennis Centre, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
26	Loss	23–2–1	Julius Francis	TKO	6 (12), 2:31	Sep 27, 1997	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	For Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight title. For BBBofC British Heavyweight title.
25	Win	23–1–1	Peter Oboh	DQ	8 (10)	Mar 4, 1997	Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, England	Oboh disqualified for headbutts.
24	Win	22–1–1	John Kiser	UD	6	Feb 7, 1997	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
23	Win	21–1–1	Joey Paladino	TKO	1 (6)	Apr 9, 1996	Leisure Centre, Stevenage, England
22	Win	20–1–1	Franco Wanyama	PTS	6	Feb 6, 1996	Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, England
21	Loss	19–1–1	Noel Magee	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	May 9, 1995	Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, England	Lost Commonwealth (British Empire) Light heavyweight title. Delaney retired with an injured left hand.
20	Win	19–0–1	Ernest Mateen	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	Mar 18, 1995	Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light heavyweight title.
19	Win	18–0–1	Arigoma Chiponda	PTS	12	Sep 30, 1994	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England	Won vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Light heavyweight title.
18	Win	17–0–1	Sergio Daniel Merani Arigoma Chiponda	PTS	12	Jul 9, 1994	Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Kensington, London, England	Retained WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title.
17	Win	16–0–1	Simon Harris	KO	6 (10)	Apr 9, 1994	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England	Retained WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title. Retained BBBofC Southern Area Light heavyweight title.
16	Win	15–0–1	Jim Murray	TKO	7 (12)	Jan 11, 1994	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England	Retained WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title.
15	Win	14–0–1	Ray Alberts	TKO	3 (12)	Dec 21, 1993	Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, England	Won vacant WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title.
14	Win	13–0–1	John Kaighin	KO	1 (8)	Nov 6, 1993	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
13	Win	12–0–1	Glazz Campbell	KO	6 (10)	Sep 28, 1993	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England	Won BBBofC Southern Area Light heavyweight title.
12	Win	11–0–1	Simon Collins	PTS	8	Jan 30, 1993	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England
11	Win	10–0–1	Simon McDougall	PTS	8	Dec 12, 1992	Alexandra Pavilion, Muswell Hill, London, England
10	Win	9–0–1	John Oxenham	KO	5 (8)	Nov 10, 1992	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London, England
9	Win	8–0–1	Simon McDougall	PTS	8	Oct 6, 1992	Arenahal, Antwerp, Belgium
8	Win	7–0–1	Gil Lewis	KO	2 (6)	Sep 15, 1992	National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, England
7	Win	6–0–1	Nigel Rafferty	KO	5 (6)	Jun 16, 1992	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London, England
6	Win	5–0–1	John Williams	PTS	6	May 12, 1992	National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, England
5	Draw	4–0–1	Simon Harris	PTS	8	Feb 11, 1992	Broadway Theatre, Barking, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Randy B Powell	TKO	1 (6), 0:32	Dec 11, 1991	Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, England
3	Win	3–0	John Kaighin	PTS	6	Nov 13, 1991	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
2	Win	2–0	Joe Frater	TKO	1 (6), 0:24	Oct 23, 1991	York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
1	Win	1–0	Gus Mendes	TKO	1 (6), 0:30	Oct 2, 1991	Broadway Theatre, Barking, London, England	Professional debut

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References

↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
↑ "Bouncer guilty of uppercut murder". bbc.co.uk. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
↑ "Bouncer jailed for punch murder". bbc.co.uk. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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Gary Delaney
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nationality	English
Born	(1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 51) Newham, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	45
Wins	31
Losses	13
Draws	1