Mickey Cantwell

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Mickey Cantwell
Born (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 (age 59)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins14
Wins by KO2
Losses7
Draws1

Mickey Cantwell (born 23 November 1964) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2001. He challenged for multiple world titles; the WBO light flyweight and mini flyweight titles in 1997; and the IBF mini flyweight title in 2000. At regional level, he held the British flyweight title in 1996.

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Career

Amateur

Born in London, Cantwell represented England in the light flyweight division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [1] [2] Boxing for the Eltham & District ABC, he was twice winner of the prestigious ABA light-flyweight championship (1988 and 1989). [3]

Professional

Cantwell turned professional in 1991 and, unbeaten in his first seven fights, beat Darren Fifield in April 1993 to take the vacant BBBofC Southern Area flyweight title. Five months later he challenged for Pablo Tiznado's WBC International light flyweight title, losing on points - his first professional defeat. [4] In April 1994 he challenged for Luigi Camputaro's EBU European flyweight title, and again lost on points. [4]

In March 1996 he faced Keith Knox for the vacant British flyweight title, winning on points to become British champion. [5] Aiming for higher honours he relinquished the title, and in December 1997 faced Eric Jamili for the vacant WBO mini flyweight title; A cut to Cantwell's nose caused the fight to be stopped in the eighth round. [6] In June 2000 he challenged Zolani Petelo for the IBF mini flyweight title, again stopped in the eighth round. [7]

Cantwell had a small role in the 2000 film Snatch , playing Liam. [8]

Cantwell's final fight came in September 2001 when he unsuccessfully challenged Jacob Matlala for the WBU light flyweight title, the South African stopping him in the fifth round. [9]

After retiring from boxing, Cantwell served as Chief Executive of the Professional Boxing Association and as a project worker for the Educational Sports Forum. [10]

After an incident in September 2008 in which Cantwell knocked his manager Alan Irwin out during an argument at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton, he was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm and sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work. [10]

Cantwell became a patron of the Boxing Futures charity and in 2011 opened Cantwell's Gym in Bromley. [11]

Professional boxing record

22 fights14 wins7 losses
By knockout23
By decision124
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss14–7–1 Jacob Matlala TKO5 (12), 1:5929 Sep 2001Elephant & Castle Centre, London, EnglandFor WBU light flyweight title
21Loss14–6–1 Zolani Petelo TKO8 (12), 0:592 Jun 2000Stour Centre, Ashford, EnglandFor IBF mini flyweight title
20Win14–5–1 Dave Coldwell PTS61 May 1999Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England
19Loss13–5–1 Eric Jamili TKO8 (12), 1:2219 Dec 1997London Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant WBO mini flyweight title
18Win13–4–1 Dave Coldwell PTS83 May 1997 NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England
17Loss12–4–1 Jacob Matlala SD128 Feb 1997 London Arena, London, EnglandFor WBO light flyweight title
16Win12–3–1Krasimir CholakovPTS629 Jun 1996Erith Leisure Centre, London, England
15Win11–3–1 Keith Knox PTS1221 Mar 1996Elephant & Castle Centre, London, EnglandWon vacant British flyweight title
14Win10–3–1Anthony HannaPTS62 Jul 1995 Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
13Win9–3–1Anthony HannaPTS627 Apr 1995York Hall, London, England
12Loss8–3–1Lyndon KershawPTS815 Jun 1994Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
11Loss8–2–1Luigi CamputaroUD1227 Apr 1994York Hall, London, EnglandFor European flyweight title
10Win8–1–1Anthony HannaPTS83 Nov 1993Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England
9Loss7–1–1Pablo TiznadoUD1215 Sep 1993York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant WBC International light flyweight title
8Win7–0–1 Darren Fifield PTS1014 Apr 1993Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant British (Southern Area) flyweight title
7Draw6–0–1Louis VeitchPTS810 Feb 1993 Lewisham Theatre, London, England
6Win6–0Louis VeitchPTS616 May 1992Alexandra Pavilion, London, England
5Win5–0Shaun NormanPTS814 Dec 1991Crook Log Sports Club, London, England
4Win4–0Carlos ManrigueTKO5 (8), 0:5523 Oct 1991York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Ricky BeardPTS830 Sep 1991 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Mario Alberto Cruz AlfaroPTS626 Mar 1991 York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0 Eduardo Vallejo TKO4 (6)21 Jan 1991 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England

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References

  1. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
  4. 1 2 Maloney, Frank & Breenan, Kevin (2003) No Baloney: A Journey From Peckham To Las Vegas, Mainstream Publishing, ISBN   978-1840187014
  5. ↑ "Keith out to teach Vann in school of hard Knox", The Scotsman , 15 May 2003. retrieved 21 March 2015
  6. ↑ "Jamili Takes Strawweight Title", The New York Times , 20 December 1997. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  7. ↑ "Sports Digest", Glasgow Herald , 3 June 2000
  8. ↑ "Meet Micky Cantwell", boxingfutures.com, 22 December 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  9. ↑ Evans, Gavin (2013) "'Baby' Jake Matlala: World champion in two weight divisions who was named as his favourite boxer by Nelson Mandela", The Independent , 10 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  10. 1 2 Cridland, Alison (2009) "Boxing champ boots boss in the bottom during Brighton conference row", The Argus , 16 October 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  11. ↑ "Micky Cantwell opens gym with help of Ricky Hatton", boxing.com, 9 December 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2015
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