Sean Mannion (boxer)

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Sean Mannion (born 6 October 1956 in Rosmuc, County Galway, Ireland) is a former boxer in the light middleweight division. [1] [2] During his career he was based in and boxed out of Massachusetts in the United States. His most notable bout was against Mike McCallum for the vacant WBA title, which he lost over a fifteen-round unanimous decision. In January 2014, Rocky Ros Muc: Seán Ó Mainnín, a biography about Mannion's life and career, written by Rónán Mac Con Iomaire, was released. The book is written in Irish but an English version was also released. [3] A film adaptation was released in July 2017 under the same title, produced and directed by Michael Fanning. RTÉ Documentary on One made a programme about Sean's story - Never Knocked Down - produced by Robert Mulhern which won gold in the 2015 Celtic Media Awards. [4]

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Professional boxing record

42 Wins (14 knockouts, 28 decisions), 14 Losses (3 knockouts, 11 decisions), 1 Draw
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Win9-11-1 Flag of the United States.svg Terrence WalkerPTS1017/03/1993 Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea, Massachusetts
Loss5-5-1 Flag of the United States.svg Fabian GarciaUD1026/02/1993 Flag of the United States.svg Westin Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts
Win5-17 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Miguel RosaTKO610/12/1992 Flag of the United States.svg Teacher's Union Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Win6-2-2 Flag of the United States.svg Mike O'HanUD828/09/1992 Flag of the United States.svg Vista International Hotel, Waltham, Massachusetts
Loss4-0 Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz Michalczewski TKO321/02/1992 Flag of Germany.svg Legien Center, Mitte, Berlin
Win5-15 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Miguel RosaUD814/03/1991 Flag of the United States.svg Teacher's Union Hall, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Loss5-0 Flag of Germany.svg Henry Maske PTS816/11/1990 Flag of Germany.svg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Hamburg
Loss14-0 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson AlvesUD1005/10/1990 Flag of Germany.svg Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss10-8-3 Flag of the United States.svg David VedderUD1016/09/1989 Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Loss43-1-1 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Frank WintersteinPTS816/11/1987 Flag of France.svg Cirque d'hiver, Paris
Loss30-5 Flag of the United States.svg Fred HutchingsPTS1007/02/1987 Flag of the United States.svg Stockton, California
Win9-4 Flag of the United States.svg Doug MallettPTS820/12/1986 Flag of the United States.svg The Strand, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss23-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Errol Christie PTS1029/10/1986 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London, England 96-100.
Win19-6-2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jose QuinonesPTS1029/08/1986 Flag of the United States.svg Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts
Win30-3 Flag of the United States.svg Fred HutchingsPTS1002/05/1986 Flag of the United States.svg Stockton, California
Win5-3-1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Wesley ReidUD815/03/1986 Flag of the United States.svg Sahara, Dorchester, Massachusetts 80-73, 80-74, 80-73.
Win10-13-1 Flag of the United States.svg Stacy McSwainUD1014/12/1985 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Win9-5 Flag of the United States.svg Billy RobertsonTD726/09/1985 Flag of the United States.svg Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California Fight stopped due to cuts caused by an accidental headbut. 68-65, 68-66, 66-67.
Win27-8-4 Flag of the United States.svg Bert LeeUD1022/07/1985 Flag of the United States.svg Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California 97-93, 98-92, 99-92.
Win20-28 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky BurgessTKO113/05/1985 Flag of the United States.svg Spinoff Roller Disco, Boston, Massachusetts Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win9-0 Flag of the United States.svg Doug KaluzaTKO516/03/1985 Flag of the United States.svg Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
Loss21-0 Flag of Jamaica.svg Mike McCallum UD1519/10/1984 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Square Garden, New York City WBA World Light Middleweight Title. 136-149, 134-150, 123-149.
Win19-5 Flag of the United States.svg Roosevelt GreenKO717/02/1984 Flag of the United States.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win11-8 Flag of the United States.svg Danny "Thunderhand" ChapmanPTS1011/08/1983 Flag of the United States.svg Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Win26-0 Flag of South Korea.svg In-Chul Baek PTS1019/05/1983 Flag of the United States.svg Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win25-6 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis HorneUD1016/03/1983 Flag of the United States.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win20-2 Flag of the United States.svg Larry ByrdKO1027/02/1983 Flag of the United States.svg Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win20-2 Flag of the United States.svg Bill "Fireball" BradleyPTS1009/12/1982 Flag of the United States.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win27-1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocky FrattoUD1007/10/1982 Flag of the United States.svg The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey 8-1, 6-3, 6-4.
Loss16-11 Flag of the United States.svg Steve MichaleryaPTS1015/09/1982 Flag of the United States.svg Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Win21-3-4 Flag of the United States.svg Hector FigueroaPTS1020/08/1982 Flag of the United States.svg Plymouth Memorial Hall, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Win14-15-2 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Raul CamoranesiKO723/07/1982 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Loss37-5 Flag of the United States.svg Gary GuidenTKO404/05/1982 Flag of the United States.svg Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada IBF USBA Light Middleweight Title.
Win25-2 Flag of the United States.svg Nino GonzalezPTS1021/01/1982 Flag of the United States.svg Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Win4-17 Flag of the United States.svg Tony "Akbar Muhammad" TaylorPTS825/11/1981 Flag of the United States.svg Freeport Hall, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Draw16-2-3 Flag of the United States.svg Hector FigueroaPTS1015/10/1981 Flag of the United States.svg Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Win4-1 Flag of the United States.svg Robert SawyerSD807/05/1981 Flag of the United States.svg Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win1-0 Flag of the United States.svg Sterling QuickUD824/04/1981 Flag of the United States.svg Lowe's Theatre, Worcester, Massachusetts
Win3-21 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph DoucetteKO310/01/1981 Flag of the United States.svg Stanislaus Hall, Nashua, New Hampshire
Loss6-0-1 Flag of the United States.svg Tony SueroTKO818/09/1980 Flag of the United States.svg Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Win8-9-2 Flag of the United States.svg Steve SnowKO521/08/1980 Flag of the United States.svg Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Loss20-4-3 Flag of the United States.svg Ruby OrtizPTS1018/04/1980 Flag of the United States.svg Felt Forum, New York City
Win48-20-3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lawrence HafeySD1011/03/1980 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia 47-46, 47-46, 46-48.
Win13-2 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick MaloneyTKO722/02/1980 Flag of the United States.svg Bank Street Armory, Fall River, Massachusetts Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the seventh round.
Win40-2 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy CorkumTKO607/11/1979 Flag of the United States.svg Boston, Massachusetts
Win0-1 Flag of the United States.svg Jaime RodriguezPTS819/05/1979 Flag of the United States.svg Quincy, Massachusetts
Win0-1 Flag of the United States.svg Irving BoothKO228/02/1979 Flag of the United States.svg Belfast, Maine
Win-- Flag of the United States.svg Jaime RodriguezPTS624/02/1979 Flag of the United States.svg Quincy, Massachusetts
Win12-1-1 Flag of the United States.svg Fernando "Frankie" FernandezPTS615/01/1979 Flag of the United States.svg Freeport Hall, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Win2-7 Flag of the United States.svg Jesse RogersKO615/12/1978 Flag of the United States.svg North Providence, Rhode Island
Loss3-0 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Leonard UD609/12/1978 Flag of the United States.svg Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Win3-6 Flag of the United States.svg Jose OrtizPTS611/11/1978 Flag of the United States.svg Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win-- Flag of the United States.svg Steve "Butterfly" HughesPTS603/11/1978 Flag of the United States.svg Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
Win3-5 Flag of the United States.svg Jose OrtizKO510/09/1978 Flag of the United States.svg New Haven, Connecticut
Win4-2 Flag of the United States.svg Steve CoupePTS624/08/1978 Flag of the United States.svg Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win--Tommy PykeKO110/07/1978 Flag of the United States.svg Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win2-1 Flag of the United States.svg Danny PerezPTS628/06/1978 Flag of the United States.svg Providence, Rhode Island

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