Sean O'Grady | |
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Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. | February 10, 1959
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 86 |
Wins | 81 |
Wins by KO | 70 |
Losses | 5 |
Sean O'Grady (born February 10, 1959) is the former WBA Lightweight Champion of the World, and currently an American commercial realtor. O'Grady had a record of 81 wins and five losses as a professional boxer, with 70 wins by knockout.
O'Grady is also a college graduate, boxing analyst, television personality, actor and former teen idol across the United States Midwest.
O'Grady was born in Austin, Texas. The son of boxing trainer Pat O'Grady and boxing promoter Jean O'Grady, he moved around a lot when he was a younger kid, but his family settled in Oklahoma City, when he was 11 years old.
O'Grady started boxing professionally in 1975. In 1980, he had his first world title try, when the World Boxing Council lightweight champion Jim Watt gave him an opportunity to fight for the title. O'Grady travelled to Scotland to fight Watt, but sustained a cut over the forehead due to a head butt late in the bout and lost by a technical knockout in round 12. [1] The O'Grady's protested the fight's result 24 hours later while in Ireland, arguing that the cut had been caused by the headbutt, not a punch. Because of the controversy surrounding the fight, the World Boxing Association lightweight champion, Hilmer Kenty, gave O'Grady another opportunity at the title. They met on April 12, 1981. O'Grady again suffered a cut early in the bout, but he dropped Kenty in rounds two and eight and won a unanimous decision. [2] In part because of problems with his manager/father, he never defended the WBA title and was eventually stripped of it. Pat O'Grady then formed the little-regarded (and very short lived) World Athletic Association to recognize Sean as a champion. O'Grady promptly lost this "championship" to Andy Ganigan of Hawaii.
He regularly chewed bubble gum upon entering the ring prior to fights, and because of this, he earned the nickname "Bubble Gum Bomber."
86 fights | 81 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 70 | 4 |
By decision | 11 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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86 | Loss | 81–5 | John Verderosa | TKO | 4 (10), 2:47 | Mar 20, 1983 | 24 years, 38 days | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
85 | Win | 81–4 | Jose Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 10, 1983 | 24 years, 0 days | Northridge Indoor Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
84 | Loss | 80–4 | Pete Ranzany | SD | 10 | Oct 30, 1982 | 23 years, 262 days | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
83 | Win | 80–3 | Orin Butler | KO | 1 (10), 2:06 | May 29, 1982 | 23 years, 108 days | Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
82 | Win | 79–3 | Jose Hernandez | RTD | 3 (15), 3:00 | Apr 3, 1982 | 23 years, 52 days | Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Won vacant WWA welterweight title |
81 | Win | 78–3 | Lupe Sanchez | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 18, 1982 | 23 years, 36 days | Hilton Inn West, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
80 | Win | 77–3 | Eugene Baldwin | TKO | 4 (10), 1:14 | Feb 9, 1982 | 22 years, 364 days | Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
79 | Loss | 76–3 | Andrew Ganigan | KO | 2 (15), 2:08 | Oct 31, 1981 | 22 years, 263 days | Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | Lost WWA lightweight title |
78 | Win | 76–2 | John Morgan | UD | 10 | Sep 26, 1981 | 22 years, 228 days | Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 75–2 | Hilmer Kenty | UD | 15 | Apr 12, 1981 | 22 years, 61 days | Ballys Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won WBA lightweight title |
76 | Win | 74–2 | Jose Cabrera | TKO | 12 (15), 2:37 | Mar 17, 1981 | 22 years, 35 days | State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
75 | Loss | 73–2 | Jim Watt | TKO | 12 (15), 2:37 | Nov 1, 1980 | 21 years, 265 days | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. | For WBC lightweight title |
74 | Win | 73–1 | Jose Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 3 (10), 1:17 | Sep 25, 1980 | 21 years, 228 days | U Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
73 | Win | 72–1 | Carlos Villacana | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 9, 1980 | 21 years, 212 days | Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
72 | Win | 71–1 | Gonzalo Montellano | MD | 12 | Jul 27, 1980 | 21 years, 168 days | Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | Retained USBA lightweight title |
71 | Win | 70–1 | Scotty Foreman | TKO | 2 (10), 2:15 | Jun 10, 1980 | 21 years, 121 days | State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 69–1 | Ramiro Hernandez | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 15, 1979 | 20 years, 308 days | Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 68–1 | Arturo Leon | UD | 15 | Oct 23, 1979 | 20 years, 255 days | Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | Won vacant USBA lightweight title |
68 | Win | 67–1 | Jose Luis Martinez | KO | 4 (10), 0:16 | Sep 20, 1979 | 20 years, 223 days | Assembly Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
67 | Win | 66–1 | Dieter Schantz | KO | 2 (10), 2:54 | Jul 19, 1979 | 20 years, 159 days | Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 65–1 | Roberto Perez | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 28, 1979 | 20 years, 77 days | Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
65 | Win | 64–1 | Jose Hernandez | UD | 10 | Mar 17, 1979 | 20 years, 35 days | Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 63–1 | Juan Garcia | KO | 2 (10), 1:38 | Feb 16, 1978 | 19 years, 6 days | Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 62–1 | Marion Thomas | KO | 2 (10), 1:10 | Jan 25, 1978 | 18 years, 349 days | Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
62 | Win | 61–1 | Beau Jaynes | TKO | 2 (10), 2:50 | Dec 7, 1978 | 19 years, 300 days | Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
61 | Win | 60–1 | Paulino Garcia | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 29, 1978 | 19 years, 292 days | Saint Albert High School Gym, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 59–1 | Freddie Harris | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 16, 1978 | 19 years, 279 days | Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 58–1 | Al Franklin | TKO | 6 (10), 1:15 | Oct 11, 1978 | 19 years, 243 days | Regis College Field House, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 57–1 | Shig Fukuyama | TKO | 5 (10), 2:59 | Jun 10, 1978 | 19 years, 120 days | State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
57 | Win | 56–1 | Harvey Wilson | TKO | 2 (10), 1:56 | May 1, 1978 | 19 years, 80 days | Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 55–1 | Romeo Anaya | KO | 3 (10), 2:33 | Apr 15, 1978 | 19 years, 64 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
55 | Win | 54–1 | Ramon Campos | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 23, 1978 | 19 years, 41 days | Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 53–1 | Eddie Freeman | TKO | 1 (10), 1:47 | Mar 17, 1978 | 19 years, 35 days | The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 52–1 | Bill Pearish | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 6, 1977 | 18 years, 299 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
52 | Win | 51–1 | Jose Olivares | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 25, 1977 | 18 years, 257 days | Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
51 | Win | 50–1 | Gilberto Lara | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 6, 1977 | 18 years, 208 days | Ramada Inn Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 49–1 | Ricardo Flores | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 19, 1977 | 18 years, 159 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 48–1 | David Vasquez | MD | 10 | Jun 22, 1977 | 18 years, 132 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 47–1 | Jerome Smith | RTD | 1 (10), 3:00 | Jun 7, 1977 | 18 years, 117 days | Tradewinds Motel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 46–1 | Tony Sanchez | KO | 2 (10) | May 17, 1977 | 18 years, 96 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 45–1 | Raul Guillen | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 5, 1977 | 18 years, 54 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 44–1 | Melvin Jameson | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 15, 1977 | 18 years, 33 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 43–1 | Earl Large | KO | 9 (15), 2:35 | Mar 1, 1977 | 18 years, 19 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 42–1 | Francisco Robles | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 21, 1976 | 17 years, 315 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 41–1 | Raul Carreon | RTD | 4 (15) | Dec 7, 1976 | 17 years, 301 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
41 | Win | 40–1 | Jose Angel Cazares | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 16, 1976 | 17 years, 280 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
40 | Win | 39–1 | Esteban Olvera | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 2, 1976 | 17 years, 266 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 38–1 | William Curtis | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 19, 1976 | 17 years, 252 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 37–1 | Danny Young | KO | 1 (10), 2:06 | Oct 5, 1976 | 17 years, 238 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 36–1 | Richie Puentes | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 21, 1976 | 17 years, 224 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 35–1 | Joe Medrano | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 7, 1976 | 17 years, 210 days | Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 34–1 | Blackie Sandoval | TKO | 1 (10), 1:42 | Jun 1, 1976 | 17 years, 112 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 33–1 | Eliseo Estrada | TKO | 3 (10), 1:20 | May 18, 1976 | 17 years, 98 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 32–1 | Frankie Amano | KO | 1 (10), 2:14 | May 4, 1976 | 17 years, 84 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 31–1 | Manuel Tarazon | KO | 3 (10), 1:35 | Apr 20, 1976 | 17 years, 70 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
31 | Win | 30–1 | Domingo Luna | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 6, 1976 | 17 years, 56 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
30 | Loss | 29–1 | Danny Lopez | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Feb 25, 1976 | 17 years, 15 days | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 29–0 | Luis Martinez | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 3, 1976 | 16 years, 358 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 28–0 | Ken Conners | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 20, 1976 | 16 years, 344 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 27–0 | Shannon Williams | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 6, 1976 | 16 years, 330 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 26–0 | Al Thompson | KO | 3 (12) | Dec 16, 1975 | 16 years, 309 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Luciano Medina | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 2, 1975 | 16 years, 295 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Roberto Rodriguez | KO | 3 (10), 1:23 | Nov 20, 1975 | 16 years, 283 days | Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Tony Ramirez | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 18, 1975 | 16 years, 281 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Ramon Reyna | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 4, 1975 | 16 years, 267 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Raul Carrez | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 21, 1975 | 16 years, 253 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Harvey Wilson | UD | 8 | Sep 4, 1975 | 16 years, 206 days | Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Simmie Black | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 2, 1975 | 16 years, 204 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Harvey Wilson | UD | 10 | Aug 19, 1975 | 16 years, 190 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Victor Seco Luna | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 5, 1975 | 16 years, 176 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Ramon Campos | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 1975 | 16 years, 155 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Ramon Reyes | TKO | 3 (6) | Jul 9, 1975 | 16 years, 149 days | Ballpark, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Simmie Black | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 1, 1975 | 16 years, 141 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Ezequiel Campos | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 17, 1975 | 16 years, 127 days | Ramada Inn Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Earl Booth | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 9, 1975 | 16 years, 119 days | Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Ramon Perez | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 3, 1975 | 16 years, 113 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Ramon Campos | PTS | 6 | May 20, 1975 | 16 years, 99 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | David Williams | KO | 1 (6) | May 17, 1975 | 16 years, 96 days | Rose City Community Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Earl Booth | KO | 1 (6) | May 6, 1975 | 16 years, 85 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Tyrone Taylor | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 15, 1975 | 16 years, 64 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Rocky Matthews | KO | 2 (4) | Apr 1, 1975 | 16 years, 50 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Muhammad Muffleh | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 18, 1975 | 16 years, 36 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | James Word | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 4, 1975 | 16 years, 22 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Joe Matthews | KO | 1 (4), 2:16 | Feb 18, 1975 | 16 years, 8 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Willie Johnson | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 4, 1975 | 15 years, 359 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | David Tymes | KO | 1 (4), 2:36 | Jan 21, 1975 | 15 years, 345 days | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
O'Grady served as analyst for television boxing show USA Tuesday Night Fights which aired from October 1982 to August 1998 on the USA Network. [3]
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