Michael Maguire (boxer)
| Michael Maguire | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Michael Maguire |
| Weight(s) | Super bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m) |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 1 March 1989 Peterborough, England |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 11 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
Michael Maguire (born 1 March 1989) is a British professional boxer who fights in the super bantamweight division.[1]
Early Life[edit]
Maguire is of gypsy traveller origin. Maguire attended Hereward Community College in Peterborough.[2]
Amateur career[edit]
As an amateur boxer, Maguire fought for the Kettering School of Boxing and achieved the World under-19 number one ranking at bantamweight under the guidance of amateur boxing coach Clive hogben. He was a member of the Great Britain Olympic squad but did not manage to qualify for the Olympics as bantamweight Joe Murray and flyweight Khalid Yafai qualified before him at the weights in which he would have been eligible.[3][4]
Professional career[edit]
After missing out on the Olympics, Maguire signed for fledgling promotional outfit Hayemaker Promotions a decision that caused alarm at the Amateur Boxing Association.[5] Maguire's first professional contest took place on 20 September 2008 at the Hillsborough Leisure Center in Sheffield. He scored a points win over journeyman Delroy Spencer. His next fight took place at the O2 Arena in London and resulted in a first round knockout win against Yordan Vasilev. Maguire fought three times in 2009 defeating Faycal Messaoudene at York Hall in February, James Ancliff at the Ulster Hall in April and Sergey Rozhakmens, returning to the York Hall in December.[1] On 22 January 2010 Maguire fought his last fight to date defeating Pavels Senkov at the Brentwood Centre in Essex.[1]maguire was then inactive for almost two years the boxed Najah ali where maguire lost on a points decision since his only lose to date he has had 4 back to back wins
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Boxrec | Michael Maguire professional record
- ↑ BOXING: Maguire is magnificent - Peterborough Telegraph
- ↑ Peterborough Today | Boxing sensation Maguire ranked second in the world
- ↑ Northampton Chronicle | Maguire's disappointment at missing out at Olympics
- ↑ The Independent | Hayemaker lands blow for fellow fighters
External links[edit]
Professional boxing record for Michael Maguire from BoxRec Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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