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Freddie Gilroy

2516 KOs

20 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-W-W-W-W-W

Career

division

Bantamweight

status

inactive

bouts

27

rounds

205

KO %

64%

KO wins

16

KO losses

0

career

1957–1962

debut

1957-02-09

last fight

1962-10-20

Profile

manager

sex

M

stance

southpaw

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

United Kingdom

city / state / zip

Belfast, Northern Ireland

dob

1936-03-07

age

90

Latest news

Freddie Gilroy: his Irish boxing team thrilled a generation with Olympic performance

2016-09-09 · Irish Times

Freddie Gilroy, who died aged 80, was the last survivor of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Irish boxing team which thrilled a generation by bringing home a record haul of one silver and three bronze medals. Add to that the gold medal in the 1500 metres won…

Belfast pair were giants of the ring

2006-03-07 · Belfast Telegraph Sports

A small throwaway line in last Saturday's Belfast Telegraph caught my eye. . . Freddie Gilroy former British and Empire bantamweight champion silver medal winner at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics would celebrate his 70th birthday this week.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Johnny Caldwell

23 0 0

W-TKO

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

9 of 15x3

Referee: Andrew Smyth

18 3 1

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 122 / 115 lbs

Referee: Jack Hart

23 4 1

W-KO

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

12 of 15x3

Referee: Ike Powell

15 1 0

W-KO

Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

4

15 10 1

W-PTS

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

13 3 1

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

Alphonse Halimi

25 3 0

L-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title

15 of 15x3 · 116 / 118 lbs

Referee: Philippe DeBakker

14 3 0

L-PTS

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 117 / 118 lbs

20 3 1

W-TKO

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

13 of 15x3 · 117 / 117 lbs · 1:25

Referee: Mark Hart

8 0 0

W-KO

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Commonwealth (British Empire) bantamweight title

5 of 15x3

16 1 2

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

EBU (European) bantamweight title

15 of 15x3

39 6 2

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 120 / 119 lbs

8 2 1

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

2 1 0

W-KO

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

2 · 120 / 121 lbs

28 4 0

W-KO

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

6 of 10x3 · 119 / 119 lbs

44 7 1

W-TKO

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

11 of 15x3 · 116 / 118 lbs

Johnny Morrisey

10 1 0

W-KO

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

8 of 10x3

11 0 1

W-PTS

Engineer's Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

4 2 1

W-PTS

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

16 13 0

W-KO

Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

7

1 13 0

W-TKO

Firhill Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

5 · 118 / 122 lbs

4 1 0

W-KO

Firhill Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

2 · 118 / 120 lbs

13 8 0

W-KO

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

2 · 120 / 121 lbs

4 3 0

W-KO

Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

2 · 118 / 121 lbs

17 20 2

W-PTS

Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 119 / 121 lbs

0 5 0

W-KO

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

2 · 119 / 119 lbs

Derek McReynolds

0 2 1

W-KO

Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

1 of 6x3 · 119 / 124 lbs · 2:10