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Young Sweeney

125 KOs
60 KOs
0Draws
Last six: L-L-W-W-L-W
Career
division
Light Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
18
rounds
158
KO %
41.7%
KO wins
5
KO losses
0
career
1950–1952
debut
1950-09-11
last fight
1952-05-30
Profile
trainer
Ambrose Palmer
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 8″ / 173cm
nationality
Australia
origin
Australia
city / state / zip
Melbourne, Victoria
dob
1929-01-01
age
97

Latest news

'Books before boxing' credo helps trainer change lives
2017-06-08 · CNN
Sweeney had fallen in love with boxing when he was young and learned all he could. When he realized he wanted to help kids in his neighborhood, he knew it was one way he could reach them. So, he started by teaching a few kids in a nearby park. In 2007 …

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
May 30
Les Tonkin
11 17 4
W-TKO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8 · 140 / 140 lbs
Event →
May 24
Ron Pollock
8 0 0
L-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
12 of 12 · 143 / 144 lbs
Event →
May 16
Johnny Dempster
4 5 3
W-TKO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
7 of 8 · 140 / 143 lbs
Event →
Mar 14
Dick Lowe
5 3 1
W-PTS
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12
Event →
Aug 25
Phil Warren
7 6 2
L-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
12 of 12 · 141 / 143 lbs
Event →
Aug 10
Al McEwan
28 8 0
L-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
12 of 12 · 140 / 142 lbs
Event →
Jul 2
George Burke
0 0 0
W-PTS
Civic Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand
10 of 10 · 140 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jun 18
Ken Anderson
2 0 0
L-PTS
Civic Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand
10 of 10 · 139 / 144 lbs
Event →
May 26
Kev Brown
15 12 1
W-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
12 of 12 · 139 / 141 lbs
Event →
May 11
Harry Regan
4 4 0
W-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8 · 141 / 140 lbs
Event →
May 4
Ray Greenaway
3 8 0
W-TKO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6 of 8 · 140 / 142 lbs
Event →
Mar 9
Tommy Ryan
13 0 0
L-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8 · 140 / 135 lbs
Event →
Feb 15
Bill Lowe
12 5 4
L-PTS
Town Hall, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
10 of 10 · 139 / 139 lbs
Event →
Jan 26
Steve Clarke
9 14 1
W-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8 · 138 / 138 lbs
Event →
Dec 8
Don White
6 7 0
W-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8
Event →
Nov 3
Rusty Coombs
0 0 0
W-KO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 of 8 · 139 / 145 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Phil Burt
6 4 0
W-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8 · 140 / 141 lbs
Event →
Sep 11
Billy Davis
0 3 0
W-TKO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 of 4 · 140 / 143 lbs
Event →