Dave McAuley

David Anthony McAuley, MBE (born 15 June 1961, Larne) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1983 to 1992. He held the IBF flyweight title from 1989 to 1992, and challenged twice for the WBA flyweight title in 1987 and 1988. At regional level, he held the British flyweight title in 1986.

Dave McAuley
Statistics
Real nameDavid Anthony McAuley
Nickname(s)Dave 'Boy' McAuley
Weight(s)Flyweight
Born (1961-06-15) 15 June 1961
Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins18
Wins by KO8
Losses3
Draws2
No contests0

Boxing career

McAuley fought under the name Dave "Boy" McAuley, and was one of the last Irish boxers to fight for a world title over 15 rounds. His two epic fights against Fidel Bassa were both voted "Fight of the Year", in 1986 and 1987 respectively. He defeated Duke McKenzie for the IBF title. He defended his recognised IBF World Title and became the most successful Irish fighter post-war with a recognised IBF World Title.

Among his most famous bouts were two brutal encounters with Colombian Fidel Bassa at Belfast's King's Hall. In 1989 McAuley won the IBF title from Duke McKenzie. He successfully defended his title five times, eventually losing it to Rodolfo Blanco in 1992, whom he had beaten two years previously.[1]

McAuley was unusual for a flyweight in that he was extremely tall for someone in the flyweight division, standing at 5'7". He was one of Ireland's most under-rated boxers, and was poorly treated by various promoters and media after his loss to Blanco.

Broadcasting career

McAuley works as a commentator for Irish television station Raidió Teilifís Éireann on their boxing coverage.

Comeback

McAuley was almost tempted out of retirement on more than one occasion, right up to the mid-1990s. He was rumoured to be training for a comeback fight with Prince Naseem Hamed in 1994, but the bout eventually fell through over contractual issues.

Poker

McAuley recently took part in a celebrity boxing poker tournament organised by partypoker.com however being an amateur in this sport was put out first after going "all in" with ace two off suit. In 2009, he was back in Poker Super Stars and got through to the final table in London.

Other activities

McAuley runs a hotel in Ballygalley, near Larne, County Antrim.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
23 fights 18 wins 3 losses
By knockout 8 1
By decision 10 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 18–3–2 Rodolfo Blanco UD 12 11 Jun 1992 Sports Pavilion, Bilboa, Spain Lost IBF flyweight title
22 Win 18–2–2 Jacob Matlala KO 10 (12) 7 Sep 1991 Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
21 Win 17–2–2 Pedro Jose Feliciano UD 12 11 May 1991 Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
20 Win 16–2–2 Rodolfo Blanco UD 12 15 Sep 1990 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
19 Win 15–2–2 Louis Curtis UD 12 17 Mar 1990 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
18 Win 14–2–2 Dodie Boy Penalosa SD 12 8 Nov 1989 Grand Hall, London, England Retained IBF flyweight title
17 Win 13–2–2 Duke McKenzie UD 12 7 Jun 1989 The Arena, London, England Won IBF flyweight title
16 Loss 12–2–2 Fidel Bassa UD 12 26 Mar 1988 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland For WBA flyweight title
15 Win 12–1–2 Roy Thompson PTS 10 7 Dec 1987 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
14 Loss 11–1–2 Fidel Bassa TKO 13 (15) 25 Apr 1987 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland For WBA flyweight title
13 Win 11–0–2 Joe Kelly TKO 9 (12) 20 Oct 1986 St. Andrews SC, Albany Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant British flyweight title
12 Win 10–0–2 Charlie Brown TKO 1 (8) 22 Apr 1986 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11 Win 9–0–2 Kelvin Smart DQ 6 (8) 15 Feb 1986 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland Smart disqualified for intentional low blows
10 Win 8–0–2 Bobby McDermott TKO 10 (10) 8 Jun 1985 Loftus Road, London, England
9 Win 7–0–2 Johnny Mack TKO 1 (8) 3 Feb 1985 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 Win 6–0–2 Graham Clarke TKO 4 (6) 19 Dec 1984 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7 Win 5–0–2 Dave George TKO 6 (8) 13 Nov 1984 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6 Win 4–0–2 John Mwaimu PTS 6 13 Oct 1984 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5 Win 3–0–2 Roy Williams PTS 6 17 Sep 1984 Corn Exchange, Brighton, England
4 Draw 2–0–2 Kenny Walsh PTS 6 27 Feb 1984 Albany Hotel, Birmingham, England
3 Win 2–0–1 Ian Colbeck PTS 6 25 Jan 1984 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 1–0–1 Dave Smith KO 1 (6) 16 Nov 1983 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1 Draw 0–0–1 John Mwaimu PTS 6 5 Oct 1983 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

See also

References
  1. "McAuley remembers the Glory Days". Irish-Boxing.com. Junior Sport Media. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
Preceded by
Duke McKenzie		 IBF Flyweight Champion
7 June 1989 – 11 June 1992		 Succeeded by
Rodolfo Blanco
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