Dave McAuley

David Anthony "Dave" McAuley, MBE (born 15 June 1961, Larne) is an Irish former professional boxer from Northern Ireland. During his professional career he held the IBF world title in the Over weight category.'[1]

Boxing career

He 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. McAuley was a superb boxer who showed perhaps more bravery than any other modern Irish fighter. Anyone that was privileged enough to watch the Bassa fights would have witnessed a boxing masterclass – McAuley hauled himself off the canvas to go on and give Bassa the fright of his life. He finally 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.[2]

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 the Irelands most under-rated boxers, and was poorly treated by various promoters and media after his loss to Blanco.

Broadcasting career

McAuley now 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 for a comeback fight with Prince Naseem Hamed, for which he has stated, "I will fight anyone for the right price".

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

Dave Boy is also a pro bull rider as he demonstrated on Children in Need. He currently reads the paper all day in the halfway house hotel in Ballygalley, near Larne, County Antrim.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (8 knockouts), 3 losses, 2 draws[1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd Date Location Notes
Loss 18–3–2 Colombia Rodolfo Blanco UD 12 (12) 1992-6-11 Sports Pavilion, Bilboa, Pais Vasco, Spain IBF flyweight title
Win 18–2–2 South Africa Jacob Matlala KO 10 (12) 1991-9-7 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
Win 17–2–2 Puerto Rico Pedro Jose Feliciano UD 12 (12) 1991-5-11 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
Win 16–2–2 Colombia Rodolfo Blanco UD 12 (12) 1990-9-15 King's Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
Win 15–2–2 United States Louis Curtis UD 12 (12) 1990-3-17 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF flyweight title
Win 14–2–2 Philippines Dodie Boy Penalosa SD 12 (12) 1989-11-8 Grand Hall, Wembley, London, UK Retained IBF flyweight title
Win 13–2–2 United Kingdom Duke McKenzie UD 12 (12) 1989-6-7 The Arena, Wembley, London, UK Won IBF flyweight title
Loss 12–2–2 Colombia Fidel Bassa UD 12 (12) 1988-3-26 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland WBA World flyweight title
Win 12–1–2 Panama Roy Thompson PTS 10 (10) 1987-12-7 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 11–1–2 Colombia Fidel Bassa TKO 13 (15) 1987-4-25 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland WBA World flyweight title
Win 11–0–2 United Kingdom Joe Kelly TKO 9 (12) 1986-10-20 St. Andrews SC, Albany Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland British flyweight title
Win 10–0–2 United Kingdom Charlie Brown TKO 1 (8) 1986-4-22 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 9–0–2 United Kingdom Kelvin Smart DQ 6 (8) 1986-2-15 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland Low blow
Win 8–0–2 United Kingdom Bobby McDermott TKO 10 (10) 1985-6-8 Loftus Road, London, UK
Win 7–0–2 United Kingdom Johnny Mack TKO 1 (8) 1985-2-3 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 6–0–2 United Kingdom Graham 'Kid' Clarke TKO 4 (6) 1984-12-19 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 5–0–2 United Kingdom Dave George TKO 6 (8) 1984-11-13 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 4–0–2 Tanzania John Mwaimu PTS 6 (6) 1984-10-13 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 3–0–2 United Kingdom Roy Williams PTS 6 (6) 1984-9-17 Corn Exchange, Brighton, Sussex, UK
Draw 2–0–2 United Kingdom Kenny Walsh PTS 6 (6) 1984-2-27 Albany Hotel, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Win 2–0–1 United Kingdom Ian Colbeck PTS 6 (6) 1984-1-25 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 1–0–1 United Kingdom Dave Smith KO 1 (6) 1983-11-16 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Draw 0–0–1 Tanzania John Mwaimu PTS 6 (6) 1983-10-5 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Professional debut

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dave McAuley". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  2. Archived 11 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
Preceded by
Duke McKenzie
IBF Flyweight Champion
7 June 1989 – 11 June 1992
Succeeded by
Rodolfo Blanco
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