Garry Delaney

Gary Delaney
Statistics
Weight(s) Light Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nationality English
Born (1970-08-12) 12 August 1970
Newham, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 45
Wins 31
Losses 13
Draws 1

Gary Delaney (born 12 August 1970), born in Newham, London, is an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. He won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area light heavyweight title, World Boxing Board (WBB) light heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light heavyweight title, BBBofC Southern Area cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and Commonwealth heavyweight title against Julius Francis, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental cruiserweight title against John Keeton, and Jesper Kristiansen, BBBofC British cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth (British Empire) cruiserweight title against Bruce Scott, and World Boxing Union cruiserweight title against Sebastiaan Rothmann, and Enzo Maccarinelli, his professional fighting weight varied from 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb), i.e. light heavyweight to 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb), i.e. heavyweight.[1]

Murder Conviction

On 27 July 2006 Garry Delaney was convicted of murder, and was later sentenced to serve a minimum of 11 years in jail, following the death of Paul Price in October 2005 in a bar in which Delaney was working as a bouncer, after an altercation, Delaney punched Price who fell to the ground, Price's head hit the ground, fracturing his skull, but despite surgery he later died.[2][3]

Genealogical information

Garry Delaney is the older brother of the boxer Mark Delaney.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bouncer guilty of uppercut murder". bbc.co.uk. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bouncer jailed for punch murder". bbc.co.uk. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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